207994 (MG) Assistant 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.

Advert for Assistant Psychologist Post – Mental Health Rehabilitation Service

This post is fixed term for 6 months.

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.

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.

Responsibilities:

1. To provide a psychologically informed (inclusive of lifespan and trauma informed care) and supportive service to adult acute in-patients in the Royal Edinburgh Building as defined by the supervising Clinical Psychologist and the relevant inpatient ward management.
2. To provide direct supportive input to patients and wider ward activities in line with the requirements of the service.
3. To provide circumscribed psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional Clinical Psychologist, according to a plan agreed with the supervising psychologist and within the overall framework of the in-patient team’s policies and procedures.
4. To contribute to the Quality Improvement programme for the service, under supervision by conducting PDSA cycles, data analysis and input of QI project into QI Life Programme or other QI work as directed.

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 - Audrey Millar, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, contact 0131 537 6280/ 537 6723 or at Audrey.Millar@nhs.scot or email Hannah Cooper (Principal Applied Psychologist) at hannah.cooper4@nhs.scot or Angela Glasgow (Principal Applied Psychologist) at angela.glasgow@nhs.scot.