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CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST POST
NHS Lothian Prisons
1 WTE Band 8A Fixed Term until 31 December 2026
We are recruiting a Clinical Psychologist to join the prison mental health teams.
This post is part of a prison based psychology interventions service working to provide high quality direct and indirect psychological assessments and interventions for prison residents with mental health difficulties. The successful postholders will work with the existing psychology team, as well with multidisciplinary NHS and SPS colleagues to develop trauma informed service delivery and increase access to psychological approaches across both prisons. There are close links with the forensic clinical psychology department and the wider psychology resource within NHS Lothian, with opportunities for research and continuing professional development.
Potential applicants are encouraged to get in touch for a discussion about the post.
For further information please contact Dr Suzie Black, Consultant Clinical Psychologist by emailing suzie.black@nhs.scot
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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.
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