NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
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Job Description
About the Role
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic clinical/counselling psychologist to a 0.9 wte Band 8a post within NHS Forth Valley Clinical Health Psychology working across Weight Management & Diabetes Prevention, Type 1 Diabetes and General Medicine.
About the Service
The Clinical Health Psychology service has well established links with and delivers specialist psychological services through embedded psychologists to several acute medical teams (cancer, chronic pain, diabetes, ICU, long covid, maternity, neonatal & perinatal). Clinical Health Psychology also provides specialist psychological input to other patients who live with complex physical health conditions through our General Medicine service.
Key Responsibilities
- 0.3wte to deliver to the Weight Management and Diabetes Prevention teams
- 0.6wte to deliver to General Medicine service and the T1DM service
- Delivering individual therapy to patients with complex needs across the services
- Contributing to the T1DM patient education programme
- Providing psychological consultancy to the T1DM, Weight Management and Diabetes Prevention teams
- Contributing to the development of psychologically informed resources
- Championing the delivery of psychologically informed care by non-psychology health professionals through providing consultation and delivering teaching & training
- Contributing to service development initiatives within Clinical Health Psychology and across the wider Psychological Therapies Service
Team Environment
The Clinical Health Psychology team is friendly and dynamic. As NHS Forth Valley is a smaller health board, there is ample opportunity for close liaison with other services, to benefit from a range of staff wellbeing initiatives, to attend regular CPD events and modality specific reflective practice groups.
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Travel Requirements
Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.
Membership Requirements
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.
Contact Information
For informal enquiries contact: Dr Rachel Vickers, Head of Clinical Health Psychology, tel. 01324 614387.
Pay and Hours
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
Sponsorship
Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. NHS Forth Valley may be able to offer sponsorship for certain roles, provided the post meets the minimum salary threshold and any other required criteria. If you are currently working in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, transitional arrangements may apply. Please note that sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed on a case-by-case basis following interview and at the commencement of pre-employment checks. For further information on visa requirements and sponsorship eligibility, please refer to the UK Government guidance.
It is also recommend that anyone applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad read the following guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK
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Application Guidance
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Equal Opportunities
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.
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.
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