196750 Professional Psychology Lead for CAMHS Melville IPU, Under and Over 12s Day Services

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.

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.

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.

The purpose of this post is:

• To be responsible for provision and development of the clinical psychology service for Regional CAMHS Melville inpatient unit, over and under 12s service.
• To provide expert, prioritised, comprehensive and specialist clinical psychology services.
• To be responsible for psychological policy development within the in-patient unit and to be jointly responsible for general policy development for in-patient services for adolescents in Lothian.
• To provide professional leadership and be professionally responsible for all psychologists employed in the in-patient unit.
• To participate in the development of Lothian in-patient services at a National level.
• To provide highly specialist teaching, training and supervision of assistant, trainee and qualified staff from psychology and other disciplines, in relation to appropriate psychological knowledge and skills, including Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

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

NAME: Gill Kidd
E-MAIL: gill.kidd@nhs.scot
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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.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.