NHS 24 Cardonald Regional Centre
Are you an aspiring Assistant Psychologist looking to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic NHS service?
Do you thrive in fast-paced clinical environments where digital therapies and evidence-based psychological treatments are at the forefront?
Are you passionate about contributing to multidisciplinary teams and supporting service development through research, training, and patient-centred care?
Who We Are
As NHS Scotland's unique provider of a national tele-health and tele-care service, we are responsible for the delivery of health advice and information by telephone and online services to the population of Scotland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NHS 24 is a patient-focused service providing the people of Scotland with triage, advice, guidance, referral and information on health and healthcare services.
Our Regional Centres are located at Hillington, Cardonald, Clydebank, South Queensferry, Dundee and Aberdeen. This post will be based in our Cardonald Regional Centre.
The Role
This role supports and enhances the psychological care of clients within the enhanced psychology pathway of NHS 24 Psychological Services, focusing on digital psychological assessments and interventions. Working under the supervision of a qualified practitioner psychologist, youll follow an agreed care plan within the teams policies and procedures. The post also involves contributing to clinical administration, supporting audits and research projects, collecting data, and assisting with teaching activities.
Working Hours
The operational hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm and Saturday 10am to 6pm. You will be required to be fully flexible within these hours. An example rota is included in the Job Pack.
Key Responsibilities
1. Assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a clients problems, under the supervision of a practitioner psychologist
2. Contribute to the development and maintenance of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes, in consultation with the postholders manager
3. Assist with small-scale research, audit and service evaluation, and service development projects as required
4. Undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients by applying psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, and semi-structured interviews with clients as appropriate
5. Communicate sensitive and complex ideas within therapy whilst paying attention to the changing needs of the patient
6. Ensure that requirements for informed consent are observed when communicating about a patient with a third party or when soliciting their participation in research
Successful Applicant will:
7. Be qualified to Upper Second-Class honours degree or higher in Psychology
8. Entitled to a graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
9. Demonstrate the ability to communicate at a high-level information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance
10. Exhibit an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
11. Experience of delivering digital therapies and offering treatment appointments remotely over near me would be advantageous.
Benefits
NHS 24 offers a complete benefits package, with a 9-month Fixed Term contract on Band 4 £30,353 - £33,016 Per Annum (pro rata if applicable). Placement on salary scale is dependent on confirmation of previous relevant NHS service.
We also offer you many supportive policies to enhance your employee journey and have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme Provider, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and a range of learning and development. As an NHS Scotland employee you will be entitled to:
12. 35 days annual leave (rising to 41) pro-rata
13. Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
14. Enhanced pay for working public holidays
15. Enrolment into the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pension scheme
16. NHS discounts on goods and services
17. HELP, employee support and assistance
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced individual who is looking for a challenging and rewarding role that will contribute to the success of a public organisation.
Interested?
Please download the Job Pack and Person Specification for full details of NHS 24 and this opportunity as well as the Candidate Application Guide which will support you in your application.
We recommend that prior to application candidates read all the information provided in the Job Pack as it contains much of the information about NHS 24 and this vacancy to support a successful application.
Our mission at NHS 24 is to create a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and part of the team. As an organisation that promotes inclusion, we celebrate difference, and we encourage everyone who joins us to be themselves at work.
We are progressing an Anti-Racism Action Plan, which builds on our existing equalities work, and this will help us to measure our progress towards becoming an anti-racist organisation.
NHS 24 is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.
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 visas as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the websitehere.
Please note that NHS 24 is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
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 sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.
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