Principal Clinical Psychologist - Older Adult Inpatient East

NHS; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 77,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North Wales is looking for a part-time Clinical Psychologist to provide psychological input in acute dementia care. The role involves conducting assessments, offering therapy, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have substantial experience as a clinical psychologist and a relevant doctorate. The salary ranges from £65,424 to £76,021 pro rata. This is a permanent position based in Wrexham.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience as a qualified clinical psychologist.
• Experience in multidisciplinary care contexts.
• Ability to work autonomously within ethical guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialised clinical psychology services to clients.
• Conduct psychological assessments and therapy.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary mental health team.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Consultation

Neuropsychological assessments

Team collaboration

Cultural competency

Education

Good Honours degree in Psychology

Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status

Registration with Health and Care Professions Council

Job description

Job Summary

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help make a real difference to Older Adults in acute Older Adult functional and dementia inpatient care in North Wales. This senior post is to provide psychological input and oversight in acute care Older Adult psychology services in the BCUHB East area. Core aims will be to provide psychological leadership for the continued development and delivery of a biopsychosocial MDT for acute Older Adult functional and dementia care, MDT interventions within older adult dementia care 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, behavioural and neuropsychological assessment, staff training, support and supervision within the acute dementia care pathway in Wrexham and Flintshire. The post holder will also be required to provide direct expert psychological clinical input to service users and families.

There is the potential for this post to be combined with the concurrently advertised Adult Mental Health Acute Care Principal Clinical Psychologist posts. Please enquire if interested in this.

Main Duties

• 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 offering advice and consultation in complex clinical cases to other health professionals.
• To act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional community.

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Good Honours degree in Psychology.
• 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.

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 multidisciplinary 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.

Desirable

• 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 of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.
• Ability to speak Welsh.

Additional Information

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

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants.

Employer Details

Employer name: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Address: Heddfan Psychiatric Unit, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, LL13 7TD

Compensation & Contract

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: 8b

Salary: £65,424 to £76,021 a year pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 050-PST151-1125-C

Job locations: Heddfan Psychiatric Unit, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, LL13 7TD

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.