University of Glasgow
Course code:
1000
Course length:
36 months (3 years) full-time or 31 months full-time where candidates qualify for APL status (see Overview page)
Phone:
You can email any enquiries after checking all 6 pages below, which cover most FAQs
Administration email:
[email protected]
Funding
Current trainees are funded via Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSDS) (formerly NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
Trainees are employed as Trainee Clinical Psychologists in one of the four NHS Boards affiliated with the University of Glasgow Programme. Salaries are paid by the employing board and will commence at the first point of the Agenda for Change band 6 for all trainees regardless of previous experience or bandings in previous roles.
Self-funded trainees will not be considered.
The University of Glasgow is responsible for the provision of the programme and the award of the Doctorate. PSDS (formerly NES) is responsible for commissioning training numbers, contracting with the University of Glasgow for the delivery of the programme, employment of the clinical practice education staff and contracting with NHS Boards for training numbers and training capacity and trainee salaries.
Presently Trainee Clinical Psychologists are employed by one of four NHS (Scotland) Boards: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Highland, NHS Lanarkshire, and NHS Ayrshire and Arran. The NHS Boards are responsible for all aspects of current trainees' employment and pay progression and for the provision of clinical placements and clinical supervisors. In this context, current Trainees are responsible and accountable to the University of Glasgow as postgraduate students, and responsible and accountable to their employers as employees.
Last updated:
6th August 2026