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Clinical Associate Applied Psychologist, Edinburgh Client: NHS Scotland
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 14c41b451b8e
Job Views: 4
Posted: 29.06.2025
Expiry Date: 13.08.2025
Job Description: St John's Hospital
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.
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.
Clinical Associate Applied Psychologist
Full or Part time hours available
Job Purpose
To work within a multidisciplinary team (or equivalent) providing evidence-based treatments for children, young people and their families with mild to moderate psychological disorders in an early intervention framework. This will involve a mix of individual clinical work and involvement in the provision of group interventions.
To manage own caseload within specialty area, using specialist techniques, and maintain clinical records.
To work with clinical psychology colleagues, and other mental health professionals to provide a psychology service to children and young people and their families.
To contribute to service delivery and to participate in service evaluation within the area as directed.
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.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact.
*Please note: For part-time the salary will be pro-rata.*
**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.**
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check 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:
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