LWS Principal Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed health organization in Wrexham seeks a Principal Clinical Psychologist to join their Living Well Service. This role involves assessments and support for patients with complex conditions, such as Long COVID and Functional Neurological Disorder. Ideal candidates will have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, HCPC registration, and experience in clinical settings. Applicants should demonstrate strong leadership skills and a commitment to service development.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for research and training

Qualifications

• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Clinical supervision training for supervising Doctoral trainees.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and intervention/support for patients.
• Support psychological formulation within the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide supervision and training as part of the role.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Psychological assessment

Communication skills

Competence in clinical practice

Leadership skills

Ability to speak Welsh

Education

Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

HCPC registration

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an HCPC registered Principal Clinical Psychologist to join our Living Well Service.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team. The team is co-led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Consultant Therapist and the MDT includes Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietetics, GP and admin staff. The service supports people presenting with Long COVID, other post viral conditions, complex breathlessness, functional neurological disorder and other persistent physical symptoms.

The Living Well Service is a new innovative team providing a range of opportunities for the applicant to get involved in service development, shaping the way we work with vulnerable groups who might otherwise fall through the gaps in services.

We are an award winning, friendly and supportive team; who are research active, with a passion for co-production with our partners with Lived Experience.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake a range of assessments and intervention / support of patients presenting with complex conditions which include but are not limited to: Long COVID, other post viral conditions, complex breathlessness, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and other persistent physical symptoms.

They will support psychological formulation within the multidisciplinary team and provide direct and indirect support to patients and their families / carers. Supervision of others, delivery of training, leadership and service development will also form an integral part of this role.

We are passionate about the co-development of our service and enriching it with research. Therefore, the post holder will have opportunities to help us to continue developing these two important areas.

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 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.

We are currently looking for a Band 8b candidate with appropriate experience. We are a pan North Wales service and are looking for someone to cover North East Wales although we are open to agreeing a base with the successful candidate. An element of remote working may be available once agreed.

Your role would include direct clinical work, consultation with multi-disciplinary colleagues, training, and service development, with further opportunities for research and audit.

For queries, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Rachel Skippon; Consultant Clinical Psychologist; [e-mail]; 03000 840007.

Person Specification

Qualifications and / or Knowledge

• 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.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
• 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.
• Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books.

Experience

• 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 working with client groups across an increasing range of clinical severity.
• 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 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

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

Values

• 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.

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.