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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 *
NHS Lothian Clinical Health Psychology Service is delighted to be offering a 0.5wte 18-month fixed-term Band 8a Applied Psychologist post in our Clinical Health Psychology Service. This post will have primary responsibility for the delivery of the Scottish Infected Blood Psychology (SIBPS) service, based at the Astley Ainslie Hospital in Edinburgh, but there will also be other opportunities for the post-holder to get involved in the delivery of other clinical services within the wider Clinical Health Psychology service. The SIBPS team was established with the support of funding from the Scottish Government in May 2021 to provide a valuable and important service to people who contracted Hepatitis C and/or HIV from blood or blood products given during historical medical procedures in Scotland. The service also supports family members of those affected. Although the post is based at the Astley Ainslie Hospital in Edinburgh, patients from all over Scotland, as well as those who now live elsewhere in the UK, or abroad, can self-refer to the service.
The Clinical Health Psychology team is a Lothian-wide service, supporting patients to adjust to acute and chronic physical health conditions. We have over 25 staff working across 15 specialist services, including Pain Management, Weight Management, Psycho-Oncology and ME/CFS. We offer interventions in a range of intensities and modalities, including group and individual therapy, as well as consultancy, supervision and training. The team includes a skill-mix of Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Health Psychologists, CAAP’s and Assistant Psychologists. Individual clinical supervision will be provided by an experienced clinical health psychologist with expertise in this clinical speciality. There will also be other opportunities to participate in peer-group therapy specific supervision and wider team meetings. Interested persons are encouraged to contact Dr Grainne O’Brien, Senior Clinical Health Psychologist to discuss the role. Contact number: 0131 2421270