AfC Band 6 (pro rata) plus a High Secure Environmental Allowance of £1,818.72 per annum (pro rata) and a High Secure Clinical Responsibility Allowance of £4,365.11 per annum (pro rata)

Hours – 36

Contract Duration – Permanent

Post Details – The State Hospital Psychology Department is delighted to advertise a permanent opportunity for a Psychological Therapist (Enhanced) Band 6 to join our highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist skills within Scotland's only high secure forensic mental health hospital.

The State Hospital provides high secure care and treatment for patients from Scotland and Northern Ireland who present with complex mental health needs and significant levels of risk. Our vision is to excel in the provision of high secure forensic mental health services, support the work of the Forensic Network, and be an exemplar employer committed to staff wellbeing and development.

As a Psychological Therapist (Enhanced),



you will provide psychological assessment and evidence-based psychological interventions, primarily Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), for patients presenting with complex mental health difficulties in line with Enhanced Psychological Practice (Matrix Levels 2-3). You will have your own caseload with patients from admission through to discharge, under the supervision of the Psychological Therapist (Specialist) and / or Clinical Psychologists.

The successful candidate will work across a range of services and patient groups, including individuals with severe mental illness, personality disorder, and intellectual disabilities. The role involves delivering both individual and group interventions, contributing to multidisciplinary care planning, and supporting service evaluation, audit, and continuous improvement activities.

Experience –Applicants must be registered mental health professionals, such as Registered Mental Health Nurses or Occupational Therapists, with current pro

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