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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.
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.
Assistant Psychologist (Band 5) Parent and Infant Relationship Service
The Lothian Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) is a new service, developed in response to a number of recent policy drivers including 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 key aims of this multi-disciplinary team are to protect and promote the parent-infant relationship via both direct assessment and evidence based individual and group intervention, and through training, reflective practice and consultancy to enhance capacity in the universal workforce.
The postholder will provide direct and indirect psychological assessment and intervention within their respective service, as well as roles including service evaluation, database management and service development in the continuity of psychological care for parents and infants.
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:
Sarah Baillie
Email: sarah.baillie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
or
Kirsten Coull
Email: kirsten.coull@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk