144817 Applied Psychologist

NHS Scotland 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 Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.

NHS Lothian Clinical Health Psychology Service is delighted to be offering a 0.2wte permanent Band 8a Applied Psychologist post in our Clinical Health Psychology Service. This post will have primary responsibility for the delivery of the amputee psychology service, based at the Astley Ainslie Hospital in Edinburgh, which is part of the national specialist prosthetics service. This is a long established post, within a very supportive and psychologically minded team. There is scope to work with inpatients at the AAH, as well as conducting outpatient work, and working with the team to deliver psychosocial training and skill development.

The Clinical Health Psychology team is a Lothian-wide service, supporting patients to adjust to acute and chronic physical health conditions. We have over 25 staff working across 15 specialist services, including Pain Management, Weight Management, Psycho-Oncology and ME/CFS. We offer interventions in a range of intensities and modalities, including group and individual therapy, as well as consultancy, supervision and training. The team includes a skill-mix of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Health Psychologists, CAAP’s and Assistant Psychologists. Individual clinical supervision will be provided by an experienced clinical health psychologist. There will also be other opportunities to participate in peer-group therapy specific supervision and wider team meetings.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Dr Jonathan Todman, Senior Clinical Health Psychologist to discuss the role, telephone 0131 537 9128 or email jonathan.todman2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk