National Lymphoedema Consultant Psychologist

You will be the first dedicated Psychology Consultant in Lymphoedema in the UK and will be required to create and implement the delivery of clinical pathways for Psychological Therapies for Lymphoedema and Lipoedema Patients in Wales.

You will join the established and award winning Lymphoedema National Team supporting Value Based Healthcare avoiding unnecessary variation to ensure the most cost effective and efficient delivery of services.

You will develop high quality, evidence based, psychological therapy services for people with Lymphoedema or Lipoedema in Wales.

In partnership with the Clinical Director of Lymphoedema Wales and other National posts and Clinical Lymphoedema Leads in the Health Boards you will develop service strategies and plans, complete evaluations for Welsh Government who provided the funding and ensure that national targets are met with appropriate objective measurements and patient reported outcome and experience measures.

You will work closely with the National Lymphoedema Researchers ensuring data collection can provide valuable information for publishing and national presentations.

The post is hosted by SBUHB but is a National All Wales role.

You will lead the development of the Psychological Therapy Workforce across Lymphoedema Wales upskilling existing Lymphoedema staff and employing additional psychological counsellors or Band 7 equivalent. Thus, ensuring recruitment, mentorship, supervision and governance structure for other Practitioner Psychologists, Psychological Therapists and other applied psychotherapists. This will also include supervising Psychology Students.

Provide visible leadership and promote high standards and robust governance of psychological therapy provision.
Develop a Lymphoedema Wales Psychology Strategic Plan with the creation of a supporting programme board.
You will carry a highly specialist clinical caseload as required, and this can be developed by creating referral pathways, group sessions, individual virtual and face to face interventions. Lymphoedema Wales Clinical Network sees children and adults so there will be a mixed case load.
To interpret Professional, National and International guidance on psychological interventions to develop plans within Lymphoedema Wales Clinical Network to deliver Psychological Therapy in line with the Matrics Cymru.
Act as an expert specialist resource providing developed expertise, guidance and consultation to other professions agencies and stakeholders based on national evidence tables and strategies for the delivery of psychological therapies. Foster positive partnerships with external agencies and NHS partnership organisations.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

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