Senior Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

Senior Clinical Psychologist (Band 8a) - Older Adult Clinical Psychology ( Based in Flintshire.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to help make a real difference for people accessing Memory Assessment and Older People's Community Mental Health Services in North Wales, while contributing and being supported by a dynamic Older Adults Psychology team with strong links to the North Wales Clinical Psychology programme.

The BCUHB Older Adult Clinical Psychology department consists of a friendly and supportive team of colleagues spread out across North Wales with excellent ongoing peer-support, supervision, and mentoring, with competitive opportunities for training and career progression. You will receive professional leadership and support, with longstanding clinical and research links with the School of Psychology and the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme at the University of Bangor, Wales. The successful candidate will benefit from BCUHB-wide professional links across the North Wales within Clinical Psychology, with opportunity for research and clinical networking both locally and nationally. The countryside of North Wales offers an excellent quality of life and you will be joining BCUHB at an exciting time of transformation and growth.

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

Main duties of the job

This is a permanent 8a position, and the post-holder will provide specialist clinical input and support to both the Memory Assessment Service (MAS) multidisciplinary team and the Older People's Community Mental Health Team (OPMH CMHT). As well as delivering psychological and neuropsychological assessments, specialist pre and post-diagnostic counselling, psychological intervention, formulation, and group work, the post will also facilitate indirect intervention through training, supervision, and team formulation. Delivery will also include attending clinical MDT, referral, business, and clinical leadership meetings, as well as provision of supervision to junior psychologists, assistants and trainees. Enthusiasm and commitment are essential. This post will require excellent interpersonal skills, and an ability to integrate and collaborate with MDT colleagues.

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About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

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

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

English

Essential

DClinPsy Qualification (or equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those trained overseas) Significant post-qualification experience within Older Adults Experience of taking full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning Experience of specialised psychological assessment and treatment of a range of clients across a wide range of care settings

Desirable

Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision Knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies

English

Essential

The ability to work collaboratively with a range of multidisciplinary colleagues.

English

Essential

Experience in neuropsychological assessment.

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