Assistant Psychologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of an integrated multi-professional team providing community neurorehabilitation to stroke, acquired brain injury (ABI), non-epileptic attacks, and other neurological patients. The post is based at the Park Road Wellbeing Centre in Pontypool. It involves contributing to a comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation service for patients across the ABUHB area. The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Clinical Psychologists, Neuro-Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Speech and Language Therapists, and Rehabilitation Assistants. The post holder will be expected to engage in and support individual, joint and group clinical work with colleagues from the CNRS Clinical Psychology service or other disciplines under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. The locations of clinical work will include, patient’s own homes, hospital and outpatient sites, on-line, and in groups. The post holder will be expected to travel to other health board sites and to patient’s places of residence.

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

The post holder will be part of an integrated multi-professional team providing early supported discharge and community neuro-rehabilitation.

The purpose of this service is to provide comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation for people who have had strokes, brain injuries, and other neurological conditions. The post holder will be part of a service across the health board.

The multi-disciplinary team includes Clinical Psychologists, Neuro-Physiotherapists, Specialist Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Dieticians, Speech and Language Therapists, and Therapy Assistant Practitioners. The post holder will be expected to engage in individual / joint clinical work with colleagues from the CNRS Clinical Psychology service or other disciplines under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. This will include the organisation and delivery of clinical group work.

The locations of clinical work will include, patient’s own homes, hospital and outpatient sites, on-line, and in groups. The post holder’s responsibilities will be: undertaking psychological assessments and interventions as part of the multi-professional team and as delegated by the teams Clinical Psychologists; supporting the team’s qualified psychologists to undertake clinically relevant research, service evaluation and audit; supporting the team psychologists to undertake teaching and training; and, carrying out other duties as part of the role and as delegated by the team’s Clinical Psychologists.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.