169861 - Assistant Psychologist - Dm - East Kilbride, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland

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East Kilbride, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Role:

Job title:
Assistant Psychologist

Band:5

Hours: 0.5 WTE hours x 2 posts

Professional accountability:
Director of Psychological Services

Reports to:
Digital Lead for Psychological Services

Job purpose:
To provide high-quality, efficient, effective support and assistance to the Digital Service within wider Psychological Services.

Additional information specific to the role:The Digital Service is all about improving access to psychological resources, utilising the ever-expanding array of technological resources available. A key aspect of this involves the provision of high-quality, evidence-based, online therapeutic content. The post-holders will primarily assist with this work, providing regular reviews and supportive contact with people engaging with online therapeutic courses. Data analysis and small-scale research will be a key part of the roles, and there will be some scope for involvement with the wider development of the Digital Service.

NHS Lanarkshire:

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire.

NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring:
The Post-holder is required to have at least an Upper Second Class Honours degree in Psychology.

They must be eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartership of the British Psychological Society (GBC)

They must hold a driving licence and have access to transport.

They must have a high level of computer skills and knowledge of programmes and statistical packages.

The post-holder should have had experience of relevant paid/voluntary work.

It would be great if you also have:
Experience of digital mental health tools

Involvement in clinical research

Experience of using statistical packages in a work setting via research

Theoretical understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Car driver with valid driving licence

Contract type:

Permanent

Part Time

18.75 hours - two posts

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern:

This role will be based in Hunter Health Centre, East Kilbride.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday; 9:00-5:00

Looking to find out more?:

If you're looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

Provisional interview date:
Monday 18 December 2023.

Why NHS Lanarkshire?:

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire's benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Worklife Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling.

This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information:

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description.

If you're looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

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A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

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