Clinical Psychologist; LW

Clinical Psychologist (LW)

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The Fife Area-Wide Psychology Service is a large service comprising a range of clinical and health specialties, with extensive involvement in training, research and service development. Close links with Edinburgh, Stirling, Dundee and St. Andrews Universities’

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Psych and MSc courses continue and your professional development, CPD and research initiatives will be well supported.

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist to join our Lifespan Learning Disability Psychology Team. We have a 1.0 permanent post available to work across inpatient/community services. This role will be providing clinical sessions to the Managed Clinical Network forensic low secure unit and for the community and inpatient assessment and treatment services for people with learning disabilities who experience complex mental health difficulties or have complex presentations, working alongside clinical psychologists and assistant psychologists.

The post holder will join a dynamic, well-established, supportive Learning Disability and Neurodevelopmental Psychology team, which includes CAAPs, Clinical and Assistant Psychologists. The wider LD Service consists of posts which are embedded within multidisciplinary inpatient and community teams. The full range of clinical presentations/complexity is represented and there are opportunities for group work, teaching and training and partnership work with other agencies.

You will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatments for patients presenting with a range of psychological difficulties. You will also contribute to the development of the service, and to the development of evidence based practice. You should have expertise in delivering effective interventions for a range of mental health problems and presentations. It would be an advantage to have some training/experience in psychological aspects of learning disabilities and risk assessment.

You will also play an active part in the Area Psychology Service, seeking opportunities for research, professional development and contributing to that of others. The post will be based at Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline, but patient clinics may be provided in other areas and community services across Fife.

Informal enquiries to Dr Jill Jones, Head of Learning Disability and Neurodevelopmental Psychology email jill.jonest or phone

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the  website.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

Entry level

Part-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care