Senior Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

We are looking for Clinical Psychologist with a passion for working with children and adolescents with physical health problems, who are experiencing psychological, emotional and social difficulties.

You will join a highly valued team at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital who provide a comprehensive psychological service to children, young people and their families with a range of health conditions. We are part of a larger CHP service, with further teams based in Central and West areas of BCUHB.

You will provide highly specialist psychological assessment and therapeutic intervention across child health psychology, working closely with consultant paediatricians, specialist nurses, and other medical MDT colleagues.

There are opportunities to further develop your knowledge and skills in clinical leadership, supervision, service development, consultation, and training. Continuing Professional Development is supported. We have close links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme and provide trainee placements.

We welcome applications from those newly or recently qualified as these posts can be offered, based upon experience, at a Band 8a or Band 7 Preceptorship arrangement. There may be the opportunity to pick up additional hours on a temporary basis. We will also consider applicants who are seeking fewer sessions.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
• To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.
• Within the team, to exercise delegated responsibility for the management and supervision of assistant psychologists and the workload of trainees, within the framework of the team/service policies and procedures.
• To contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitate improvement in service quality.
• To advise service and professional management on aspects of the service related to the team where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
• To provide professional and clinical supervision for designated staff, as appropriate.
• To provide clinical placements and supervision for Doctoral level trainee clinical psychologists and to deliver training to other professionals.
• To utilise specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Honours Degree in Psychology
• Eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
• Post-graduate Doctoral qualification in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or for those trained overseas), as accredited by the British Psychological Society
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainees.
• Doctoral level advanced knowledge of clinical psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation.
• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.

Experience

• Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills.
• Demonstration of further specialist training / experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Head of Clinical Psychology Services.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

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.