Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology

NHS Scotland; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 67,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Study bursaries / e-learning

NHS pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

NHS 24 is seeking an experienced psychological therapist to deliver digitally enabled, evidence-based therapies to adults with mild to moderate health difficulties. The role is based at Cardonald Regional Centre, primarily telephone-based with potential for video and group sessions.

You will manage a personal caseload, maintain clinical records, and contribute to training, supervision and service evaluation within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• MSc in Applied Psychology and SCQF Level 11; practitioners must work within the CAAP framework.
• Experience delivering digital therapies and psycho-educational materials to patients.
• Ability to work with a range of mental health presentations including mild-to-moderate conditions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate therapeutic interventions and track change over treatment time across multiple dimensions.
• Maintain proficiency in psychological assessment tools and apply them to clinical case management.
• Communicate formulations and psychological understanding to referrers, patients and involved disciplines.
• Develop formulations using established measures and digital delivery; include self-motivating strategies for clients.

Education

MSc in Applied Psychology

SCQF Level 11

CAAP framework

Job description

Are you an experienced psychological therapist confident in delivering assessments and evidence-based interventions through digital platforms?

Do you have a strong understanding of psychological formulation and enjoy working with complex clinical presentations in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment?

Are you passionate about contributing to service development, supervision, and innovation within NHS 24’s enhanced psychological therapy pathway?

Who We Are

As NHS Scotland's unique provider of a national tele-health and tele-care service, we are responsible for the delivery of health advice and information by telephone and online services to the population of Scotland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NHS 24 is a patient-focused service providing the people of Scotland with triage, advice, guidance, referral and information on health and healthcare services.

Our Regional Centres are located at Hillington, Cardonald, Clydebank, South Queensferry, Dundee and Aberdeen.

This post will be based in our Cardonald Regional Centre.

The Role

The post holder will join the enhanced psychology pathway within NHS 24’s Psychological Services, delivering digitally enabled, evidence-based psychological therapies to adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health or physical health difficulties. This primarily involves individual clinical work via telephone, with potential future opportunities for video-enabled and group interventions. The role includes managing a personal caseload using evidence-based techniques, maintaining clinical records, and collaborating with clinical psychology colleagues and other health professionals. Additionally, the post holder will contribute to training, supervision, service delivery, and evaluation activities to support the ongoing development of psychological therapy expertise within NHS 24.

Working Hours

The operational hours of the service are Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm. You will be required to be fully flexible within these hours to support the needs of the service. An example rota is included in the Job Pack.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide evaluation of therapeutic interventions in relation to change over treatment time that might involve a number of dimensions such as behaviour change, cognitive and emotional change.
• Maintain a high level of proficiency in the use of psychological assessment tools and protocols, apply these appropriately and relevantly in clinical case management and incorporate developments in these as they are introduced to clinical practice.
• Communicate through written reports and/or verbal feedback, the formulation and psychological understanding of a patient’s disorder to referrers, patients and other involved disciplines or agencies.
• Assess the pre-disposing and precipitating factors that give rise to patients’ presenting problems and develop this into a formulation. Assessment measures will include established psychological measures, and measurement of emotional state, cognitions, and behaviour through digital delivery. In addition, assessment will include self-motivating strategies for clients.

Successful Applicant Will

• You will hold an MSc in Applied Psychology or equivalent qualification, be educated to SCQF Level 11 and practise within the recognised CAAP framework.
• Demonstrate experience in a range of mental health presentations and an ability to understand a range of clinical presentations including mild to moderate.
• Show willingness and competence to effectively deliver psycho-educational materials to patients, other health care staff and third sector colleagues.
• Experience of delivering digital therapies and offering treatment appointments remotely over near me would be advantageous

Benefits

NHS 24 offers a complete benefits package, with a 12-month Fixed Term contract on Band 7 £50,861 - £59,159 Per Annum (pro rata if applicable). Placement on salary scale is dependent on confirmation of previous relevant NHS service.

We Also Offer You Many Supportive Policies To Enhance Your Employee Journey And Have a Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme Provider, Cycle To Work Scheme, Bursary Scheme And a Range Of Learning And Development. As An NHS Scotland Employee You Will Be Entitled To

• 35 days annual leave (rising to 41) pro-rata
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Where applicable, enhanced payments may be payable for work undertaken on public holidays in line with Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Enrolment into the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pension scheme
• NHS discounts on goods and services
• HELP, employee support and assistance

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and experienced individual who is looking for a challenging and rewarding role that will contribute to the success of a public organisation.

Our mission at NHS 24 is to create a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and part of the team. As an organisation that promotes inclusion, we celebrate difference, and we encourage everyone who joins us to be themselves at work.

We are progressing an Anti-Racism Action Plan, which builds on our existing equalities work, and this will help us to measure our progress towards becoming an anti-racist organisation.

NHS 24 is an equal opportunities employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

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 visas as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

Please note that NHS 24 is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you already have an appropriate right to work in the UK BEFORE submitting your application form.