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NHS LOTHIAN

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST POSTS

NHS Lothian Prisons

0.5 WTE Band 8A Permanent Post

We are recruiting a Clinical Psychologist to join the prison mental health teams in HMP Edinburgh and HMP Addiewell.

These posts are part of an expanding prison based psychology interventions service working to provide high quality direct and indirect psychological assessments and interventions for prison residents with mental health difficulties. The successful postholders will work with the existing psychology team, as well with multidisciplinary NHS and SPS colleagues to develop trauma informed service delivery and increase access to psychological approaches across both prisons. There are close links with the forensic clinical psychology department and the wider psychology resource within NHS Lothian, with opportunities for research and continuing professional development. Potential applicants are encouraged to get in touch for a discussion about the posts.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer / contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board.

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.

We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.

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We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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.

Please note : As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.