Clinical Psychologist S-CAMHS

Hywel Dda University Health Board; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking a full-time Band 8a Clinical Psychologist for a busy S-CAMHS locality team in Pembrokeshire. The post is based at the Preseli Centre, Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, with strong links to specialised services and psychology colleagues.

The role involves providing psychology within a multidisciplinary team, supervising Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists, and contributing to service development and training.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (BPS accredited).
• Knowledge of psychometrics and appropriate administration.
• Post Practitioner Psychologist qualification training in at least one relevant area.
• Experience in specialist psychological assessment, including cognitive assessment.
• Experience of supervising assistants and trainees.
• Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychology within the multi-disciplinary team and supervise Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
• Carry out clinical duties including Choice, Partnership and Specific work within MH measures framework.
• Engage in service development and training activities.
• Develop strong links with specialised services and other psychology colleagues.
• Support bilingual service delivery and Welsh-speaking initiatives.

Education

Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (BPS accredited)

Knowledge of psychometrics and appropriate administration

Post Practitioner Psychologist qualification in at least one relevant area

Experience in specialist psychological assessment and treatment across settings

Experience with risk assessment in young people with mental health problems

Experience of teaching, training and supervision

Knowledge of legislation relating to the client group and mental health

Welsh language experience or willingness to learn (Desirable)

Job description

We are looking to recruit a full time Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to one of our busy and friendly S-CAMHS locality teams in Hywel Dda University Health Board.

The locality team covers the Pembrokeshire area and the post is based in the Preseli Centre, Withybush General Hospital in Haverfordwest. Hywel Dda has four S-CAMHS MDTs across its footprint, and there is a clinical psychologist based in each of them.

The locality teams link with specialised services and with colleagues in the primary part of the service. All of the psychologists in S-CAMHS sit within a wider Psychology Department which includes psychologists in Perinatal Mental Health, Early Intervention for Psychosis and the Neurodevelopmental Team, which creates a diverse and supportive psychology workforce with strong links.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be responsible for the provision of Psychology within the multi-disciplinary team, including the supervision of Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists.They will be part of a very friendly multi-disciplinary team which values its Psychology colleagues.

Clinical duties will include completing Choice, Partnership and Specific work, within the framework of the Mental Health Measure (2010). Special interests are encouraged whenever possible and there are regularly opportunities to be involved in new service developments and training.

There are strong links with our specialised services within S-CAMHS e.g. DBT Service, Eating Disorders Service. We also have strong links with the South Wales D Clin Psy Clinical Psychology training course.

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

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service userexperiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 24/11/26

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Registration with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Doctoral level training (or its equivalent for those trained before 1996) in clinicalor counselling psychology, including psychopathology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS
• Knowledge of psychometrics, appropriate administration and limitations.
• Post Practitioner Psychologist qualification training in at least one area relevant to the post.
• Post Practitioner Psychologist qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Additional specialist training
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment in specific difficult to treat groups or complex presentations (eg mental health and learning disability, substance misuse).
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health

Experience

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in-patient settings.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment (post D Clin Psy qualification) incorporating psychometrics and cognitive assessment
• Post Practitioner Psychologist qualification experience of assessing risk in young people with mental health problems.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course, presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
• Post Practitioner Psychologist qualification experience of working with children and young people and/or mental health.
• Experience of working within S-CAMHS and/or experience of working with other agencies.
• Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.

Other

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Flexible approach to needs of the service including working evenings and weekends
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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.

£58,379 to £65,723 a yearper annum (pro rata if part time)