OUR VALUES IN ACTION • Care and Compassion • Quality and Teamwork • Dignity and Respect • Openness, honesty and responsibility NHS Borders Psychology service is delighted to be inviting applications for an Assistant Psychologist to work specifically within our trauma workstream. The trauma workstream has multi-agency representation from NHS Borders, Scottish Borders Council, 3 rd sector partner organisations as well as people with lived and living experience of trauma. This Assistant Psychologist post will operate within this workstream with funding for the post specifically with a remit to support the development of trauma-informed services and trauma-responsive workforces. The postholder will also provide support to stakeholders within the Integrated Psychological Trauma Steering Group, including those with lived experience of trauma, as well as support with training, outcomes evaluation and project delivery. We particularly welcome applicants who have an interest in working with trauma and those with experience of developing or working within trauma-informed services. A degree of remote working may be possible, however in-person working and travel across the Borders will be a key part of the post. NHS Borders predominantly serves a rural population of 115,000 people. We are in easy reach of Edinburgh, the Lothians and Newcastle. We have people in our team who live in the Borders as well as closer to Edinburgh and the Lothians. The Scottish Borders is a lovely area to live in, with excellent schools, lots of outdoor activities and easy access to Edinburgh and the transport links. We welcome discussion about this exciting post. Please contact Dr Greig Coull, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, greig.coull@nhs.scot to discuss further. *Please note: As this is a part-time post, the salary shown will be pro-rata. Please note: We cannot accept late applications, so please ensure your application is submitted early. 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. Please note: the salary quoted is for full-time hours (37 hrs per week). For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata. Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes. 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 Immigrations 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 GOV.UK website here. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here. 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 PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early 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.