251180 (LI) Clinical Associate Applied Psychologist

Job Description

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Applied Psychologist posts – Paediatric Psychology and Liaison Service

Fixed Term 12 months

This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology to join the Paediatric Psychology and Liaison Service (PPALS) within the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP).

PPALS provide assessment, treatment and care to children, young people and their parents/carers under the care of paediatric medical specialties on an in patient and out patient basis across NHS Lothian.

The postholder will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and formulation based individual and possibly group interventions across a range of psychological presentations in paediatric health psychology. They will also deliver consultation and a collaborative role across services involved in the continuity of psychological care.

We are interested in hearing from applicants requiring full time or part time hours and welcome email enquiries to discuss these opportunities further.

For questions about the role or the skills and experience we are looking for, please contact Rachel Brackenridge () or Gill Kidd ().

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 Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to check and your responsibilities 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 number of applications are received.

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 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.