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Advance your career in Applied Psychology in beautiful Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership offers a fantastic opportunity to advance your career as a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist working in Primary Care across Aberdeenshire with adults presenting with moderate – severe mental health problems.
This appointment will be on a full-time basis (37 hours per week) and based in Aberdeenshire. The successful candidate will contribute to the ongoing development of a new and exciting Primary Care Psychological Therapies Team, offering supervision and support to an existing team of Psychological Therapists and Wellbeing Workers as well as working clinically across a number of GP practices. These opportunities for staff and service development would serve as an excellent stepping stone to a more senior role.
There are good opportunities to become involved in teaching and research activities via well established links with Aberdeen University Departments of Mental Health, Psychology, and General Practice and Primary Care. There will be an opportunity to offer clinical placements for trainees undertaking doctoral training on the University of Edinburgh/NHS Scotland Clinical Psychology Training Programme.
Interview expenses are available to all candidates and an attractive relocation allowance of up to £8000 is available to successful candidates.
This post offers the opportunity to advance your career in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Aberdeenshire stretches from "one of the last great places on earth" (the Cairngorms) to "one of the world's top-rated coastlines" (from National Geographic). For those with family Aberdeen City boasts some of the best schools in Scotland whilst the vibrant local economy provides a range of job opportunities for partners. The area also offers a chance to pursue any of a wide range of outdoor activities and sports whilst also boasting a city with the best in restaurants, diverse music venues and top theatre productions.
Aberdeenshire is situated in the North East of Scotland but with an easily accessible airport it is no problem to stay connected to the whole of the UK and beyond. For example, fly to London from Aberdeen in just over an hour at reasonable prices.
Interviews will take place on 01 August 2025
Further information on this Primary Care post may be obtained from: Dr Angela Seaman, Consultant Clinical Psychologist., Department of Clinical and Counselling Psychology Block A, Clerkseat Building, Royal Cornhill Hospital Aberdeen AB25 2ZH Tel (01224) 557453 e-mail : angela.seaman@nhs.scot
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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