Clinical Psychologist

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist – Adult Mental Health Psychology Service

A full-time, permanent 8A position has arisen in our Department for a clinical/counselling psychologist to work within the Adult Mental Health Psychology service. The post-holder will offer adults (18-65) referred to the service high‑quality psychological assessments and formulations, and deliver responsive psychological interventions at individual and systemic levels.

The role will involve therapy provision, assessment, training, consultation, service development and planning for this client group.

The Department, which now has a complement of around 90 staff, has psychologists and psychological therapists in all major specialties and is a friendly, supportive and lively place of work. We currently have strong links with Edinburgh and Stirling/Dundee Universities and take trainees from the Edinburgh Doctorate course and from the MSc course in Stirling/Dundee. We also provide placements and supervision for trainee CBT and other psychological therapists.

The post has dedicated CPD and supervision time.

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.