Assistant Psychologist or Similar - Scotland, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland

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Assistant Psychologist (or similar) posts
Health Boards in Scotland are recruiting to a number of Assistant Psychologist and similar posts. Successful applicants will undertake an Enhanced Psychological Practice (EPP) educational programme within their Assistant Psychologist or similar role. The education programme is provided by NHS Education for Scotland (NES).

These are fixed term posts for up to 18 months consisting of a learner phase and post-qualification consolidation phase.

Posts commence at Agenda for Change Band 4 with possible eligibility to progress to Agenda for Change Band 5 on successful completion of the Enhanced Psychological Practice Programme.

It is anticipated learners will complete the educational programme within the first 6 months of the 18-month period.

You will be employed by the same NHS Scotland Health Board for the duration of your contract. Your Band 4 employment is conditional upon you remaining registered on the EPP Programme.


You will undertake clinically supervised work with individuals or groups linked to the learning programme objectives on a full-time basis.


Enhanced Psychological Practice Educational Programme


The EPP educational programme provides comprehensive training in evidence-based interventions for people presenting with common mental health problems, such as anxiety and low mood.

It equips staff with the competences to deliver a set of Enhanced Psychological Interventions (EPIs). EPIs are Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) informed, high volume approaches.


There are two training pathways:

one focusing on working with adults (EPP-A) and one focusing on working with children, young people and their families (EPP-CYP).


Who you are


You are a Psychology honours graduate of a British Psychological Society (BPS) OR Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) accredited psychology degree programme that confers the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC).


  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of Edinburgh/NHS Scotland and University of Glasgow/NHS Scotland)
  • MSc Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (Universities of Dundee & Stirling/NHS Scotland)
  • MSc Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (University of Edinburgh/NHS Scotland)
  • Stage 2 Health Psychology Training (NHS Scotland)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training (Human Development Scotland/NHS Scotland)
  • NES funded certificates and diplomas in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Family Based Treatment (FBT), and Family Therapy (FT).

What you'll bring
You will bring enthusiasm and commitment to learning through supervised practice alongside further academic study.


Selection Procedure


Following interviews, each NHS Board area will appoint the appropriate number of applicants to places available within their health board.


All of the work you do within the Assistant Psychologist post (both further study and supervised practice) will support your participation in the EPP educational programme.

It should be noted participation in the programme is a full-time commitment.


Please note:

Additional NHS Scotland Health Boards may join this national recruitment process whilst this advert is live - in this instance Health Board descriptors and relevant job descriptions will be made available before the interview stage.

You will be asked to rank each Health Board area in order of preference at a later stage in this process (this will include letting us know which Health Board areas you would not consider working in).


The roles being recruited to will be Assistant Psychologist (or similar), at AFC band 4, with a view to progressing to an AFC B5 role upon successful completion of the Enhanced Psychological Practice (EPP) programme.


As you will have undertaken a recruitment and selection process, if you are not successful in appointment to this post, NHS Boards may contact you with an alternative offer of employment for other Assistant Psychologist vacancies within their local Health Board area.


If you are interested in this vacancy and would like further information, please refer to the corresponding documents including job descriptions and person specifications.

The educational programme and posts will commence on Monday 22nd April 2024. You must be available for work in your designated health board from this date.


Interviews will be held between Monday 29th
January and Friday 2nd** February 2024, remotely via Microsoft Teams.
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