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Trainee Health Psychologist (Stage 2) – 3 posts
Locations: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, NHS Lothian, NHS Tayside
Grade: Agenda for Change Band 6 (entry at first spine point, currently £39,912)
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in partnership with Health Boards in Scotland is funding 3 Trainee Health Psychologists to explore the contribution health psychology can make in supporting NHS Scotland to meet its health improvement targets across a range of priority areas.
These are two-year fixed term posts designed to allow Trainee Health Psychologists successful completion of the British Psychological Society’s Stage 2 Training whilst employed by the NHS to undertake a programme of approved work.
Applicants should hold:
- A Stage 1 qualification in Health Psychology (MSc)
- A good Psychology undergraduate degree (2:1 or above)
- where candidates have received a Merit or above at Masters level (60% or above) they will be considered for selection if a 2:2 has been achieved at undergraduate level
- Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Candidates will demonstrate knowledge of health psychology theory and a clear understanding of its application to the Health Improvement Agenda and Scottish Government Health targets. Knowledge of the Scottish NHS context will be advantageous.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential, with a strong emphasis on establishing a rapport and working relationships across a range of contacts. You will be expected to work independently at times, plan and organise work autonomously, balancing the needs of Stage 2 Training with a day to day workload. Excellent organisational, timekeeping and IT skills are therefore expected.
Interviews take place between 22nd April and 1st May with Trainees starting in post in August 2025.
Any general enquiries should be sent to psychology@nes.scot.nhs.uk
(Please note, due to staff leave on and around the bank holidays, access to the mailbox will be limited)
Please note: if you have received funding from NES for participation in any of the training programmes listed below in the last 2 years you are ineligible to apply for these posts.
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of Edinburgh/NHS Scotland and University of Glasgow/NHS Scotland)
- MSc Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (Universities of Dundee & Stirling/NHS Scotland)
- MSc Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (University of Edinburgh/NHS Scotland)
- Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training (Human Development Scotland/NHS Scotland)
- Enhanced Psychological Practice Educational Programme
- NES funded certificates and diplomas in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Family Based Treatment (FBT), and Family Therapy (FT).
CLOSING DATE: Midnight on 21st March 2025.