Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology/Applied Psychologist Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Part time 22.5 hours per week - salary will be pro rata.
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.
NHS Lothian Clinical Health Psychology Service is delighted to be offering a 0.6 wte permanent Band 7 Applied Psychologist/CAAP post in our Psycho-Oncology service, based at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
Clinical Health Psychology 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 psycho-oncology team provides a valuable and well-respected and supported service to patients accessing specialist treatment at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre. The psycho-oncology service is part of a large, friendly Physical Health Psychology Service, which 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 with expertise in this clinical speciality. There will also be other opportunities to participate in peer-group therapy specific supervision and wider team meetings. Interested persons are encouraged to contact Dr Audrey Matthews, Senior Clinical Health Psychologist to discuss the role. Contact number: 0131 5373779.
