psychologist Melrose, Scotland
Job description
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We are delighted to announce that we have a full time, permanent Assistant Psychologist post available in the NHS Borders primary care mental health service which is called Renew.The post will include managing referrals to our digital interventions, co-facilitating CBT courses for anxiety and depression alongside qualified psychologists, data collection, audit and delivering manualised guided self-help interventions. The post holder will be line managed by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Renew.
We are also recruiting to a number of fixed term posts supporting Adult Mental Health/ Older Adult Mental Health / Substance Misuse and supporting work around the Transforming Psychological Trauma Training and Implementation. We will consider people who may be interested in these posts when we interview for the post within Renew. Please indicate on your application form if you would also be interested in these posts.
These post provides a solid foundation for any candidates wishing to go on to further training within psychology. The post involves working across the Scottish Borders which has a population of approximately 114,000 in a rural setting.Many of our staff currently work from home at the moment, however, we have an office base with hot-desking available.
We are a relatively small but friendly staff group and we aim to provide a supportive environment to facilitate professional development. We have close links with the University of Edinburgh/NES Clinical Psychology Training Programme and provide core and specialist placements for trainees.
We are in easy reach of Edinburgh and many of our staff are based in the capital. Some use the train or car share to make the journey to work and we are happy to advise on travel times and routes.
Please contact Dr Louise Keir, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, email: [email protected] or Dr Laura Corfield, Principal Clinical Psychologist, email: [email protected] for more information about these posts.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
PLEASE NOTE: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received, therefore please make sure you submit your application at an early stage.
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.
