The Acute Clinical Health Psychology Service is seeking a Band 8b Practitioner Psychologist with experience in clinical health settings to contribute to specialised psychology services in secondary care physical health services within NHS Grampian in the following areas. 

•    Provision of psychological care and support to staff in a wide range of services across Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in collaboration with psychology colleagues, and•    Provision of psychological care to patients, families and staff within Critical Care, including follow up care. 

The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for delivery and audit of the psychology services to include routine assessment, individual and group interventions, supervision, consultation and training.  They will have considerable autonomy and flexibility in developing, coordinating and delivering a range of individual, group and team interventions in the above areas, with the support of the Consultant Clinical Psychologist. They will also contribute to service development, quality improvement and research, as well as supervision of junior colleagues.

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career as part of a friendly and supportive psychology team. This post is part of the wider Acute Psychology Service which includes psychologists working in physical health specialities across the lifespan.  Our senior management have recognised the substantial role that our profession can play in helping deliver strategic objectives leading to significant investment in psychology.  

Experience of working collaboratively with other professional groups, supervising other psychology colleagues and enabling colleagues' growth and development is essential.  Evidence of involvement in service development, published research and service audit would be desirable. NHS Grampian is fully committed to providing a supportive environment where staff can flourish, and we offer many development and training opportunities. Tailored and supportive line management alongside one to one supervision and peer group support are in place to support professional reflection and growth.   NHS Grampian has close links with the University of Edinburgh DClin and the University of Stirling/Dundee MSc Psychological Therapy in Primary Care courses, as well as research links with Aberdeen and Robert Gordon Universities. Brief film about our service: https://youtu.be/9zLs47qF0As

This post is a permanent post.  Although the hours for the post are 26.25 hours per week, we would consider the possibility of splitting the hours between suitable candidates.  

An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available to successful candidates.

We would be delighted to welcome you for an informal visit and encourage potential candidates to arrange a phone or video call to discuss.  For further information, please contact Dr. Helen Moffat, Consultant Clinical Psychologist.  Tel 01224 557081 email: [email protected]

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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