Senior Clinical Psychologist

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is seeking a Senior Practitioner Psychologist for its Staff Wellbeing and Support Service in North Wales. The role provides compassionate, trauma-informed support to staff, with opportunities to deliver tailored brief psychological interventions and supervise others.

The post involves assessments, formulation, intervention, training, and contributing to service development across the BCUHB footprint.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist is essential.
• Honours Degree in Psychology is essential.
• Significant experience as a qualified Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience in teaching, training and supervision is required.
• Desirable: ability to speak Welsh and trauma-focused training (EMDR or TF-CBT).

Responsibilities

• Carry out comprehensive assessments and formulate and deliver interventions.
• Provide trauma-informed, trauma-focused support where needed.
• Supervise and train staff; contribute to service development.
• Promote psychological thinking and wellbeing across the Health Board.
• Engage in clinical governance, audit and research as part of professional duties.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Clinical formulation

Trauma-informed care

Teaching & supervision

Education

HCPC registration as Practitioner Psychologist

Honours Degree in Psychology

Job description

Senior Practitioner Psychologist in Staff Wellbeing (1.0WTE, 8a)

The Staff Wellbeing and Support Service is seeking a Senior Practitioner Psychologist to provide compassionate, trauma-informed support to staff within the Health Board. This is an exciting new post, with significant opportunity to develop and deliver valued and inclusive support to staff.

You will be key in supporting our staff to live valued lives both within and outside of work, working in collaboration with people who access our service to formulate complex difficulties and provide tailored brief psychological support. Where required, this support will be trauma‑focused, with part of this role offering trauma therapy to staff who have experienced workplace trauma.

We are a small but dedicated team, and we value flexibility, consistency and support for our own wellbeing as well as the Health Board values of compassion, openness and respect. We have good connections with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme, and welcome trainees into our service.

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

Please note that this role is a pan-BCU role; you will be required to travel across the BCUHB footprint to work.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake a range of assessments with staff and, based on this assessment, will provide intervention or signpost to appropriate services. There will be a significant requirement to promote psychological thinking across the Health Board, particularly with staff groups who may not see the need to engage in initiatives around their own wellbeing. Supervision of others, delivery of training, and service development will also form an integral part of this role.

We are passionate about supporting staff with trauma, and embedding reflective practice into the Health Board. Therefore, the post holder will have opportunities to help us to continue developing these two important areas.

The post holder will also be a member of the BCUHB Psychology & Psychological Services for Physical Health Department, which is a supportive, friendly and growing department of Clinical Psychologists working within physical health services across BCUHB and has strong links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme. Continuing professional development and research is actively supported within the department. This post provides the ideal opportunity to gain experience in applying clinical psychology within a highly specialist setting.

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

Provides a highly specialist Psychology service to staff members within BCUHB, managing a complex caseload of people who may be experiencing significant psychological distress.

Undertakes comprehensive assessments, formulations and evidence-based interventions for staff members within the setting of BCUHB.

Works autonomously to make complex clinical decisions, manage risk, and communicate sensitive information.

Collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to support integrated care.

Contributes to service development, audit and research activity, and delivers teaching, training and clinical supervision to trainee and assistant psychologists where relevant.

Maintains accurate records, adheres to professional standards, and participates in clinical governance and ongoing professional development.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person specification

Qualifications & Registration

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Honours Degree in Psychology

Desirable criteria

• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Post-doctoral training in one of two trauma-focused interventions recognised by the World Health Organisation (that is, EMDR or TF‑CBT)

Post-Qualification Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience working as a qualified Practitioner Psychologist
• Experience of providing teaching and/or supervision to others

Desirable criteria

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

Research, Audit & Evidence-Based Practice

Essential Criteria

• Doctoral-level research knowledge; ability to apply evidence-based practice; experience of clinical audit / service evaluation

Desirable criteria

• Publication / research involvement; leading audit / service improvement projects

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Psychological assessment, formulation, intervention; psychometric skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience of having worked in staff wellbeing services

MDT working

Essential Criteria

• Effective multidisciplinary team working

Desirable criteria

• Leadership within MDT / service contribution

Teaching & Supervision

Essential Criteria

• Experience of teaching, training, supervision

Desirable criteria

• Formal supervision training