Job overview
We are delighted to offer this exciting full-time a or -a development post (dependent on experience) in our neurodevelopment service, here in beautiful North Wales.
You will join a well-established and diverse MDT, which provides highly specialised neurodevelopmental assessments and support for neuro-divergent children and young people and their families. A real strength of the team is the close working links with local CAMHS and Intellectual Disability services and our multiagency partners. Your ability to provide specialist psychological input to the assessments and interventions will be highly valued.
According to experience, you will contribute to the supervision of colleagues, including assistant psychologists. You will provide training and teaching, and support our innovative service improvement activities, including audit and service evaluation.
This post is part of a vibrant wider Child Psychology team where quality improvement, supervision and continued professional development are highly valued. We have an excellent relationship with Bangor Clinical Psychology Programme and provide regular teaching/placements.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and innovative Clinical Psychologist for whom we will offer not only a great working environment in a beautiful area, but a great team and plenty of support along the way.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will undertake a range of assessments and deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions, alongside some Care Co-Ordination. They will promote psychological thinking and formulation within a multidisciplinary team and provide consultation to multi-agency professionals and families. Supervision of others, delivery of training, leadership and service development will also form an integral part of this development role.
We are looking for a newly qualified Clinical Psychologist who has relevant experience and can evidence their commitment to clinical quality, evidence-based practice and maintaining high professional standards for themselves and others.
On commencing in post, the successful applicant will have a development plan and agree a target timescale of between months and years for completion, depending on current skills and experience. Regular clinical supervision will be provided by a Senior Clinical Psychologist. Promotion to a substantive a post will be achieved on fulfilling required competencies.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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 ,, 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.