Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (or development role)

Integrated Care System; Newtown; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist within the Powys Therapeutic Children's Home. You will play a vital role in supporting children and young people with emotional needs through assessment and specialist intervention in a multidisciplinary CAMHS team. This position offers the chance to contribute to the wellbeing of the community while working in a supportive environment that values personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Agile working opportunities

Support for professional development

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in assessment and formulation.
• Supervision training is essential.
• Advanced clinical skills with children and young people is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological expertise in Powys Therapeutic Children's Home.
• Conduct specialized psychological assessment and intervention.
• Deliver training and evaluate clinical practice.

Skills

Clinical skills

Assessment

Consultation

Supervision

Education

Post doctoral qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to work within a Powys Therapeutic Children's Home. Would you like to join a passionate and supportive multidisciplinary CAMHS team, as well as taking on a key role in the development and delivery of a bespoke therapeutic accommodation provision for children and young people in the care system in Powys with complex emotional needs?

You should have a passion for working with children, young people and families, as well as significant post qualification experience of providing psychological assessment, highly specialist interventions, supervision and consultation. You will need to be able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Our Psychology and Psychological Therapies Team places a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and supporting personal and professional development.

Powys is a unique and beautiful place to live and work, with a small population spread across a large geographical area. This presents us with specific challenges that require creativity, flexibility and innovative ideas, and provides opportunities for individual clinicians to have a real impact on services and the experiences of our service users and their families.

Applicants who do not currently meet all the essential criteria for the Band 8a role are encouraged to apply and, if successful, will be appointed under Agenda for Change Annex 21 and subject to an individualised competence development plan.

Main duties of the job

Provide psychological expertise into the Powys Therapeutic Children's Home including:

Highly specialised psychological assessment, formulation, evidence-based intervention to children young people and families.

Specialist psychological consultation and clinical supervision to staff to support them to develop their knowledge and skills to provide a supportive, therapeutic environment for children and young people to thrive.

Analysis of training needs, design of training and skills development programmes, and delivery and evaluation of training.

Acting as a core part of the decision-making team considering the suitability of placements within the Powys Therapeutic Children's Home for specific children and young people, and taking a key role in planning and supporting the transition of children and young people both pre- and post-placement.

Taking a leading role in developing an attachment-aware, trauma-informed clinical model within the Powys Therapeutic Children's Home, including supporting staff wellbeing initiatives

The base for the post will be in Newtown, with a combination of face to face and remote working.

About us

Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.

To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.

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.

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

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Post doctoral qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology, including doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology
• Highly developed clinical skills in assessment, formulation, treatment, consultation and supervision
• Doctoral level knowledge of psychological theory and practice, including neuro- psychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation; and psychological therapies and their application
• Beginning to develop advanced levels of clinical expertise and practice working with looked After Children and/or in Specialist CAMHS OR For Annexe 21: previous relevant experience and a demonstrable interest in working in these areas
• Post-Doctorate Clinical Supervision training
• Specialist training, in for example, Research Design & methodology; Systemic Family therapy, DDP, Theraplay, DBT, STEPPS

Experience

• Relevant experience gained through doctorate training of working across a range of client groups that must include Adults, Children and Families, people with a Learning Disability, and Older Age Adults
• Experience delivering teaching and training
• Experience providing individual or group supervision and consultation to other psychologists (qualified, in training, and assistants) and other professional staff groups

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.

£54,550 to £61,412 a yearper annum pro rata