Principal Psychologist B8A

This post is Fixed Term for 23 months

Working within Specialist Children’s Services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which encompasses Community Paediatrics, CAMHS & Acute Paediatrics, you will be committed to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of

children, young people and their families.

You will work in multi-disciplinary teams whose aim is to provide high quality support, assessment and interventions in line with evidence based practice and national policies/agendas. You will have knowledge and experience of

working in teams where care is coordinated and you will fully understand the impact of integrated care and services.

You will be professionally registered and have relevant experience in planning and providing person centred and outcome based care. A strong culture of support, development, CPD, reflective practice and supervision exists to maximise our patient’s experience, safety and outcomes and your career progression. We are ambitious in our visioning for the future and are clear about the need to further develop integrated services that ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support, at the right time and in a way that best meets their needs. As such, you will be required to be person centred and innovative in your thinking and practice, with excellent ability to communicate effectively and compassionately with children, young people, their families, health and partner agencies

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You will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supervising 6wte Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology (CAAP) for the Specialist Children’s Services Neurodevelopmental Waiting List Team.

Now is a great time to come and work in Specialist Children's Services. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do. We value and support career development with good opportunities for career progression. The

Neurodevelopmental Team are part of Specialist Children's Services, providing neurodevelopmental assessment, treatment and support services in the community and through the Regional and National Inpatient Units. We are

committed to providing person centred care, trauma informed care and compassionate care in order to help young people on the road to recovery. Our team aims to offer compassionate care centred in kindness and with the aim of supporting young people and their families through their mental health journey. We would welcome applicants who reflect those values.

Newly qualifying or soon to qualify psychologists are welcome to apply.

You will be expected to work under the supervision of the Consultant Psychologist applying clinical criteria to our neurodevelopmental waiting lists. This may also include delivering groups and prescribed interventions with training and supervision. You will be part of a grouping of more than 100 Psychologists in Specialist Children’s Services and of around 350

psychologists in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board. There are good links both to the West of Scotland Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme (University of Glasgow) and to the MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (University of Edinburgh).

For an informal discussion please contact Gayle Cooney, Professional Lead - Psychology Telephone Number 0141 201 0808 or email gayle.cooney@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

As from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

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