Clinical Psychologist (Clinical Health Psychology) (LW)

Job reference:

256101

Salary:

Band 8A (£65,125 - £70,303)

Job closing date:

01/10/2026

Job Type:

Other Therapeutic

Location:

Lynebank Hospital

Employment type:

Fixed-term

Hours Per Week:

27

Job posted date:

17/09/2026

Employer (NHS Board):

NHS Fife

Department:

• Psychology
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We are looking for a band 8A Clinical Psychologist to join our Clinical Health Psychology team on a fixed term basis to cover the secondment of another member of staff to another service. We have 0.75wte fixed term sessions (27 hours per week) available for a fixed term 12 month period. The post will be split between our General Medical Psychology and Pain Management Psychology Services. There may also be opportunities to work in other areas of the specialty should the need arise.

You will join a dynamic, well-established, supportive Clinical Health Psychology team, which includes Clinical Psychologists and 2 CAAPs. The wider Clinical Health Service consists of posts which are embedded within multidisciplinary medical teams across the areas of Pain Management, Adult Weight Management, Rheumatology, Blood Borne Virus, Critical Care (ICU), Major Physical Trauma, Psychosexual, Functional Neurological Disorder and a General Medical Service, which accepts referrals for complex psychological difficulties associated with a wide range of other medical conditions (such as Diabetes and Heart Disease).

All staff in the service conduct clinical work face to face, remotely using “Near” video calls and via telephone appointments. Clinics take place in community settings across Fife and the two main hospitals located in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy. The full range of clinical presentations/complexity is represented and there are opportunities for group work, teaching and training and partnership work with other agencies.

The Fife Area-Wide Psychology Service is a large service comprising of the full range of clinical and health specialties, with extensive involvement in training, research and service development. There are close links with Edinburgh, Stirling, Dundee and St. Andrews Universities’ D. Clin.Psych and MSc courses and your professional development, CPD and research initiatives will be well supported.

You will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatments for patients presenting with severe/complex psychological difficulties associated with physical health problems. You will also contribute to the evaluation of the service, and to the development of evidence based practice. You should have expertise in delivering specialist effective psychological therapy interventions for a range of mental health problems. It would be an advantage to have some knowledge and training in psychological aspects of physical health problems and chronic condition management and/or experience in working in a clinical health setting.

You will also play an active part in the Area Psychology Service, seeking opportunities for research, professional development and contributing to that of others. The post will be based at Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline or Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, but patient clinics may be provided in other areas of Fife.

Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub • Blink (joinblink.com) If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.

Informal Enquiries: to Dr Jackie Fearn, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Head of Clinical Health Psychology Service email jackie.fearn@nhs.scot or Dr Paula Mulholland, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead for the General Medical Psychology Team email paula.mulholland2@nhs.scot or phone on 01334 696336

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

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

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.