Senior Clinical Psychologist – East CAMHS Early Years
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Senior Clinical Psychologist to lead our Early Years Pathway for infants and children aged 0-7 and their families across Wrexham and Flintshire CAMHS. This is a full-time and permanent post.
As a valued part of our local early years system, East Early Years CAMHS works closely with the Health Visiting service to support mental health at the earliest stages with a focus on the parent-infant/child relationship. More widely, we engage with local partners to strategically support the development of early years mental health and parent-infant relationship across our networks.
Our pathway includes a highly skilled Specialist Nursery Nurse, Specialist Health Visitor, CAMHS Practitioners and Assistant Psychologists, with input from a Consultant Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Principal Clinical Psychologist.
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Psychologist who can evidence their commitment to clinical quality, evidence-based practice and maintaining high professional standards for themselves and others.
Regular clinical supervision will be provided by a Principal Clinical Psychologist.
We have an excellent relationship with Bangor Clinical Psychology Programme and offer a specialist Early Years CAMHS placement for final year trainees.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside Health Visiting and other professionals, the successful candidate will undertake specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions delivered to families and via groups. They will promote psychological thinking and formulation within our multidisciplinary team. The post holder will offer consultation to families, health professionals and to multi-agency colleagues. Supervision of others, delivery of training, leadership and service development linked to our Early Years Pathway across both bases will form an integral part of this role.
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 responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
1. Honours Degree in Psychology
2. Eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
3. Post-graduate Doctoral qualification in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or for those trained overseas), as accredited by the British Psychological Society
4. Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
5. Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
Experience
1. Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills
2. Demonstration of further specialist training / experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Head of Clinical Psychology Services
3. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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