Job summary
We are looking for a Locum Consultant Clinical Psychologist to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at HMS Neptune DCMH, in Faslane, Helensburgh.

Work pattern: Monday - Friday (22.5 hours)

The successful applicant will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel and their families.

Pay Rate
£49.97 per hour

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality, specialist, qualified Consultant Clinical/Counselling psychology service as an autonomous and independent practitioner within the defined service sector and as determined by the Head of Service, Defence Clinical Psychology Service (Hd DCPS).
• To provide a specialist psychological assessment and therapy service, at the same time as demonstrating clinical leadership, offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to others, contributing to the provision of clinical supervision, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the relevant teams policies and procedures
• To maintain the highest standards of record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing, activity returns and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance via supervision and continuous professional development.
• To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development within the defined service sector and as agreed with Hd DCPS.
• To work with a range of professional groups within a multidisciplinary environment. Work may encompass joint assessments, individual outpatient work or a co-ordinated team approach to patient care.

About us
About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD.

Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• A generous Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

We reserve the right to remove this requirement once a suitable candidate has been selected.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted regarding their application.

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, G84 8HL
Contract: Locum
Duration: 20 weeks
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date: 18 December 2026

Qualifications (Essential)

• Must be eligible for Graduate Membership of the BPS.
• Must have post-graduate doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
• Must have HCPC registration under Practitioner Psychologist domain.
• Must have a minimum of six years post-qualification experience working as a Clinical/Counselling psychologist within the designated specialty (Adult Mental Health).
• Must be able to evidence having been permanently employed for a minimum of two years at a Consultant grade.
• Must be able to evidence having carried out clinical research (either implementation or supervision).
• Must have evidence of delivery of teaching, training and clinical supervision.
• Must have evidence of having provided consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)
Website: https://www.militarymedicalpersonnel.com/

For questions about the job, contact: Recruitment Co-Ordinator Anna Coakley, info@militarymedicalpersonnel.com, 08000448123

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