Assistant Psychologist - Forensic Clinical Psychology / Prison Mental Health Care

Forth Valley Psychological Therapies Service is excited to be offering a new post to recruit an enthusiastic psychology graduate for the above post. The post will involve supporting the service to deliver a matched stepped care psychological therapies service within the prisons in NHS Forth Valley. Further duties will include service related research and audit to support the work of the Service. Training, support and clinical supervision will be available from within the team. A first or upper second honours degree in Psychology is essential, as are an understanding of good clinical practice, excellent communication skills, organisational skills, IT skills and interpersonal skills.

Further training, such as Enhanced Psychological Practitioner Training is desirable. This department provides a friendly and supportive environment in which to work. The post will be based across the three prisons and support, supervision and continuing professional development will be offered from the wider forensic clinical psychology team.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Dr Helen Bratton or Dr Heather Laithwaite, Consultant Clinical Psychologists, 01324 574 388

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.