Job Overview
This senior post provides psychological input and oversight in acute care psychology services at Heddafn Psychiatric Unit, Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Core aims are to lead the development and delivery of a biopsychosocial multidisciplinary team (MDT) for acute care, provide expert advice, consultation, training and supervision within adult mental health inpatient settings, and deliver direct expert psychological clinical input to service users and families.
The post may also be combined with the concurrently advertised Older Adult Mental Health Acute Care Principal Clinical Psychologist posts. Please enquire if interested.
Main Duties of the Job
- To be an active and integrated member of the inpatient multidisciplinary mental health team.
- To provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, including specialised psychological assessment, therapy and consultation to staff.
- To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.
- To plan and provide individual and group interventions, both directly and via the guidance of MDT members.
- To carry a specialist clinical psychology caseload of adult clients presenting with complex mental health conditions in an inpatient setting, including offering specialist neuropsychological assessments, formulation, individual and group interventions.
- To provide effective clinical leadership by demonstrating and promoting excellence in assessment, formulation, evidence‑based intervention and by offering advice and consultation on complex cases to other health professionals.
- To act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional community.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
BCUHB North Wales is committed to promoting equality and diversity and is a Disability Confident Employer.
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential Criteria
- Good Honours degree in Psychology.
- Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status.
- Post‑graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
Desirable Criteria
- Well‑developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies for difficult‑to‑treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities).
- Knowledge of highly specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies, including neuropsychological assessment.
Experience
Essential Criteria
- Substantial assessed experience as a qualified and senior clinical psychologist, normally including significant post‑qualification experience within the designated speciality or relevant transferable skills.
- Assessed experience of working effectively as a qualified and senior level clinical psychologist in the designated speciality, or relevant transferable skills, and demonstration of further specialist training/experience through extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision as a specialist Clinical Psychologist.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience applying clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience representing psychology within multidisciplinary care.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential Criteria
- The ability to demonstrate a high level of competence to work within the designated speciality.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology.
Desirable Criteria
