Principle Practitioner Psychologist

1 month ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a practitioner psychologist to join our Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health- Interventions Team. We can offer this competency post as a band 7 or a band 8a (see below for more details).

This post sits within the Interventions Team of the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Care Group (previously SpecialistCamhs). As well as being part of an established group of psychological therapists you will also be part of a wider MDT that value psychologicalthinking and practice.

We are in the position to recruit a Psychologist who already has the competence and experience relevant to an 8a position, or a Psychologist who meets the qualification, training and competence for a band 7 post. In the case of the latter, we are able to offer a professional knowledge and skills based development plan that will provide you with the opportunity to acquire the appropriate skills, competencies and development to enable your progression into the 8a role within an appropriate timescale.

The service has undergone much development in recent years. We are committed to compassionate and understanding relationships with youngpeople, families and their communities, so that the right interventions, can be offered in the right way, at the right time.

As a team we are committed to supporting staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance, create a culture of continuous learning and opportunities for staff to develop their skills and interests through training and practice.

Main duties of the job

As well as providing specialist psychological intervention to young people and their families, this post will involve; care coordination of complexyoung people and their systems, management and supervision of other team members, consultation and service development.

The successful candidate will have highly developed skills in engaging children, young people and their families experiencing significant will also be able to work flexibly and creative ways to consider how all aspects of the service is psychologically informed.

The post is permanent, and hours per week. Part-time hours may be considered. The service also operates a hybrid model of in person andvirtual working.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good Honours degree in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the BPS. Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by the HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties in an NHS setting; problems presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan Experience of teaching/training and/or professional and clinical supervision

Skills

Essential

Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups Ability to plan and organise a range of clinical or service-related activities and programmes Ability to implement agreed policies and strategic long-term service developments

Special knowledge

Essential

Evidence of post-qualification continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and BPS Formal training in supervision of other psychologists

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to communicate clearly and with sensitivity - verbally and in writing

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