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The Fife Area-Wide Psychology Service is a large (200 + wte) service comprising a range of clinical specialties, with extensive involvement in training, research and service development. This post is part of the Child and Family specialty which consists of a staff group of over 30 Clinical Psychologists, CAAPs, Assistant Psychologists and trainees.
The Paediatric Psychology Service provides psychological assessment and intervention to enable children, young people and their families to adapt to and cope with the challenges of long term medical conditions. Referrals are accepted from Consultant Paediatricians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, GPs and may be accepted from other professionals following consultation. The service works with issues that directly relate to the medical condition, such as concordance with treatment plans, adjusting to illness and managing illness specific symptoms. The service works closely with Paediatric colleagues to provide a holistic intervention based around the child and family’s needs. We also have close links with Paediatric colleagues in other health board areas, as well as strong links with the NES Paediatric Healthcare Team.
You will have responsibility for providing assessment and treatment for children and young people presenting with complex psychological difficulties linked to their medical condition. You will manage your own caseload, but will work closely with other members of the PPS team and multi-agency services. You will have support from a consultant clinical psychologist & the wider psychology team. We support a variety of therapeutic modalities including CBT, ACT, IPT and EMDR and there will be opportunities for CPD, delivering training and supervision of others.
The Child and Family Psychology service vision is to provide high quality, evidence based assessments and interventions to all children and young people where there are concerns about their psychological wellbeing / mental health, from the universal to intensive / specialist level. Through the expansion of early intervention, group interventions and online services, we aim to increase accessibility and develop services to meet the changing needs of our target population, enabling children and young people to access care at the earliest opportunity.
Through our multi-disciplinary and multi agency working we aim to increase psychological understanding and skills across the child and family workforce, championing the evidence base for psychological interventions and enhancing capacity. We have close working relationships with colleagues in Children’s Services, Education and CAMHS.
You will also take an active part in the Area Psychology Service, seeking opportunities for research, professional development and contributing to that of others. The department has close links with Edinburgh, Stirling, Dundee and St. Andrews Universities, D. Clin.Psych and MSc courses. Your professional development, CPD and research initiatives will be well supported.
The post will be based at Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline or Stratheden Hopsital, Cupar, with clinics being delivered across Fife, mainly Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline and Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 14 May 2026.
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Ion Wyness, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on 01383 565400 or e-mail ion.wyness@nhs.scot
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
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We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.
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