Job Advert
The Role
NHS Lanarkshire’s Stroke MCN is looking to appoint a Band 5 Assistant Psychologist.
The post holder will undertake a range of duties to assist the safe and effective delivery of patient care, including audit and research and providing direct patient work under the close supervision of qualified Psychologists. The post holder will be working with people with stroke and who may present challenges with communication and behaviour. The post holder may assist in the preparation and delivery of teaching and training and undertake work which helps qualified staff plan new, or redesign existing, services. The post-holder will work with individuals and groups in outpatient and community settings. The post requires the ability to take a role in assessment and delivery of psychological interventions within the context of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. The post-holder will have regular access to clinical supervision and peer support.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- The Post-holder is required to have at least an Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Psychology (2.1 or above)
- They must be eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartership of the British Psychological Society (GBC)
- They must hold a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence
- They must have a high level of computer skills and knowledge of programmes and statistical packages.
- The post-holder should have had experience of relevant paid/voluntary work.
It would be great if you also have
- Additional postgraduate training/qualifications in human services particularly relating to work in stroke and/or neuropsychology services
- Experience working with people with stroke
- Experience of working in a clinical, healthcare or social care setting
- Involvement in service evaluation and/or clinical research
- Experience of using statistical packages in a work setting via research
- Knowledge of models of neuropsychological rehabilitation and psychological adjustment as relevant to stroke
- Experience of applying psychological models to clinical settings
- Experience of undertaking psychometric/cognitive assessments
- Ability to undertake audit/research within a clinical setting
- Ability to use a variety of computer applications including statistical analysis packages, spreadsheets, databases and word processors in support of clinical and professional activities
Contract type
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 18.5hours
- Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Stroke MCN within Coathill Hospital
The working pattern for this role 18.75 hours, Tuesday – Thursday.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Mary Brannagan, Stroke MCN Lead Nurse, on 01698 753700 or Dr Louise Roach, Clinical Psychologist on 01698 753703
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on david.murray3@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
- For help to complete an application on Jobtrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.