Senior Practitioner Psychologist (Counselling or Clinical)

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Chepstow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board invites applications for a permanent Practitioner Psychologist (Counselling or Clinical) position in their Adult Mental Health Specialty. The successful candidate will provide specialist psychological services to adults in Lower Monmouthshire, contributing to a supportive and dynamic psychology team dedicated to high standards of care and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

In-house programs

Career pathways

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Experience training and working across the lifespan.
• Pre- or post-qualification experience with adults exhibiting significant mental health differences.
• Experience supervising others.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality assessments and interventions.
• Maintain robust working relationships across disciplines.
• Participate in service development and evaluation.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Supervision

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Psychology

Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted via your email account used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

There is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum. This will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Practitioner Psychologist (Counselling or Clinical) to join the Adult Mental Health Specialty in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will support the continued development and provision of specialist psychological services to adults living in Lower Monmouthshire.

The post is advertised as Band 8a, but we also invite newly qualified applicants with significant past experience to apply and start on Band 7. Candidates who do not quite meet the threshold for Band 8a may be offered the role on Annex 21 with a clear development plan to progress to Band 8a.

The post-holder will be part of a robust psychology team embedded in a CMHT and the wider 'family' of the adult psychology specialty. Flexibility, creativity, and a keen willingness to learn are essential. Maintaining good working relationships across disciplines is crucial. In return, you will benefit from a supportive team fostering professional growth and high standards of service.

This role offers the chance to focus on an area of clinical expertise or a special interest while developing broader relationships and partnerships to support service development and evaluation.

Main duties of the job

We seek a thoughtful and dynamic psychologist capable of delivering high-quality assessments, formulations, and interventions, and helping others do the same.

The successful candidates will join a busy, welcoming CMHT and a cohesive Psychology specialty committed to personal and professional development. We have interests and highly specialist skills in psychological therapies including CAT, DBT, MBT, EMDR, and MBCT, and welcome applicants eager to further develop their clinical expertise and achieve accreditation in evidence-based models.

The Lower Monmouthshire psychology team has particular interests in EDMR, DBT, CBT, and other evidence-based therapies. The team is trauma-informed and works to deliver psychologically informed care alongside evidence-based interventions. There is a particular interest in facilitating team formulation and leading clinical service elements, providing an excellent opportunity to develop leadership skills.

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

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. It offers an exceptional workplace where staff are trusted and valued. The health board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care for a population of 650,000 and employs over 16,000 staff.

We offer extensive benefits, training, and development opportunities, including paid mandatory training, in-house programs, recognized qualifications, and career pathways. We promote flexible working, support work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and are developing a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.

Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to deliver care closer to home and high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Undergraduate Degree in psychology or conversion
• Graduate Basis for Registration
• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology

Desirable criteria

• Masters Degree or Post-graduate training
• Accreditation in a model of psychological therapy

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in training or working across the lifespan
• Pre- or post-qualification experience of working with adults with significant mental health differences
• Experience in supervising others

Desirable criteria

• Service development
• MDT working

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to communicate complex information orally or in writing
• Awareness of strategy and policy relevant to mental health

Desirable criteria

• Welsh language ability