Job Overview
We are looking to recruit a full time Band 8a Clinical Psychologist to join our busy and friendly S-CAMHS service in Hywel Dda University Health Board.
The successful candidate will spend 0.5wte in our developing ARFID service for young people, providing a psychology perspective and engaging in assessment, formulation, intervention and consultation. The other 0.5wte is in our Schools In Reach and Primary Mental Health Worker Service, alongside our existing clinical psychologist and assistant psychologists, who are well embedded into this well established service.
The ARFID role will cover the whole of the Health Board footprint whilst we plan to allocate a specific geographical area and SIRS/PMHWS team for the SIRS/PMHWS role. The role will be based in Carmarthen. A small reduction in hours may be considered for those candidates requesting part time hours.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for the provision of Psychology within the multi-disciplinary ARFID Team. This will involve providing a psychology perspective and engaging in assessment, formulation, intervention and consultation.
Training for the wider S-CAMHS service to share specialist knowledge and skills will also be important. There will be opportunities to contribute to the shaping of this new and exciting service. Our SIRS/PMHWS is well established with Psychology a valued profession at its centre.
Clinical duties will include direct clinical work with young people and their families, providing supervision to Assistant Psychologists and Trainee Clinical Psychologists and providing training and consultation to colleagues within the service. The Schools In Reach Service role, centres around providing consultation and training to our colleagues in other agencies and Education in particular. Research and project work is valued and Psychology is involved in several exciting developments.
We have 3 SIRS/PMHWS Teams across the health board footprint and the plan is for the successful candidate to work in one of these three teams and they will have the excellent support from the colleague already in post.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
* Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
* Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
* Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
* 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
* Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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