148489 Assistant Psychologist

1 month ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

This post is fixed term for 12 months

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

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Assistant Psychologist to work in the Major Trauma service in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences (DCN), NHS Lothian. DCN is located in a new purpose-built location at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France.

The post is Agenda for Change Band 5, 18.75 hours per week and the position is fixed term for 12 months. The post holder will work alongside the senior clinical neuropsychologist for Major Trauma to provide a service to inpatients who are admitted for assessment and rehabilitation following major trauma.

You will be expected to carry out clinical work (under supervision); undertake administrative tasks for the service; and contribute to ongoing research projects. To take these in turn:
**Clinical work**: The assessment of cognition and orientation (using standardised cognitive tests of memory, attention, executive functioning, etc, including assessment of Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA)) and mood/coping of patients who are referred by nursing, medicine or allied health professional colleagues.

**Administrative tasks**: Amongst other duties, you will: log new Major Trauma referrals onto a database; create neuropsychology files; create patient care summaries from electronic patient records.

**Research**: We are a research active service, and you will be required to assist qualified clinical psychology staff in research duties, e.g. undertaking literature searches; setting up and maintaining research databases

A first or upper second class honours degree in psychology is essential, ideally a degree that confers Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Some experience of working in a clinical psychology or other health care setting is also essential. Experience in the administration of cognitive assessments is highly desirable.

You will have a high standard of written and verbal communication skills. Please see Person Specifications for more details.



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