Practitioner Psychologist - Community

NHS; Swansea; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Wales is seeking an enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist to join the Adult Mental Health Team. The role involves offering high-quality psychological services and managing a complex caseload within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have a Doctorate in clinical/counseling psychology and experience in psychological interventions. This part-time permanent position offers competitive salary and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional training opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience delivering psychological community interventions.
• Experience working preventatively.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and intervention.
• Manage a complex clinical caseload.

Skills

Ability to speak Welsh

Experience in psychological interventions

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Doctorate in clinical/counselling psychology

Postdoctoral training in practitioner psychology

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist to join Adult Mental Health Psychology in the Community Mental Health Team based in Gorseinon.

The post holder will be expected to provide a high quality psychology service to the CMHT.

The successful candidate will have access to regular supervision, and join a supportive network of psychologists working in adult mental health.

There are strong teaching and placement links with the clinical and counselling psychology courses in South Wales and the South West of England.

The post affords the opportunity to develop for newly qualified Practitioner Psychologists pursuing preceptorship from band 7 to band 8a under Annex 21.

The role is available to start as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

To provide a psychology service to people accessing care and support at Ty Einon Community Mental Health Team, Gorseinon.

The post holder will carry a complex clinical caseload of people engaged with services and provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention. The work is recovery-focused and trauma-informed.

The post holder will be expected to provide leadership in psychological knowledge and skills, work well with MDT colleagues and be adept at working through others by providing consultation, supervision and team formulation.

Forming and strengthening professional relationships and working by embedding psychology in the multidisciplinary team is an essential part of the role.

The psychologist in post will have a broad range of direct client involvement, from trauma and other specific therapies, through to providing specialist assessments.

There are opportunities for professional development in this post. We support and encourage training in specific therapies to bring more skills into the psychology workforce and beyond to improve outcomes and the services we deliver.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Doctorate in clinical/counselling psychology or it's equivalent
• Postdoctoral/qualification training courses in specific areas of practitioner psychology (Clinical/Forensic/Coun selling).

Experience

• Experience of delivering psychological /community psychology interventions and working autonomously
• Experience of working preventatively

Ability

• Ability to speak Welsh

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.

£48,527 to £63,623 a yearper annum (Band 7/8a Annex 21)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

130-PST075-1125

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