We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist with an interest in working within the Paediatric Neurodevelopmental Service subspeciality.
Children and Young People’s Psychological Services within NHS Forth Valley are organised into a range of subspecialities, each supported by dedicated psychological leadership and specialist clinical supervision. The service offers a broad range of evidencebased therapeutic modalities, including CBT, IPT, FBT, Systemic Family Therapy, ABA, EMDR, Art Therapy and ACT, all professionally governed within Psychological Services, NHS Forth Valley.
The service provides assessment and intervention to children and young people aged 018 years and their families, delivering highly specialist psychological input for complex presentations. This frequently involves close multiagency collaboration with partner services. The post holder will play a key role in the delivery and supervision of specialist psychological care and will contribute to clinical leadership within the service. There are also opportunities to participate in service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Psychology staff within NHS Forth Valley benefit from regular clinical and operational supervision, supportive line management and structured job planning. As part of job planning, staff are actively supported to develop areas of specialist clinical interest. A varied inhouse CPD programme is provided, alongside strong links with national training bodies and external courses. The service also has an established role in training and education, offering placements to trainees from Doctoral, PIAT and MSc programmes.
Applicants must hold a postgraduate Doctorallevel qualification (or equivalent) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, be registered with the HCPC, and have experience of working with children and young people presenting with complex needs. Experience and/or additional training in neurodevelopmental conditions would be desirable.
For informal enquiries contact:
Dr Joanne Crockett, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 01324 567196.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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