Assistant Psychologist-The Gender Service inGlasgow inGlasgow PUBLISHED 23 SEP 2024

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a fixed term position of 12 months.

The shift pattern for this position is Mon Fri, 9-5.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join the Gender Service. The post holder will join a highly specialist Clinical Psychology and multidisciplinary team based within the Gender Service at Sandyford Central, Glasgow. This is available for both fixed term post/secondment.

The Gender Service at the Sandyford offers a comprehensive service available to young people who are uncomfortable or uncertain about their gender identity or expression, and adult transgender and non-binary people who are considering feminising or masculinising treatment. The service primarily assists people who are

transgender to facilitate medical and surgical treatments, enabling greater comfort in the face of gender nonconformity.

Psychologists working with the Gender Service are part of an exciting and dynamic multidisciplinary team. Clinicians provide highly specialist assessment and intervention to service users across Scotland and provide consultation and training to NHS colleagues and external organisations.

The Gender Service is undergoing significant service development due to a marked increase in demand for the service over the past 10 years. We are looking for enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists who will make a significant contribution to service development initiatives within the service. Under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, they will take the lead in an important service development initiative to manage and remodel waiting list processes and procedures. This will involve direct patient contact as well as collection, analysis and interpretation of data.

This post holder will provide support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Gender Service providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Clinical Psychologist and within the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. You will also assist in clinically-related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work. There are also opportunities for peer supervision.

This post holder will operate within the network of psychologists in Acute Psychology and CAMHS in Greater Glasgow and Clyde with opportunity for shadowing psychologists in other parts of the service and accessing continuing professional development. There are also strong links with the Glasgow University Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course.


Informal contact:
Rosie Begbie, Senior Clinical Psychologist,

Due to the anticipated response to this post it may close before the closing date noted on the advert therefore once you start your application form please complete it immediately.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

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.

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