Job Summary
This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help make a real difference to adults in acute care mental health services in North Wales. The senior post is to provide psychological input and oversight in acute care psychology services in Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd. Core aims are to lead the development and delivery of a biopsychosocial multidisciplinary team (MDT) for acute care, provide specialised psychological assessments and interventions within adult mental health inpatient settings, and offer expert advice, consultation, training and supervision in psychological approaches with the acute care pathway in mind. The post holder will also deliver direct expert psychological clinical input to service users and families and support staff through training, supervision and interventions. The post holder will receive professional and line management support from within a friendly and growing AMH Clinical Psychology & Psychological Services Department. There is the potential for this post to be combined with the concurrently advertised Older Adults Mental Health Acute Care Principal Clinical Psychologist posts. Please enquire if interested in this.
Main Duties
* Serve as an active and integrated member of the inpatient multidisciplinary mental health team.
* Provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, including specialised psychological assessment and therapy and staff consultation.
* Work autonomously in accordance with the British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and the Health and Care Professions Council.
* Plan and deliver individual and group interventions, both directly and via the guidance of MDT members.
* Handle a specialist clinical psychology caseload of adult clients with complex mental health presentations in an inpatient setting, including offering specialist neuropsychological assessments, formulation, and interventions.
* Provide effective clinical leadership by demonstrating excellence in assessment, formulation, evidence-based intervention and offering advice and consultation in complex clinical cases to other health professionals, acting as a specialist resource to the wider professional community.
About Us
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is 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 the Proud to Lead competence framework. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and are proud to welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme.
Location & Contract
* Location – Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2PW.
* Contract – Permanent, Part‑time.
* Reference – 050-PST144-1025.
* Band – Band 8b.
* Pay – £65,424 to £76,021 per annum, pro‑rata.
Qualifications & Experience
* Good Honours degree in Psychology.
* Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status.
* Post‑graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent) accredited by the British Psychological Society.
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
* Substantial assessed experience as a qualified and senior clinical psychologist, normally including significant post‑qualification experience within the designated speciality.
* Demonstrated specialist training through extensive clinical supervision by a senior psychologist.
* Experience of applying clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
* Experience representing psychology within multidisciplinary care settings.
* Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis in clinical psychology.
* Ability to speak Welsh (desirable).
Desirable
* Well‑developed knowledge of specialised psychological therapies in difficult‑to‑treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses, additional disabilities).
* Knowledge of neuropsychological assessment and related advanced metrics.
* Experience of representing psychology across cultural contexts.
Additional Requirements
* Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) – Disclosure & Barring Service check required.
* Current UK professional registration.
* Skilled worker sponsorship available; applications from those requiring sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and welcome applicants under the Disability Confident Employer scheme. Applications may be submitted in Welsh or English and are treated with equal consideration.
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