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Job Overview
Principal Clinical Psychologist (Band 8b) – Adult Mental Health Development Stepped care Initiative (18.75hrs). Based in Central.
Job Overview
Principal Clinical Psychologist (Band 8b) – Adult Mental Health Development Stepped care Initiative (18.75hrs). Based in Central.
This is a very exciting opportunity to help make a real difference to increasing access to psychological therapies across stepped care mental health services in North Wales, taking a leadership role in psychological therapies development, training, supervision and supporting multidisciplinary staff in increasing access initiatives across stepped care mental health services including primary care mental health.
You will receive professional leadership and support from a welcoming and growing AMH Clinical Psychology & Psychological Services, with excellent clinical and research links with the School of Psychology and the DClinPsych Department at the University of Wales, Bangor. The countryside of North Wales offers an excellent quality of life, and you will be joining BCUHB at an exciting time of transformation and growth.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will benefit from BCUHB wide professional links across the North Wales within Clinical Psychology, with opportunity for research and clinical networking both in North Wales and All Wales wide. You will be well supported and mentored, with the opportunity for ongoing peer support and advancement. We are looking for an experienced, resilient, and highly motivated Clinical Psychologist to be part of this initiative within BCUHB.
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 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.
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
Essential criteria
* Registration with HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
* Good Honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for BPS Chartered status.
Desirable criteria
* Advanced training in research design and methodology
* Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
Experience
Essential criteria
* Appropriate experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, including substantial supervised post-qualification expertise and experience within adult mental health
Aptitude And Abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to use highest level of interpersonal and communication skills, requiring empathy and reassurance, to convey and receive highly complex/sensitive information effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere, and ability to overcome psychological resistance to potentially threatening information, whilst maintaining high degree of professionalism at all times
* Ability to prepare and present clinical and academic material for lecturing/training purposes
Desirable criteria
* Ability to speak Welsh
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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