Senior Practitioner Psychologist

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A health board in South Wales seeks a practitioner psychologist to join their adult community mental health teams. The role includes leading service development and working with complex cases. Ideal candidates will have experience in adult mental health and be supported by senior colleagues. Benefits include a competitive pension and opportunities for training and development. Applications are welcome in Welsh or English.

Benefits

Leading pension

Generous leave

Flexible work opportunities

Career growth support

Ongoing learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in adult community mental health settings is required.
• Ability to contribute to service development and training.
• Welsh language skills are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Promote psychological understanding and work within adult mental health.
• Undertake complex clinical work and develop group programs.
• Work autonomously within service policies.

Skills

Complex case management

Service development

Trauma-informed care

Training and supervision

Bilingual skills

Education

Practitioner psychologist qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a practitioner psychologist to provide specialist provision within CTM's adult community mental health teams. The successful candidate will join a diverse and passionate team of psychologists working across the community teams in CTM. Senior colleagues will provide support and mentoring to the successful candidate to develop within the post, and to engage in CPD. The CMHT psychologists are also currently engaged in an exciting period of service development where there are many opportunities to be involved and work within your area of interest. The CMHT psychology service is made up of clinical and counselling psychologists, CAAP and assistant psychologists. We have close links with both the clinical and counselling doctorate in South Wales and consistently have trainees on placement with us. The wider CTM psychology service is going through a period of development aimed to foster good links and communication across specialities and is a thriving department to sit within. The Psychological Professionals Network has also been set up where colleagues can support each other with specialist skills in both clinical and service development work.

Responsibilities

• Take a lead in promoting psychological ways of understanding and working across adult mental health, including service development and application of evidence-based, trauma-informed models within CMHTs and working with the most complex and long-term service users.
• Undertake complex clinical work, develop and deliver group programmes, provide training, supervision, formulation and professional reflective spaces for colleagues in psychology and other disciplines.
• Be expected and supported to undertake further training in relevant specialist areas, monitor and evaluate service developments and provide regular reports as appropriate.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.

Qualifications and requirements

• Practitioner psychologist, with experience in adult community mental health settings.
• Ability to work across complex and long-term cases within CMHTs and to contribute to service development and training.
• Welsh language: English and/or Welsh speakers are welcome to apply; Welsh skills are desirable (not essential). Level 3 speaking & listening (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above is considered an advantage.
• Eligible for sponsorship if not UK or Republic of Ireland national, including Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa where applicable; self-assessment via UK Government guidance is advised.
• All posts are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks and Professional Registration verification where required.

About CTM and Benefits

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from individuals within protected groups as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. We also warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community. We are a Living Wage Employer. CTM is located in South Wales, with proximity to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea, and is part of NHS Wales. Our values are: We listen, learn, and improve; We treat everyone with respect; We work together as one team. We offer benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development. Applications are welcome in Welsh or English, with no language preference. We reserve the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement to accommodate internal redeployment.