Assistant Psychologist

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.

Tayside Psychological Therapies Service is looking to appoint to a 1.0 wte Band 5 Assistant Psychologist post for the SCOPE Team in Perth and Kinross. The SCOPE Team post resulted from exciting new service developments for people with complex needs. The post will currently be based within the SCOPE Team and supported within the Learning Disabilities Section of the Tayside Area Psychological Therapies Service. The applicant should be committed to delivering high quality and effective psychological services for adults with a learning disability and/or developmental conditions who have complex needs within a positive behaviour support framework. The post holder should be able to work within a team but also be able to work independently. The post holder should have experience of working directly with service users whose behaviours present risk of harm to self or others while applying a positive behaviour support framework.

The post holder will provide psychological assessment, treatment and consultation to adults with learning disabilities and/or developmental conditions, carers and families under the supervision of a qualified Psychologist. The post-holder will work across a range of settings within the Perth and Kinross region. The post requires the ability to take a key role in assessment and the formulation of complex cases within the context of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. The post-holder will have regular access to clinical supervision and peer support. The Learning Disability Service and SCOPE Teams are friendly and supportive work environments. The SCOPE teams key areas of interests include: Positive Behaviour Support and Trauma Informed Care.

The post-holder will be expected to provide consultation and supervision to other staff members and multi-disciplinary colleagues. The post-holder will have a key role in contributing to and developing an established training agenda. The post-holder will have completed an under-graduate Psychology Honours Degree with the major subject being Psychology with a minimum of a 2:1 grade achieved. The post-holder will require to eligible for graduate basis registration with the British Psychological Society.

The Tayside region offers opportunities to support a range of outdoor activities and cultural interests. The V&A Museum of Design recently opened in Dundee and is part of Dundee’s innovative new waterfront development. All other major cities in Scotland can be easily accessed and Dundee has recently been voted ‘Best Place to Live in Scotland 2019’.

Informal enquires considering the above post may be made to Dr Rowan Reffold rowan.reffold@nhs.scot ( 01382 346025)

Hours of work are: 37.5 hours per week

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.