An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational, dynamic and enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Consultant Psychologist providing clinical leadership for the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) Integrated Autism Service (IAS) Team. The Team are shortly moving to a new base at Ysbyty George Thomas in Treorchy but cover the whole of CTM Health Board. The Integrated Autism Service (IAS) offers diagnostic assessment for adults and direct support for autistic adults and their parent/carers. The service also offers professional consultation, joint working, training, advice and support to all sectors who support autistic people. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner responsible for managing own workload in a manner that complies with NICE guidance principles, professional conduct standards and legislative requirements around neurodevelopmental services. The postholder will provide clinical leadership to the Integrated Autism Service (IAS) and across Neurodiversity services, be responsible for establishing systems for monitoring the performance of IAS Services andensuring effective joint working and liaison with other services and agencies within the CTMUHB area., The postholder will lead the service to ensure that the model has a psychological approach, is tightly managed, that strong boundaries are kept and supervision/Integrated team working is prioritised. They will lead on the assessments for entry to the Pathway, co-ordinate the work of the Integrated team and will be involved in managing the most complex and challenging cases. Provide clinical, professional leadership and supervision for multi-disciplinary practitioners and support service developments across the IAS pathways:
* Provision of appropriate screening and assessment of ASC, consisting of the use of NICE approved measures, individual and collaborative interview, and clinical observations, which offer recourse to multi disciplinary involvement or scrutiny
* Interventions which reflect the difficulties autistic clients typically present with.
* Offer opportunities for the development of ASC in clients, fellow professionals and broader society through the provision of post diagnostic groups, awareness training and further detailed packages of education. Also provide opportunities for the development of other practitioners through individual or group supervision or consultation.
* Engage in appropriate co-production through service users forums, meetings and involvements.
* Ensure that pathways are appropriately established and monitored for the success, appropriateness, and efficacy of interventions.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.