Main area Psychology Learning Disabilities Grade Band 8a/Annex 21a Contract Permanent: Annex 21a Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Pro Rata) Job ref 070-PST010-0425
Employer Powys Teaching Health Board Employer type NHS Site Bronllys Hospital Town Bronllys Salary £54,550 - £61,412 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/04/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a/Annex 21a
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Job overview
Provide a specialised Clinical Psychology service to clients within the Community team for people with intellectual disabilities, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients. The assessment and intervention approaches delivered will encompass multidisciplinary strategies, to facilitate the client’s needs. All activities will be based upon a holistic, person-centred framework, utilising needs-led models, such as the Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) model and developing these interventions with teams, as appropriate.
This post is advertised as a Band 8a, however applicants who do not currently hold all the necessary competencies to a Band 8a level are encouraged to apply and, if successful, will be appointed under Annex 21 rules whereby 75% of Band 8a will be payable during the first 12 months or until band 8a competencies have been completed.
Main duties of the job
Exercise autonomous professional responsibility and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional practice, being guided by principles and broad occupational policies. Provide specialised psychological assessments using a wide variety of methods, including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main 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 and/or Knowledge
* Honours Degree in Psychology
* Doctoral level advanced knowledge of Clinical Psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, Neuropsychological and Psychometric assessment and interpretation
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practised within Clinical Psychology
* Specialist training e.g. research design & methodology; Systemic family therapy, EMDR, CAT, Neuropsychology
Experience
* 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 Director of Psychology
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care, with experience of coordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care planning
* Experience of providing psychological services to people with neurological conditions
Aptitude and Abilities
* Skills in the supervision of other staff including Trainee Clinical Psychologists
* Publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
As a Health Board we embrace diversity and inclusion. We offer a supportive and welcoming place to work which is free from discrimination and fair in all our working practices.
You can complete your application in Welsh or English, it’s entirely your choice. Once you’ve applied, we will keep you updated on the progress of your application, so be sure to check your emails regularly.
Interested in working with us, but haven’t found the right job opportunity yet, or you require some guidance with your application, please contact our Resourcing Team on 01874 712580 or e-mail powysresourcing@wales.nhs.uk. We’ll be happy to have an informal chat with you.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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