Principal Clinical Psychologist - Adult Inpatient West

NHS; Bangor; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in North Wales seeks a Principal Clinical Psychologist for its Adult Inpatient services. The role involves providing psychological leadership, conducting assessments, and delivering specialized therapy within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and experience in acute mental health settings. Competitive salary and a supportive work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology required.
• Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist is necessary.
• Substantial experience in specific mental health settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialised psychological assessment and therapy.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team to enhance care.
• Provide clinical leadership and expert input.

Skills

Clinical psychology expertise

Consultation skills

Ability to work autonomously

High level of competence in speciality

Welsh language skills

Education

Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Eligibility for BPS Chartered status

Registration with HCPC as Clinical Psychologist

Job description

Principal Clinical Psychologist - Adult Inpatient West

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help make a real difference to adults in acute care mental health services in North Wales. This senior post is to provide psychological input and oversight in acute care psychology services in Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd. Core aims will be to provide psychological leadership for the continued development and delivery of a biopsychosocial MDT for acute care, MDT interventions within adult mental health inpatient settings, and to lead the provision of expert advice, consultation, training and supervision in psychological approaches within these settings with the acute care pathway in mind. The post holder will provide psychological interventions, staff training, support and supervision within the acute care pathway and inpatient adult mental health units. The post holder will also be required to provide direct expert psychological clinical input to service users and families. The post holder will receive professional and line management support from within a friendly and growing AMH Clinical Psychology & Psychological Services Department. There is the potential for this post to be combined with the concurrently advertised Older Adults Mental Health Acute Care Principal Clinical Psychologist posts. Please enquire if interested in this.

Main duties of the job

• To be an active and integrated member of the inpatient multidisciplinary mental health team.
• To provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients, and consultation to staff.
• To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.
• To plan and provide individual, and group interventions, both directly and via the guidance of MDT members.
• To carry a specialist clinical psychology caseload of adult clients who present with complex mental health presentations and in an inpatient setting, including offering specialist neuropsychological assessments, formulation, individual and group interventions.
• To provide effective clinical leadership by demonstrating and promoting excellence in the provision of highly specialist assessment, formulation, evidence‑based intervention and offer advice and consultation in complex clinical cases to other health professionals. To act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional community.

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.

Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status.
• 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.
• Well‑developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult‑to‑treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities etc).
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies, including neuropsychological assessment.

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 the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi‑disciplinary care.

Aptitude and Abilities

• The ability to demonstrate a high level of competence to work within the designated speciality.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology.
• 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.

£65,424 to £76,021 a year, pro rata