Assistant Psychologist - Pain Management

Assistant Psychologist - Pain Management Edinburgh, Scotland

NHS Scotland
Full Time Edinburgh, Scotland 27598 - 30019 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

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.

NHS Lothian Clinical Health Psychology Service is delighted to be offering a permanent 1.0 wte B4 Assistant Psychologist post in the Pain Management Service . This post presents an excellent opportunity to develop and extend psychological competencies in a specialist setting, supported by an experienced and enthusiastic team.

The Pain Management Programme is jointly run by psychologists and physiotherapists, and offers highly specialist assessment and intervention in both group and individual formats to approximately 1000 patients each year. The role of the Assistant Psychologist is essential, in supporting the administration of groups, the clinical work of practitioners and the ongoing evaluation and development of the service. You will need to be autonomous, organised, flexible and diligent. Over recent times we have worked hard to adapt our delivery of interventions for remote working, and so strong skills in IT will also be an asset. In exchange we can offer a diverse range of experiences in a service with a strong track record of progressing its Assistants to clinical training. Please note that due to high anticipated interest in this post, there will be a cap on the number of applications accepted and it is likely that this post will therefore close early.

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.

Interested persons are encouraged to contact Katie Duncan (Assistant Psychologist) [email protected], or Dr Jonathan Todman (Senior Clinical Psychologist) [email protected] to discuss the role.

**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**

Assistant Psychologist - Pain Management
NHS Scotland

www.nhsnss.org
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Ian Crichton
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1978
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