Clinical Psychologist

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Band 8A, Clinical Psychologist, Palliative Care Team, 0.6 WTE 2 years fixed term.

NHS Borders Psychology Service is delighted to be inviting applicants for a psychologist to join the NHS Borders palliative care team. This post is 3 days per week on a two-year fixed term contract. We especially welcome applicants who have a background in clinical health psychology and experience or a strong interest in palliative care.

This is a new post in a busy team who are wanting to develop their psychosocial offering and will be based at the Borders General Hospital. You will be part of our NHS Borders Psychology Service where we value and support personal and career growth and offer psychological expertise and intervention to a wide range of clinical areas.

NHS Borders serves predominantly a rural population of 115,000 people. We are in easy reach of Edinburgh, the Lothians and Newcastle. The Tweedbank rail service from Edinburgh is a 20-minute walk from the Borders General Hospital. We have people in our team who live in the Borders as well as closer to Edinburgh and the Lothians.

The Scottish Borders is a lovely area to live in, with excellent schools, lots of outdoor activities and easy access to Edinburgh and transport links.

We welcome visits or discussion about this exciting post. Please contact Dr Caroline Cochrane, Director of Psychological Services, [HIDDEN TEXT], Maggie Cunningham Senior Clinical Health Psychologist [HIDDEN TEXT] or Michelle Scott Nurse Consultant, Palliative Care [HIDDEN TEXT] to discuss further.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done 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.

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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker / Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form

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.

Skills Required

palliative care