The Role
The post-holder will be part of Addiction Psychology Service and will work under the direct supervision and guidance of a HCPC registered Clinical / Counselling Psychologist and/or Senior Psychological Therapist. They will use the expertise they have gained through lived experience to support the service to promote and improve mental health and wellbeing by:
- Providing comprehensive support, advice and guidance to service users across the full range of social, educational and welfare services.
- Providing unique personal (peer) experience relating to addiction and/or mental health difficulties.
- Providing coordinated, active support and advice to service users and, in doing so, assist the service users in setting and achieving their recovery goals.
- Assisting in implementing treatment programmes for specific patients, making assessment of progress and providing advice to patients, carers, in a variety of settings.
- Enhancing engagement in psychological therapy.
- Co-producing and contributing to psychological group-work.
- Contributing to care plans under the guidance of supervision (for example, by assisting service users with graded exposure tasks to reduce anxiety, or with behavioural activation approaches to improve low mood).
- Undertaking related administrative duties.
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
- SVQ in Health/Social Care or working towards, or equivalent experience working in a health or social care role/voluntary role.
- Experience of having had difficulties in relation to their own addiction and/or mental health.
- Have a working/living knowledge and understanding of the consequences and impact of mental health difficulties (physical, social, environmental).
- A willingness to undertake specified training, and to develop skills and competencies that assist in the delivery of the duties of the role.
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment.
- Ability to work independently under regular supervision.
- Full understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
It would be great if you also have
- Experience of delivering support to individuals with addiction difficulties
Contract type
- Fixed Term until 31/03/2025
- Part Time
- 25 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
IF FIXED TERM Please note this is a fixed term post until 31/03/2025. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in MH&LD within Coathill Hospital.
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 Sophie Vezza Consultant Counselling Psychology , on 01698753830
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Heather Lamont,
Recruitment Administrator on heather.lamont@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.
