Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology

Job details

• Job reference: 249529
• Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
• Job closing date: 14/06/2026
• Job Type: Other Therapeutic
• Location: Templeton Business Centre
• Employment type: Fixed-term
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 28/05/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
• Department: Specialist Children’s Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

We’re seeking a skilled clinician to work within our neurodevelopmental multidisciplinary team (or equivalent), providing evidence-based assessments and treatments for children and young people and their families. This will involve a mix of individual clinical work and involvement in the provision of group interventions. You will work with children and young people experiencing anxiety, depression, and other mental health difficulties. Working within this supportive multidisciplinary team, you’ll deliver individual and group work, manage your own caseload, and help shape service improvement.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

Fixed term, Full-time

Base location - Templeton Business Centre

Key responsibilities:

• Clinical assessment — Conduct developmentally appropriate assessments using interviews, observation, psychometrics, and information from families, carers, and groups. Identify predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining factors.
• Case formulation — Develop clear formulations covering aetiology, maintaining processes, and recommended interventions. Communicate these effectively to families, referrers, and partner agencies.
• Evidence‑based intervention — Deliver individual and group treatments aligned with the formulation. Monitor progress across emotional, cognitive, and behavioural domains.
• Specialist caseload management — Hold and manage a caseload of children and young people with mild to moderate mental‑health needs. Seek supervisory input for complex presentations.
• Professional practice — Engage in reflective practice, attend supervision, maintain accurate records, meet reporting requirements, and comply with Child Protection and NHS GG&C policies.
• Service contribution — Provide training to professionals and carers, participate in multidisciplinary work, contribute to audits and research, and support service development.
• Training and supervision — Offer supervision to graduate psychologists when required and maintain ongoing CPD and PDP objectives.

Clinical assessment — Conduct developmentally appropriate assessments using interviews, observation, psychometrics, and information from families, carers, and groups. Identify predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining factors.

Case formulation — Develop clear formulations covering aetiology, maintaining processes, and recommended interventions. Communicate these effectively to families, referrers, and partner agencies.

Evidence‑based intervention — Deliver individual and group treatments aligned with the formulation. Monitor progress across emotional, cognitive, and behavioural domains.

Specialist caseload management — Hold and manage a caseload of children and young people with mild to moderate mental‑health needs. Seek supervisory input for complex presentations.

Professional practice — Engage in reflective practice, attend supervision, maintain accurate records, meet reporting requirements, and comply with Child Protection and NHS GG&C policies.

Service contribution — Provide training to professionals and carers, participate in multidisciplinary work, contribute to audits and research, and support service development.

Training and supervision — Offer supervision to graduate psychologists when required and maintain ongoing CPD and PDP objectives.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Psychology qualifications — Degree in Psychology plus MSc in Applied Psychology for Children & Young People.
• Clinical experience — Work with a wide range of child and adolescent mental health conditions and complex presentations.
• CAMHS and MDT work — Experience in CAMHS and effective collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
• CBT skills — Competent in cognitive‑behavioural assessment, intervention, and management.
• Child development knowledge — Strong understanding of developmental processes and key mental‑health policy drivers.
• Communication and education — Able to prepare and deliver psycho‑educational materials and communicate sensitive clinical information clearly.
• Risk and evidence-based practice — Skilled in risk assessment/management and committed to evidence‑based practice and professional boundaries.
• Professional competencies — Organised, able to work autonomously or in teams, committed to CPD, and able to travel independently.
• Current driving licence or ability to travel between bases independently and timeously.

Psychology qualifications — Degree in Psychology plus MSc in Applied Psychology for Children & Young People.

Clinical experience — Work with a wide range of child and adolescent mental health conditions and complex presentations.

CAMHS and MDT work — Experience in CAMHS and effective collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

CBT skills — Competent in cognitive‑behavioural assessment, intervention, and management.

Child development knowledge — Strong understanding of developmental processes and key mental‑health policy drivers.

Communication and education — Able to prepare and deliver psycho‑educational materials and communicate sensitive clinical information clearly.

Risk and evidence-based practice — Skilled in risk assessment/management and committed to evidence‑based practice and professional boundaries.

Professional competencies — Organised, able to work autonomously or in teams, committed to CPD, and able to travel independently.

Current driving licence or ability to travel between bases independently and timeously.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:Dr Gayle Cooney, Professional Lead Psychologist - Gayle.cooney@nhs.scot - 0141 277 7475

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

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

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

Candidates must provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools or other third-party assistance to generate, draft or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the recruitment process.

