Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (or development role)

NHS; Newtown; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to take on a post in our Adult Psychology Team.

You should have a passion for working with adults as well as significant post qualification experience of providing psychological assessment, specialist interventions, supervision and consultation. You will need to be able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Our Psychology and Psychological Therapies Team places a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and supporting personal and professional development.

Powys is a unique and beautiful place to live and work, with a small population spread across a large geographical area. This presents us with specific challenges that require creativity, flexibility and innovative ideas, and provides opportunities for individual clinicians to have a real impact on services and the experiences of our service users and their families.

Applicants who do not currently meet all the essential criteria for the Band 8a role are encouraged to apply and, if successful, will be appointed under Agenda for Change Annex 21.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide specialist psychological services for adults of working age with psychological/mental health difficulties.
2. To provide leadership on psychological knowledge and approaches for the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in North Powys in collaboration with the Lead for Adult Psychology services.
3. To carry a specialist clinical psychology caseload of clients of working age experiencing moderate to severe and complex psychological difficulties.
4. To take an active role in CMHT business, attending MDT discussions and Pathway Meetings.
5. To provide clinical supervision for qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, trainees, Assistant Psychologists.
6. To provide clinical supervision, consultation, and training (as appropriate) to CMHT, LPCMHSS and CRHT staff, and professionals from other agencies. To utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development, and research within the area served.

About us

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

Job responsibilities

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.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post-graduate Doctorate degree in Clinical /Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
• HCPC registration as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
• Familiarity with key strategy documents, policies and procedures and a willingness to develop knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to mental health services
• Awareness of a range of therapeutic psychological models and an advanced understanding of at least two
• Post-doctorate clinical supervision training
• Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books

Experience

• Significant post qualification experience of working in a mental health setting with a wide variety of client groups, presenting with problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Relevant experience gained through doctorate training of working across a range of client groups
• Delivering teaching and training
• Providing supervision to Clinical/ Counselling Psychologists trained, or in training, and/or to Assistant and graduate Psychologists
• Providing individual or group supervision and consultation to other professional staff groups
• Experience of working within the NHS as a Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist

Aptitude and Abilities

• Ability to communicate sensitive material verbally and in writing
• Ability to tolerate any stress and anxiety that may be experienced associated with service users' challenging behaviour, whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism at all times
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings
• Ability to plan and organise a range of clinical or service-related activities and programmes
• Computer literate with the ability to use standard and specialist software
• Ability to speak Welsh

Values & Other

• Demonstrate PTHB Values
• Ability to adhere to BPS and HCPC professional guidelines and be accountable for own professional actions
• Willingness to travel between workplaces

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£54,550 to £61,412 a year (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working