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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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done 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: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
NHS Lothian Clinical Health Psychology Service is very pleased to advertise this permanent 0.6 wte Band 8A Applied Psychology post within the Psycho-Oncology Service, based at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. The post-holder would play an important, valued and integrated part in the multi-disciplinary cancer care teams, working across both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will be part of a wider, very friendly and welcoming Clinical Health Psychology team, consisting of 25 clinicians working across 15 different health specialties, with opportunities for internal and external training and CPD, networking and career development.
If you would like to find out more about this post, please feel free to contact Dr Audrey Matthews (Senior Clinical Health Psychologist) email: Audrey.matthews@nhs.scot or Laura Caldwell (Clinical Psychologist) laura.caldwell@nhs.scot
**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
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.