For application portal or log-in issues, please contact the Jobtrain Support Hub in the first instance.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

We’re seeking a skilled clinician to work within our neurodevelopmental multidisciplinary team (or equivalent), providing evidence-based assessments and treatments for children and young people and their families. This will involve a mix of individual clinical work and involvement in the provision of group interventions. You will work with children and young people experiencing anxiety, depression, and other mental health difficulties. Working within this supportive multidisciplinary team, you’ll deliver individual and group work, manage your own caseload, and help shape service improvement.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

Fixed term, Full-time

Base location - Templeton Business Centre

Key responsibilities:

• Clinical assessment — Conduct developmentally appropriate assessments using interviews, observation, psychometrics, and information from families, carers, and groups. Identify predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining factors.
• Case formulation — Develop clear formulations covering aetiology, maintaining processes, and recommended interventions. Communicate these effectively to families, referrers, and partner agencies.
• Evidence‑based intervention — Deliver individual and group treatments aligned with the formulation. Monitor progress across emotional, cognitive, and behavioural domains.
• Specialist caseload management — Hold and manage a caseload of children and young people with mild to moderate mental‑health needs. Seek supervisory input for complex presentations.
• Professional practice — Engage in reflective practice, attend supervision, maintain accurate records, meet reporting requirements, and comply with Child Protection and NHS GG&C policies.
• Service contribution — Provide training to professionals and carers, participate in multidisciplinary work, contribute to audits and research, and support service development.
• Training and supervision — Offer supervision to graduate psychologists when required and maintain ongoing CPD and PDP objectives.

Clinical assessment — Conduct developmentally appropriate assessments using interviews, observation, psychometrics, and information from families, carers, and groups. Identify predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining factors.

Case formulation — Develop clear formulations covering aetiology, maintaining processes, and recommended interventions. Communicate these effectively to families, referrers, and partner agencies.

Evidence‑based intervention — Deliver individual and group treatments aligned with the formulation. Monitor progress across emotional, cognitive, and behavioural domains.

Specialist caseload management — Hold and manage a caseload of children and young people with mild to moderate mental‑health needs. Seek supervisory input for complex presentations.

Professional practice — Engage in reflective practice, attend supervision, maintain accurate records, meet reporting requirements, and comply with Child Protection and NHS GG&C policies.

Service contribution — Provide training to professionals and carers, participate in multidisciplinary work, contribute to audits and research, and support service development.

Training and supervision — Offer supervision to graduate psychologists when required and maintain ongoing CPD and PDP objectives.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Psychology qualifications — Degree in Psychology plus MSc in Applied Psychology for Children & Young People.
• Clinical experience — Work with a wide range of child and adolescent mental health conditions and complex presentations.
• CAMHS and MDT work — Experience in CAMHS and effective collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.
• CBT skills — Competent in cognitive‑behavioural assessment, intervention, and management.
• Child development knowledge — Strong understanding of developmental processes and key mental‑health policy drivers.
• Communication and education — Able to prepare and deliver psycho‑educational materials and communicate sensitive clinical information clearly.
• Risk and evidence-based practice — Skilled in risk assessment/management and committed to evidence‑based practice and professional boundaries.
• Professional competencies — Organised, able to work autonomously or in teams, committed to CPD, and able to travel independently.
• Current driving licence or ability to travel between bases independently and timeously.

Psychology qualifications — Degree in Psychology plus MSc in Applied Psychology for Children & Young People.

Clinical experience — Work with a wide range of child and adolescent mental health conditions and complex presentations.

CAMHS and MDT work — Experience in CAMHS and effective collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

CBT skills — Competent in cognitive‑behavioural assessment, intervention, and management.

Child development knowledge — Strong understanding of developmental processes and key mental‑health policy drivers.

Communication and education — Able to prepare and deliver psycho‑educational materials and communicate sensitive clinical information clearly.

Risk and evidence-based practice — Skilled in risk assessment/management and committed to evidence‑based practice and professional boundaries.

Professional competencies — Organised, able to work autonomously or in teams, committed to CPD, and able to travel independently.

Current driving licence or ability to travel between bases independently and timeously.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:Dr Gayle Cooney, Professional Lead Psychologist - Gayle.cooney@nhs.scot - 0141 277 7475

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

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

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

Candidates must provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools or other third-party assistance to generate, draft or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the recruitment process.

For application portal or log-in issues, please contact the Jobtrain Support Hub in the first instance.