NHS Ayrshire & Arran · 1 day ago
Principal Psychologist B8A
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK, employing around 40,000 staff. They are seeking a Principal Psychologist to provide highly specialist psychological assessments and therapy within the stroke psychology team, while also offering consultation to non-psychologist colleagues and supporting community reintegration for patients post hospital discharge.
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Responsibilities
Provide highly specialist psychological assessment, including neuropsychological assessments, and therapy
Offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers
Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures
Provide psychology input across the service area and at different bases as required
Utilise a range of therapies, including cognitive behavioural (CBT), compassion (CFT) and acceptance (ACT) focussed approaches, plus Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Engage with additional therapy specific supervision and special interest groups
Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research activities within the area served by the team/service
Provide clinical and professional supervision to trainees undertaking Masters/Doctoral training
Support MDT training and follow-up coaching/supervision sessions
Qualification
Required
Highly specialist psychological assessment skills, including neuropsychological assessments
Ability to work autonomously within professional guidelines
Experience in providing therapy using cognitive behavioural (CBT), compassion (CFT), acceptance (ACT) focused approaches, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Skills in motivational interviewing approaches
Research skills for audit, policy and service development
Experience in providing clinical and professional supervision to trainees
Ability to support MDT training and follow-up coaching/supervision sessions
Flexibility to provide psychology input across the service area and at different bases as required
Benefits
Flexible working options
Work-life balance
Company
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
NHS Ayrshire & Arran provides healthcare and social care services to the ayrshire and arran region.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-11-04
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