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Dr Nicole Scherer-Dickson

Aberdeen,Aberdeen City

Summary

Experienced consultant clinical psychologist with expertise in psychological assessment, therapy delivery, and development of treatment plans. Demonstrates proficiency in child and adolescent psychology, suicide risk assessment, and complex case handling. Skilled in multidisciplinary teamwork and trauma-informed care, with supervisory capabilities in interpersonal psychotherapy and family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa.


Committed to leadership, clinical supervision and staff training, alongside capacity management within CAMHS. Career goals include advancing access and delivery of mental health services through innovative therapeutic

approaches and effective collaboration with partner agencies.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

NHS Grampian
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
10.2021 - Current


Psychology lead for CAMHS City Team

Line management, staff support, capacity management

Provision of highly skilled assessment and therapy, staff training and supervision

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

NHS Forth Valley
Stirling, Forth Valley
10.2020 - 10.2021

CAMHS Psychology Leadership team throughout pandemic

Highly specialised assessment and treatment

Supervision and staff line management and support

Highly specialised Clinical Psychologist 8b

NHS Forth Valley
Stirling, Forth Valley
04.2019 - 10.2020

CAMHS specialist assessment and interventions

Clinical Psychologist Band 8a

NHS Lothian
Livingston, West Lothian
04.2013 - 04.2019

core CAMHS and Tier 4 Day programme for adolescent with complex mental health presentations

Clinical psychologist Band 7

NHS Lothian
Livingston, West Lothian
04.2011 - 04.2013

core CAMHS and specialist assessment and interventions

Clinical Psychologist Band 7

Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS
Glasgow, Glasgow City
08.2010 - 04.2011

core CAMHS and specialist assessment and interventions

Trainee clinical psychologist

NHS Lothian
Edinburgh, Lothian
09.2004 - 08.2010

Flexible training route, part-time work placement in CAMHS; maternity leave from January 2008 until November 2008

Specialist Psychological Practitioner - CBT

NHS Lothian
Edinburgh, Lothian
04.2004 - 09.2004
  • CBT therapist in Anorexia Intensive Treatment Team - community based MDT to support chronic low weight patients (18+) with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa in the community

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Clinical Psychology

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
09.2004 - 08.2010

PG Diploma - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Queen Margaret University
Edinburgh
02.2003 - 09.2004

Master of Arts - Psychology

University of Saarbruecken, Germany
Saarbruecken, Germany
10.1992 - 06.1999

Skills

  • Psychological assessment
  • Development of treatment plans
  • Therapy delivery
  • Clinical supervision and staff training
  • Child and adolescent psychology
  • Suicide risk assessment
  • Complex case handling
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy (Supervisor)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Family based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa (FBT) (Supervisor level)
  • Schema Therapy
  • Mentalisation based Therapy for Adolescents (MBT)
  • AMBIT
  • Leadership skills
  • capacity management - waiting list management
  • Clinical Consultation within CAMHS and other partner agencies

Languages

English
Fluent
German
Native

Timeline

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

NHS Grampian
10.2021 - Current

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

NHS Forth Valley
10.2020 - 10.2021

Highly specialised Clinical Psychologist 8b

NHS Forth Valley
04.2019 - 10.2020

Clinical Psychologist Band 8a

NHS Lothian
04.2013 - 04.2019

Clinical psychologist Band 7

NHS Lothian
04.2011 - 04.2013

Clinical Psychologist Band 7

Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS
08.2010 - 04.2011

Trainee clinical psychologist

NHS Lothian
09.2004 - 08.2010

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Clinical Psychology

University of Edinburgh
09.2004 - 08.2010

Specialist Psychological Practitioner - CBT

NHS Lothian
04.2004 - 09.2004

PG Diploma - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Queen Margaret University
02.2003 - 09.2004

Master of Arts - Psychology

University of Saarbruecken, Germany
10.1992 - 06.1999
Dr Nicole Scherer-Dickson