Developmental Clinical Psychologist

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

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 short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process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 Developments Senior Psychologist to join the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service within the Adult Mental Health Specialty in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will support the continued development and provision of specialist psychological services to people experiencing first episode psychosis and their families in ABUHB. We are looking for a dynamic and inspiring psychologist who can not only deliver high quality assessments, formulations and interventions but can help others do the same.

The post is advertised as Band 8a but we would also invite newly qualified applicants to apply and start the role on Band 7. This would be with a clear plan of development to progress to Band 8a and you would be provided with all the experiences and supervision required to achieve this, the development plan will require the successful candidate to complete fully funded post graduate accreditation in CBTp

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would be joining a friendly and welcoming multidisciplinary team as well as a cohesive Psychology specialty with a commitment to personal and professional development and a robust sense of professional identity. We have strong interests and highly specialist skills in a range of psychological therapies including CBTp and other psychological therapies including EMDR, and welcome applications from individuals who are keen to further develop their clinical expertise and their team working skills.

This is an exciting time to join a growing team and developing specialty. There will be many opportunities for training and service development on a local and national level in the field of perinatal mental health. In line with mental health division priorities and the national early intervention in psychosis strategy. We are finding innovative ways to improve access to psychological therapies and also taking a strategic approach to developing trauma informed services.

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

This position is full time 37.5 hours per week

Working for our organisation

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. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Graduate basis for registration
• Doctorate in Councelling or Clinical Psychology
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate research degree
• Accreditation in a model of therapy
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Training across the lifespan
• Begun to develop an area of specialist interest or clinical expertise
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of service development
• Experience relevant to perinatal mental health