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We are delighted to invite applications for this opportunity to work within the Edinburgh Psychological Therapies Service. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Senior Psychologists to support the further development of psychological services.
You will have a varied individual clinical caseload across the spectrum of psychological and mental health difficulties and be supported via individual and group supervision by the Senior Psychologists in the service. You will also be providing supervision and line management to a number of staff within the service. As the service develops, there is an ongoing need to support work around continued reduction of wait times, and you will have a key role in this. However, in this context there is also an increased opportunity for training and development with a whole service CPD plan, as well as involvement in service developments driven by strategic change. This includes the development of treatment pathways for a population with complex needs.
In order to support a developing service, management are committed to investing in relevant training and career development opportunities. We are also keen to promote the development of areas of special interest and team champions in a number of areas.
This role forms part of a wider service development to support the expansion of senior posts and whilst embedded in the Edinburgh team, you will have support links with other senior posts developing across the wider AMH services. There are also a wide range of mental health services within the Edinburgh HSCP with which the Psychological Therapies Service have strong links.
The department is supported by Royal Edinburgh Associated Services (REAS), and there are reporting lines to the Services Director of Royal Edinburgh Associated Services (REAS), however all posts are managed within Psychological Therapies. This is led by the Director of Psychology with a team of senior staff who are committed to supporting and developing staff alongside quality improvement and other programmes that enhance the quality of care provided.
The main base for these posts is the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside, Edinburgh. However Psychological Therapies Teams are currently supporting hybrid working for both clinical and administrative work so flexibility of working location can be discussed at interview.
Please review the job description and person specification for further details and note that you will be required to hold a relevant postgraduate qualification on appointment (Doctorate or equivalent in Clinical or Counselling Psychology) as a minimum requirement and are eligible for HCPC registration.
The use of the term “Senior” in this post refers only to the level of experience and responsibility required for this post rather than age. As such, applications from people of all ages are welcomed, subject to meeting the relevant criteria.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact: Dr Norma Martin, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, or Dr Sharon Edmunds, Consultant Counselling Psychologist, Leads for Edinburgh PTS: 0131 537 6905.
Interviews will be held week commencing 03/08/26
Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
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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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
