Senior Practitioner / Clinical Psychologist Central

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Rhuallt; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking an HCPC registered Senior/Clinical Practitioner Psychologist to join the Living Well Service in North Wales. The post involves working in a multidisciplinary team to assess and support patients with Long COVID, ME/CFS, functional symptoms and related conditions, with opportunities for leadership and service development.

The post emphasises research activity and co-production with people with lived experience, with Welsh language skills

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Senior/Clinical Practitioner Psychologist in the Living Well Service.
• Experience in assessments and interventions for complex conditions, including Long COVID and ME/CFS.
• Ability to supervise others, deliver training, and contribute to service development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and provide intervention/support for patients with complex conditions.
• Provide psychological formulation within the multidisciplinary team.
• Offer supervision, training delivery, leadership, and service development activities.
• Contribute to research and co-production with partners and lived experience groups.

Skills

HCPC registration

Clinical formulation

Leadership/Supervision

Training delivery

Service development

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an HCPC registered Senior / Clinical Practitioner Psychologist to join our Living Well Service. We are looking for someone who enjoys working as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team. The team is co-led by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Consultant Therapist and the MDT includes Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietetics, GP and admin staff. The service supports people presenting with Long COVID, other post viral conditions, complex breathlessness, Myalagic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Functional Neurological Disorder and other persistent physical symptoms.

The Living Well Service is a new innovative team providing a range of opportunities for the applicant to get involved in service development, shaping the way we work with vulnerable groups who might otherwise fall through the gaps in services. We are an award winning, friendly and supportive team; who are research active, with a passion for co-production with our partners with lived experience.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake a range of assessments and intervention / support of patients presenting with complex conditions which include but are not limited to: Long COVID, other post viral conditions, complex breathlessness. Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Myalagic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and other persistent symptoms. They will support psychological formulation within the multidisciplinary team and provide direct and indirect support to patients and their families / carers. Supervision of others, delivery of training, leadership and service development will also form an integral part of this role.

We are passionate about the co-development of our service and enriching it with research. Therefore, the post holder will have opportunities to help us to continue developing these two important areas.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. We reserve the right to close a vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Awareness of the varying geography of North Wales and ability to meet the travel requirements of this post in a timely manner.

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.