Senior Clinical Psychologist

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Llandudno; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

An established health organization is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join its vibrant CAMHS team. This role offers the chance to provide specialized psychological assessments and therapies to children and young people, while also supervising and training future psychologists. With a commitment to professional development and a diverse working environment, this position promises both challenges and rewards. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality mental health services, contributing to team policies, and enhancing the overall care provided to clients. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Knowledge of clinical psychology theory, therapies, and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized clinical psychology services and assessments.
• Supervise assistant psychologists and manage trainees' workloads.
• Contribute to local team policies and procedures for service quality.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Psychological Assessment

Therapeutic Interventions

Supervision and Training

Research Skills

Education

Good Honours Degree in Psychology

Post-Graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered Status

Job description

Main area: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Grade: Band 7 / 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 050-PST008-0125

Site: Llandudno General Hospital

Town: Llandudno

Salary: £46,840 - £61,412 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 03/02/2025 23:59

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.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

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

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

We are excited to be offering an 8a Senior Clinical Psychology post in our community CAMHS team. We welcome applications from those seeking the opportunity to join at Band 7 and follow a development route to the senior 8a position.

The post-holder will join our diverse and vibrant multi-disciplinary team based in Conwy or Denbighshire. We are a fully integrated Early Intervention and Prevention and Tier 3 Specialist CAMH service, providing primary and secondary mental health care for children and young people.

We are proud to offer a range of therapeutic interventions, including full-programme DBT; CBT; EMDR; Systemic Family Psychotherapy; Art Psychotherapy; CAT; Maudsley Model for Anorexia; and we have access to Child Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

We value personal and professional development. The post-holder will have lots of opportunity and support to develop and utilise their clinical leadership skills.

We have close links with our Tier 4 CAMHS service, and with local Paediatric Psychology, Neurodevelopment and Intellectual Disability services. We work closely with our multiagency partners, and have an excellent relationship with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme and offer teaching as well as core and specialist placements.

Applications are also invited from candidates wishing to work as a Clinical Psychologist with a development opportunity.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide a specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
2. To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.
3. To exercise delegated responsibility for the management and supervision of assistant psychologists and the workload of trainees, within the framework of the team/service policies and procedures.
4. To contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitate improvement in service quality.
5. To advise service and professional management on aspects of the service related to the team where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
6. To provide professional and clinical supervision for designated staff, as appropriate.
7. To provide clinical placements and supervision for Doctoral level trainee clinical psychologists and to deliver training to other professionals.
8. To utilise specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
9. To act as a panel member in the recruitment of designated staff, as appropriate.
10. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

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.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and full Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

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 or for those trained overseas), as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
• Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainees.
• Knowledge of clinical psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
• Post-doctoral training courses in specific areas of clinical psychology.
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult-to-treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses and people with additional disabilities).
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies.

Experience

• Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills.
• Demonstration of further specialist training / experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology.
• Experience of specialised psychological assessment and treatment of a range of clients across a wide range of care settings.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.