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47 reviews
4.0
16 Aug 2025

Nurse

Recommend
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Pros

You get a good pension

Cons

Pressures increasing and no jobs changing

4.0
7 Nov 2025

Good job security

Recommend
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Pros

Pension, holidays, and sick pay

Cons

Layers of bureaucracy. Making changes is like turning a massive tanker. Very slow.

4.0
23 Oct 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues, genuine care, good pension

Cons

Over-stretched, limited autonomy for clinical decision making due to rigid referral criteria and capped number of sessions for patients

5.0
28 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Local to me so I walk to work in 20mins, unlikely to be laid off great employer pension contributions (20%) & paid sick leave when needed - some lovely patients

Cons

Extremely busy some not so lovely patients!!

3.0
20 Nov 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good pension and working in a team

Cons

Very hard work and long hours

2.0
23 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Job Security & Benefits- As with all NHS roles, you get access to, pension, sick pay, paid holidays and union support. Experience with Diverse Clinical Presentations- You’ll deal with a high volume of calls across Scotland, giving broad exposure to different demographics and mental health presentations in a fast-paced environment. It gives psychology students hands-on experience with real clinical populations, risk assessment, and evidence-based interventions. It’s a strong foundation for moving onto other careers in psychology.

Cons

Emotional Toll & Burnout Risk- Frequent exposure to distress and crisis calls can be draining, especially in an environment where follow-up is minimal and emotional processing is limited by time. Shift Work- While this offers flexibility for some, others might struggle with working evenings, nights, or weekends. It can disrupt work-life balance and sleep if not managed well. Requires annual leave to be booked at least 8 weeks in advance, which limits flexibility.

4.0
23 Nov 2025

Secure employment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good pension and regular pay increases

Cons

Lots of antisocial weekend working and Hugh burnout

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