Practitioner Psychologist

NHS; Carmarthen; À distance; GBP 50 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Practitioner Psychologist to join the Older Adult Mental Health Service with a focus on dementia care. You will work within a psychology-led framework and contribute to developing clinically informed pathways across primary and secondary care.

Applicants should have Doctoral training in Clinical/Psychology and HCPC registration, with experience across adult and older adult mental health.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level training in Clinical/Counselling Psychology with accreditation by the BPS.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience across adult, older adult and learning disabilities settings.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for older people living with dementia and related complex needs.
• Collaborate with Advanced Practitioners and other Therapies to develop psychologically informed care pathways across primary and secondary care.
• Contribute to service development, research and workforce development in dementia care.
• Engage in supervision, continuing professional development and leadership activities.

Formation

Doctoral training in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist

Outils

Neuropsychology assessments

Description du poste

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Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Registered Practitioner Psychologist to join our innovative Older Adult Mental Health Service, with a particular focus on supporting people living with dementia and those who support.

You do not need to be an experienced older adult or dementia specialist to thrive in this role. We are looking for a psychologist who is curious, thoughtful, values people's rights and is passionate about developing their knowledge and practice. In return, we will support you to build specialist expertise while giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution from the outset.

This is a psychology-led service where psychological thinking, formulation and evidence-based practice influence both clinical care and service development . You will work as part of a highly skilled AHP multidisciplinary team and have opportunities to contribute to research, quality improvement, workforce development and the development of psychologically informed dementia pathways across primary and secondary care.

If you want a role where you can keep learning, develop your practice and challenge assumptions about ageing and dementia, champion the rights for equality and help shape better services for people living with dementia , we would love to hear from you.

This is an Annex 21 post. Please see below for further details.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for older people living with dementia and those experiencing complex emotional, behavioural and psychological needs. You will work collaboratively with individuals, families a nd staff , ensuring that psychological thinking remains central to understanding the person rather than simply the diagnosis.

You will work alongside Advanced Practitioners and colleagues from Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Dementia Practice, Nursing and Research to develop psychologically informed approaches across primary and secondary care.

A key part of the role will be to contribute to the development and evaluation of dementia pathways across settings , service improvement, research and workforce development. You will be encouraged to bring curiosity, creativity and constructive challenge to how services are designed and delivered.

The role provides opportunities to develop specialist clinical, systemic, leadership and research skills through supervision, mentorship and continuing professional development.

We particularly welcom e psychologists who are passionate about rights, inclusion and challenging assumptions about what life with dementia and ageing can look like.

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

Working for our organisation

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); 99 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Annex 21:

This post is advertised as a Band 8a , however, applicantswho do not currently hold all the necessary competencies to a Band 8a level are encouraged to apply and, if successful,will be appointed under Annex 21 rules whereby 65%of the top of Band 8a will be payable in the first year, 70% in second year and 75% in third year.Applicantswould be supported to develop their competencies required to fulfil the role within a 36month period. Following successful completion and successful attainment of the skills and competencies for the role, the post holder will then be paid at Band 8 a ( minimum point on the scale). Failure to achieve the competencies in the designated timeframe would follow Workforce policy.

As part of the Annex 21 process, there is no financial penalty to those who apply for this role where the percentage will cause a reduction in pay, subsequently a local protection would be put in place until the pay has caught up.

For further information about the role and essential requirements, please refer to the job description and person spec.

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 user experiences . 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 12/11/2026.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Doctoral level training in Clinical/ Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those who commenced training prior to September 2001) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Registration with Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Have knowledge of clinical assessment, formulation and psychological treatments as well as experience in working psychologically in all core specialties being a) adult mental health; b) child and adolescent mental health; c) older adults mental health and d) learning disabilities as obtained within Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology (D. Clin Psy) or have met all competencies within a Doctorate Clinical Psychology Programme which uses a competency assessment framework model.
• Have knowledge of specific models of psychopathology including health psychology models, clinical psychometrics and cognitive psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• Demonstrate further specialist training and or experience

Experience

• 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.
• Experience of working flexibly and sensitively with a wide variety of psychology patient groups, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
• Experience of delivering psychological interventions within multidisciplinary settings
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience with neuropsychology assessments
• Experience of applied clinical psychology within physical health conditions

Other

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.