Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Goleudy is a psychology-led service provided by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in partnership with Cardiff and Vale Local Authority. Goleudy supports young people, their families, and support systems who are experiencing high levels of distress. The team's name is derived from the Welsh word for Lighthouse and symbolizes a 'beacon of hope' in the difficult moments for our young people and families.
Goleudy has been developed around core values of providing trauma-informed care, being formulation-driven, and attachment-focused. The team ethos ensures that a shared understanding of young people's needs is centered around: 'what has happened to the young person?' and 'what has the young person survived?' as opposed to: 'what is wrong with the young person?' This understanding will determine how the team supports young people and their families at times of high distress.
The team is comprised of Clinical Psychologists, OTs, Assistant Psychologists, and team members from Education and Children's Services from the Local Authority. In accordance with trauma-informed principles, the team receives regular supervision, mentoring, reflective practice, formulation conversations, and nurture days.
Building, maintaining, and growing relationships is key to the team. Emphasis will be placed on working alongside and in partnership with the existing services within the local authority (social work & education) and health systems.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a Practitioner Psychologist who is passionate about trauma-informed care and working with young people, families, and systems in distress.
The Psychologist will have the opportunity to work clinically with young people, their families, and wider support systems to support young people who have experienced developmental trauma. Within Goleudy, there will be opportunities for the psychologist to embrace the full range of competencies and skills of a psychologist, including offering consultation, reflective practice, training, supervision, and supporting service development to help create meaningful and impactful change. The post-holder will be integral in developing trauma-informed psychological formulation in the team and beyond to support the care of young people across all areas of their lives. Goleudy works alongside and under the umbrella of the Enfys team, so there is a fantastic opportunity to cross-pollinate learning, leadership, and support.
This post is Fixed Term/Secondment until 31/03/2027 due to the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
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
* Good honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Graduate Membership of BPS.
* Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited.
* Experience of working as a qualified Applied Chartered/Clinical Psychologist and relevant experience.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical abuse.
* Skills in developing, managing, and coordinating a range of psychological interventions, groups, consultations, and/or training packages. Additional training and/or supervision in a relevant specialist area (e.g., Parent Training Programmes, CBT, Family Therapy).
* High-level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialized psychological therapies.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical, and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
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.
Salary: £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum pro rata.
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