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Secondment/ fixed term till 31/3/2023 due to funding
*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.
We are seeking to recruit a 0.6 WTE enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to a fixed term/secondment post providing psychology input to the NHS and Social Care workforce within Forth Valley.
The post provides a great opportunity to be part of a new project aimed at providing direct psychological input to staff working across a range of settings; health, social care, 3rd sector and independent care homes with a wide range of presentations. There will be some opportunity for indirect work e.g. developing resources, providing advice, training and consultancy.
The post sits within a busy Occupational Health service where you will primarily be working alongside specialist OH Nurse Advisors, OH Consultant Physician and the Staff Counsellor as well as the Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Occupational Health.
There are good links with the wider Forth Valley Psychological Therapies Service and opportunities to link into CPD events. The service offers a friendly and progressive place to work.
The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
For informal enquiries or to discuss potential eligibility further, please contact Dr Susan Ramsay, Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Occupational Health at susan.ramsay@nhs.scot or telephone 01324 566663.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.