The Role
As Lead for the NHSL Lanarkshire Infant Mental Health Service to develop strategic thinking and planning for and to coordinate, organise, provide, manage and maintain, the Infant Mental Health Service serving North and South Lanarkshire.
This post is for either a Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or a Consultant Child Psychotherapist.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we’ll need you to bring
Minimum Qualifications – Psychology
To be eligible for Registration as a Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist as per the requirements laid down by the British Psychological Society (BPS). That is,
EITHER
hold a post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, which includes academic, research and clinical components
OR
be granted statement of equivalence by the BPS with respect to qualifications gained overseas
OR
meet the requirements by having attained chartered status via the “grandfathering” route.
Minimum Qualifications – Psychotherapy
Doctoral level Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy qualification.
Membership of Association of Child Psychotherapists.
Eligibility for registration with the Professional Standards Association.
Experience
Substantial experience in assessment and therapeutic work with infants and their families.
Substantial experience and commitment to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working in a multicultural context.
Substantial experience of working with complex cases including looked after infants and young children.
Substantial experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for patient care and treatment independently and within multidisciplinary and multiagency context.
Substantial experience of consulting with health care and other professionals.
Substantial experience of inter-agency working, and working with professional systems and networks.
Extensive experience of leadership and administration.
Proven ability to communicate effectively and clearly with patients, staff administrators and managers about highly complex and sensitive matters in situations of potential conflict or psychological/emotional pain and where mental health problems affect relationships.
Experience of supervision and management of other staff.
Experience in designing, planning and undertaking clinical research and/or service evaluation.
Evidence of continuous professional development in relation to infant mental health.
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It would be great if you also have
Relevant post qualification training in lead or management role
Relevant post qualification training for specialist clinical, research, professional teaching/supervision or other equivalent specialism
Substantial experience of providing clinical and service related supervision and consultation to qualified practitioners
Experience of representing a clinical service in local and/or national level
Experience of lead role in Clinical Service or Team
Experience working in a specialist Infant Mental Health Service or Under 5s Service
A highly developed knowledge and awareness of a wide range of infant mental health interventions and theories and their application
Knowledge of legislation in relation to infants, children and adults including child and adult protection procedures and policies
Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education Structures, and relevant national policies and frameworks
Knowledge around theory and practice of leadership and management
Knowledge and experience of policy design and implementation of service planning
Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills including influencing, negotiating and reaching compromises in a manner which inspires confidence and respect from others at all levels within and out with the organisation
Ability to promote and maintain the profile of Infant Mental Health within the organisation and the wider health economy e.g. children’s services forums, early years’ providers, voluntary organisations
Excellent clinical supervision, teaching and training skills
Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex multimedia materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Contract type
Permanent
Part Time
18.5 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Buchanan Centre, Coatbridge.
The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00 pro rata.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Yvonne Twaddle, Service Manager, on yvonne.twaddle@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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- Once you have submitted your application form you will be unable to make any amendments
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.
