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NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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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.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Psychologist to become an embedded member of the dynamic and developing psychology-led Maternity & Neonatal Psychological Interventions Team.
The Maternity and Neonatal Psychological Interventions (MNPI) Team provides assessment, treatment and care to women, families and staff across both maternity (antenatal and postnatal) and neonatal specialities on an in-patient and out-patient basis across the whole of NHS Lothian. This is a new service developed in response to a number of drivers including recommendations made in the Scottish Government’s Best Start Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Services and the National Managed Clinical Network for perinatal and infant mental health Needs Assessment and Service Recommendations for Specialist and Universal Perinatal Mental Health Services. The team serve a population of approximately 9,000 births per year and 1,000 admissions to the neonatal units.
The postholder will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and formulation-based individual and group interventions across a range of psychological presentations in maternity and neonatal periods. They will also deliver clinical supervision, consultation and a collaborative role across the spectrum of services involved in continuity of psychological care.
We invite applications from across the spectrum of clinical psychology backgrounds, with additional training and support relevant to this role to be provided for the successful candidate.
*** Interviews will take place on Monday 4th April 2022 ***
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Kirsten Coull - email kirsten.coull@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk