KM196528 - Clinical Psychologist

NHS National Services Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000

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.

0.5 WTE Band 8a Clinical Psychologist

Learning Disability Service

Applications are invited from clinical psychologists who are interested in working within a committed, dynamic and patient-centred learning disability psychology service. The postholder will provide a highly specialist clinical psychology service to adults with a learning disability for the post of permanent 0.5 WTE Clinical Psychologist working across multidisciplinary teams within Grampian. This will also involve supporting and developing teaching packages and pathways, as well as service evaluation and development of psychological therapy services for people with a learning disability.

There are 6 other qualified staff working across Grampian within the community learning disability teams. There are close links with the D Clin Psych/ Edinburgh University and the service routinely provides core and specialist placements for trainees completing this course. The service has an active CPD programme, supports practitioners’ clinical and research interests and there are opportunities for individual and group supervision.

Applications are invited from trainee clinical psychologists due to complete training within the next 12 months.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Judith Wishart, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Learning Disabilities) on 01224 557130 [e-mail]

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.