About the Role
Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
We are looking for an enthusiastic practitioner psychologist to join the Swansea Bay CAMHS psychology and psychological therapy (P&PT) service, leading on psychological practice within the In-Reach and Early Intervention parts of the service.
The post holder will join a team of psychologists and psychological therapists including a Consultant Psychologist lead, two other 8b psychologists, 8a psychologists, an Assistant Psychologist, Systemic Family Therapists and CAMHS psychological therapists (including Art Therapy, Play Therapy, CBT and EMDR Therapists). The P&PT team is highly respected and the service is keen to expand the scope of P&PT across all aspects of CAMHS.
In addition, the post holder will join a thriving, friendly and supportive Child Psychology department, which delivers services in a broad range of areas including surgical specialties, paediatric settings, and child development services. The department meets regularly for networking and sharing resources, CPD and reflective practice.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide psychological practice in the In-Reach and Early Intervention parts of CAMHS, including the School In-Reach Service, the Single Point of Access team, the Assessment and Treatment Team (delivering the LPMHSS aspect) and certain aspects of the Crisis Team.
* Deliver direct and indirect work with children, young people, families and carers, and provide consultation, supervision and staff training.
* Lead on identifying the psychological service areas for development, working with team leads to prioritise initiatives.
* Contribute to the development of broader CAMHS team processes, including clinical pathways, outcome measurement, training and line management as appropriate.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, including age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy, maternity, marriage and civil partnership.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team; we will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
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