Assistant Clinical Psychologist: Dementia Wellbeing Service

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Are you passionate about working with people living with dementia and their families, and looking for the next challenge in your career?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the newly formed Dementia Wellbeing Community Team in Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDdUHB). This team is part of a developing Dementia Wellbeing Pathway service, which is a wrap-around support for people living with dementia & their families to ensure there are increasing levels of expertise available following on from receiving a diagnosis and through the journey of dementia to maintain and enhance people’s quality of life.

This is an unique opportunity for post-holders to work with a range of Multi-Disciplinary professionals (inc. psychologist, speech and language therapist, dietician, advanced pharmacist, advanced occupational therapist and advanced nurse practitioners), to shape innovative service provision.

The post-holder will be embedded within the respective multidisciplinary team, with the intention to work alongside the team to flexibly share their expertise and extend their influence of both into people’s own homes (inc care homes) and within health, housing and social care services, at primary, secondary and tertiary care levels. In addition the expectation is that the post holder will support the professionals in delivering person-centred (needs led) care and to champion the equality and rights for this client group and their carers.

Applications are invited from individuals experienced in dementia, who are interested in working as part of multidisciplinary team as well as an Older People’s Mental Health Psychology service, which actively supports professional development and is committed to excellent patient care and service improvement. We have strong links to the South Wales Clinical Psychology Doctorate training programme.

The ability to drive is essential as the post holder will be expected to travel across the Health Board to visit patients at home and between sites. Mileage allowance is payable and pool cars and a lease car scheme is available.

You are considering joining our service at an exciting time. Dementia has received significant investment and you will be part of a team helping to deliver service change and make a difference for people living with dementia and their families. We look forward to receiving informal enquiries and your application.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 02/11/2021.

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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