137720 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.

Assistant Psychologist, up to 0.5 WTE Band 4 (2-year fixed-term)

Lothian Substance Misuse/Alcohol Related Brain Damage Service

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 4 Assistant Psychologist (up to 18.75 hours per week) to work within the Lothian Substance Misuse Psychology Team. The post holder will become part of a well-established and very welcoming substance misuse psychology team and will work predominantly with the Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD) services, based at Milestone House in Edinburgh. The post holder will carry out cognitive assessment of patients and support the running of cognitive rehabilitation groups. They will also assist in the organisation, administration and delivery of a new program of staff training and will assist in data collection and analysis for audit, research and service development purposes. They will attend and take part in both psychology and multidisciplinary team meetings.

The post could be offered as a job share/or on a reduced hours basis

For further information, contact Peter Littlewood, Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Tel: 0131 446 4425

Email: Peter.Littlewood@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

**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**

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.