Senior Clinical Psychologist

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Job Overview

This is an exciting career opportunity for a permanent full-time Band 8a* post in Adult Mental Health to Doctoral level Psychologists covering Llanelli and Ammanford, in East Carmarthenshire, South West Wales. In line with the Welsh Matrics (2017), the successful candidate would provide bespoke, specialist and creative psychological interventions to individuals, based on the development of a complex, multi-theoretical formulation that encompasses historical, developmental, systemic and neuropsychological processes.

The post is advertised as a Band 8a. However, applicants who do not currently meet all the skills and competences for the band 8a role, are encouraged to apply and, if successful, will be appointed under Agenda for Change Arrangement for Pay and Banding of Trainees (Annex 21) supported by a development plan for 2 years. The application of Annex21 with pay protection at band 7 may be considered for newly qualified psychologists until competencies are met for 8a, which will be expected to be met within 2 years. Following successful completion and successful attainment of skills and competences for the role, the post holder will then be paid at band 8a (minimum point on the scale). Continued support and supervision will be provided in order to develop the practitioner to the band 8a role. This will be an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified psychologist looking for career development.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be the senior resource for the geographical area of Llanelli and Ammanford, providing additional support such as:

• Advice and guidance on assessment, treatment and referrals to Psychiatrists; various professionals from the local Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT’s) including Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Support workers; as well as wider Health Board services such as inpatient teams, and outside agencies and settings such as the National Probation Service.
• Guidance for other psychological service staff, including but not limited to developing and sharing team formulations, undertaking specialist psychological assessment to guide protocol-driven psychological therapies and conducting cognitive assessments, to provide additional information to support individuals care plans and subsequent treatment.
• Routine line management duties such as Clinical Governance Supervision (contributing to personal appraisal development reviews and managing sickness and absence).
• Providing supervision (including the possibility supervising other Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and Doctoral Level Trainee Psychologists).
• Offering advice, consultation and teaching to promote and increase psychological mindedness across the Health Board.
  

Opportunities for learning and development are always encouraged within the department, as part of a supportive network of professionals.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

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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