Deputy Director of Psychological Services / Head of Adult Psychological Therapy Service

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The Role

This post offers an exciting opportunity to join NHS Lanarkshire Psychological Services at senior leadership level. The postholder will take an autonomous lead role to deliver a clinically effective and high quality service within the Adult Psychological Therapies Service. As Professional Lead for this service, the postholder will have responsibility for the operational management and strategic leadership of all 10 locality based Adult Psychological Therapy Teams. This includes directly line managing a team of Lead Consultant Psychologists and having delegated budget management and oversite of resource allocation, recruitment and performance management. As Deputy Director of Psychological Services, the postholder will support the Director of Psychology in strategic planning and operational issues across all NHS Lanarkshire Psychological Services.

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

  • Clinical or counselling psychologist with HCPC registration.
  • Advanced, post-graduate doctoral level of knowledge of psychology theory, knowledge, and clinical practice, including highly developed knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology, models of psychotherapy, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, and two or more distinct psychological therapies.
  • Within a management context, experience of the full range of professional management activities including defining appropriate establishments, grading and recruitment procedures, performance and appraisal.
  • Experience of managing a psychology service budget.
  • Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills at a senior level and experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical/counselling psychologists and other professional groups.
  • Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical or counselling psychologist demonstrating extensive professional/NHS management experience across a range of specialties/services.
  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, inpatient and residential care settings.
  • Experience of teaching, training, and professional and clinical supervision at postgraduate level.

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    It would be great if you also have

  • Post-doctoral training in leadership and/or management.
  • Experience in professional and strategic leadership, long-term strategic planning, and service development.
  • A record of having published in peer-reviewed or academic/professional journals and/or books.

    • Contract type

    Permanent

    Full time

    37 hours

    Location and Working Pattern

    This role will be based in our Psychology Team in Netherton House

    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!

    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 )

  • 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 .

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    Location:
    Wishaw
    Job Type:
    FullTime