Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology
Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date: 25/11/2026
Job Type: Other Therapeutic
Location: NHS Lanarkshire Wide
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: CAMHS

About The Organisation
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.

The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology with experience working with children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. These posts are based within North Lanarkshire and are in locality CAMHS multi-disciplinary teams

In this key role, you will:

• To provide diagnosis and treatment recommendations for complex clinical disorders.
• To provide a range of assessment measures and procedures that are compatible with patient presenting problems.
• To carry a full specialist case-load of patients within Tier 3 services.
• To be able to assess the pre-disposing and precipitating factors that give rise to patient presenting problems.

Assessment measures will include established psychometric measures, systematic observation and measurement of emotional state, cognitions and behaviour in a variety of settings. In addition assessment will include self-motivating strategies for clients.

Assessments will be undertaken on an individual, one-to-one basis with clients, their carers and also in group settings.

On the basis of information collated during assessment to be able to provide a formulation for presenting problems that describes their aetiology, maintenance and appropriate methods of intervention.

In cases of complicated presentation and/or formulations, consultation with appropriate supervisor to be undertaken prior to commencement of intervention.

What You'll Bring:

• The post holder must have an honours degree in psychology (eligible for GBR) and a post-graduate Masters level (or equivalent) degree in applied Psychology for Children & Young People Therapy.
• Relevant clinical experience
• Have knowledge of relevant national and professional guidelines for optimal standards of clinical care.
• Have some knowledge of Psychiatry and other related professions in order to understand complex clinical presentation.
• Excellent communication skills
• Be aware of the limits of one's competence and expertise and work within those boundaries (particularly in the initial postgraduate year).
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Clare Mcghie, Team Leader CAMHS on Clare.mcghie@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Heather Lamont, Recruitment Administrator on heather.lamont@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

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Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right-to-work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.