Principal Clinical Psychologist Community Complex Conditions

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an 8B Principal Clinical Psychologist to join the newly formed Community Complex Conditions Service in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB). This is a new interdisciplinary service consisting of Clinical Psychology, Consultant Therapist, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapy, MH/LD Nurse, case manager nurse, GP, Patient Experience Co-production Lead and comprehensive administrative support. The team is co-led by a Consultant Therapist and Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

The service has been created as part of the expansion of permanent Adferiad funding from Welsh Government. It is building on the success of the award winning Long Covid service and enabling us to expand our provision to support people presenting with similar needs who would benefit from this model. This can include a range of conditions such as complex breathlessness, Long Covid, other post-viral conditions and persistent physical symptoms such as functional neurological disorder.

Main duties of the job

We are passionate about co-development of our service and enriching it with research. The post holder will have opportunity to help us to continue developing these two important areas through work with our lived-experience consultation group and by supporting our research programme.

The post holders will be part of the BCUHB Health Clinical Psychology Department, which is a supportive, friendly and growing department of Clinical Psychologists working in physical health services across BCUHB and has strong links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme.

This post is permanent with base to be agreed. Applications from those interested in part-time hours, job share or secondment will be considered.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holders will undertake clinical work within the BCUHB Community Complex Conditions Service, working directly and indirectly with patients, families and staff members. The Principal Clinical Psychologist will also provide training, supervision, consultancy and advice to multidisciplinary colleagues on psychological aspects of clinical management and contribute to service evaluation and planning. They will also support supervision and training of more junior clinical psychology staff, assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

• Good Honours degree in Psychology.
• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Clinical supervision training for supervising Doctoral trainees.
• Doctoral level advanced specialist knowledge of clinical psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology.

Desirable

• Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
• Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult-to-treat groups (e.g., dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies.
• Recognised qualification in supervision

Experience

Essential

• Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified and senior clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills.
• Assessed experience of working effectively as a qualified and senior level clinical psychologist in the designated speciality, or relevant transferable skills.
• Demonstration of further specialist training/experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a specialist Clinical Psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology.
• Experience of specialised psychological assessment and treatment of a range of clients across a wide range of care settings.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning.
• Experience of providing teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
• Experience of working with client groups across an increasing range of clinical severity

Desirable

• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
• Experience of professional management of qualified clinical psychologists and other staff.

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• The ability to demonstrate a high level of competence to work within the designated speciality
• Well-developed skills in the supervision of other staff, including Trainee Clinical Psychologists
• Well-developed skills in effectively communicating very complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information, both orally and in writing, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Capable of maintaining a high degree of professionalism and safe clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
• The ability to identify and provide appropriate means of support to line-managed staff who deal with highly distressing situations, severely challenging behaviours and other stressors
• The ability to use a variety of complex multi-media materials for a range of purposes such as teaching and training
• Capable of effective workload management when facing competing demands
• The ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of multidisciplinary colleagues
• Basic IT skills

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills
• Advanced IT skills

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate a range of qualities essential to the role, eg compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment
• Ability to work in accordance with the core organisational values
• Demonstrate a commitment to working consistently in line with our organisational values, and enabling others within the workforce to do so too as evidenced in day to day work and through discussion at PADR
• Commitment to maintain confidentiality of clinically sensitive materials and information and to handle personal information with sensitivity and discretion
• Ability to demonstrate professional behaviours of the highest standard

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel within the geographical area
• Ability to work hours flexibly

Employer details

Employer name

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address

To be agreed

To be agreed

Pan Service

LL17 0JD

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