About the Organisation:
As Scotland’s smallest health board, NHS Orkney is driven by a bold vision: looking after our community and providing excellent care. Whether you’re starting your NHS journey or bringing expertise from another NHS employer, your skills will make a real difference to the health and lives of Orkney’s 22,000 residents.
Our state-of-the-art healthcare facility, The Balfour, opened in 2019 and is home to modern inpatient wards, an emergency department, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices, and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Collaboration thrives here, ensuring exceptional care for every patient. Beyond our main facility, we’re investing in our outer isles, enhancing services, and transforming patient care across our islands.
About Orkney:
Orkney itself is nothing short of magical. With over 70 islands (20 inhabited), this breathtaking destination offers stunning landscapes, unique wildlife, and vibrant cultural and sporting activities. Recognised as one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney promises a lifestyle like no other.
The Post:
Some of the key duties of this role include working closely with the GPs and the third sector and delivering psychological therapies to patients in primary care. It will also include opportunities to develop group interventions; deliver Stress Control classes, supported by the 3rd sector; to offer appropriate support to common mental disorders likely to present in Primary Care settings, such as anxiety and mood disorders.
The Candidate:
It would be expected that the successful candidate holds a MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care. Candidates should also have experience in applying short-term evidence-based models of psychological intervention – particularly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – to the common mild/moderate mental health problems presenting in Primary Care. In addition, excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration:
This post will be based at The Balfour. The successful candidate will work: 37 hours per week. This post is on a Fixed Term basis for 9 months to allow cover for a career break. It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary:
Did you know NHS Scotland salaries are higher than those in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland? The salary for this post is on a Band 7 £48,788 - £56,747 and if residing on Orkney, you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,587 pro rata per year, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us. NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, wide range of work life balance policies, employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Further Information:
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
To find out more about this opportunity please contact Suzanne Roos, Consultant Counselling Psychologist on suzanne.roos@nhs.scot
Interview Date: Wednesday 7th of May
*We would welcome applications from those who may wish to consider remote working.
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