Senior Clinical Psychologist Development Post

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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. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

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.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

We are delighted to offer this exciting 8a or 7-8a development post (dependent on experience) in our neurodevelopment service, here in beautiful North Wales.

You will join a well-established and diverse MDT, which provides highly specialised neurodevelopmental assessments and support for neuro-divergent children and young people and their families. A real strength of the team is the close working links with local CAMHS and Intellectual Disability services and our multiagency partners. Your ability to provide specialist psychological input to the assessments and interventions will be highly valued.

According to experience, you will contribute to the supervision of colleagues, including assistant psychologists. You will provide training and teaching, and support our innovative service improvement activities, including audit and service evaluation.

This post is part of a vibrant wider Child Psychology team where quality improvement, supervision and continued professional development are highly valued. We have an excellent relationship with Bangor Clinical Psychology Programme and provide regular teaching/placements.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and innovative Clinical Psychologist for whom we will offer not only a great working environment in a beautiful area, but a great team and plenty of support along the way.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake a range of assessments and deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions, alongside some Care Co-Ordination. They will promote psychological thinking and formulation within a multidisciplinary team and provide consultation to multi-agency professionals and families. Supervision of others, delivery of training, leadership and service development will also form an integral part of this development role.

We are looking for a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist who has relevant experience and can evidence their commitment to clinical quality, evidence-based practice and maintaining high professional standards for themselves and others.

On commencing in post, the successful applicant will have a development plan and agree a target timescale of between 6 months and 2 years for completion, depending on current skills and experience. Regular clinical supervision will be provided by a Senior Clinical Psychologist. Promotion to a substantive 8a post will be achieved on fulfilling required competencies.

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

Essential criteria

• 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.

Desirable criteria

• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology

Experience

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• JD & PS Band 8a (PDF, 352.6KB)
• JD & PS Band 7 (PDF, 240.4KB)
• Occupational Health Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 640.5KB)
• Values and Proud to Lead (PDF, 335.6KB)
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
• NHS North Wales - The Right Choice (PDF, 3.6MB)