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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.
The Willow Service and the Prisons Psychology team are seeking to recruit to 1WTE Assistant Clinical Psychologist.
Willow is a partnership between City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian.
Our multidisciplinary team work with women at all stages of the criminal justice system and aims: to reduce offending; improve health and well being; and improve access to services. Willow offers a range of bespoke individual and group work services.
The Prisons Psychology team is an NHS based service that works with men currently resident in one of two prisons, HMP Edinburgh and HMP Addiewell. The service works to provide high quality direct and indirect psychological assessments and interventions for prison residents with mental health difficulties.
The post holder will be expected to work across three settings: the Willow Centre in Edinburgh, HMP Edinburgh and HMP Addiewell.
As we are seeking a female worker, this post is exempt under section 7e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. This is a permanent post.
For informal enquiries please contact:
Dr Alana Davis, Senior Clinical Psychologist (Willow Service)
Alana.davis@edinburgh.gov.uk
Dr Suzie Black, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Prisons Psychology Team)
Suzie.black@nhs.scot
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.
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.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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.