Consultant Practitioner Psychologist - Adult Mental HealthNHS
Job summary
Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking an experienced and inspirational Consultant Practitioner Psychologist to lead our Adult Psychology and Psychological Therapies Service. This is a senior leadership position offering the opportunity to shape and influence the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological services across Adult Mental Health.
As a key member of the Psychology Leadership Team, you will provide strategic, professional and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and psychologically informed services. You will lead and manage a multidisciplinary psychology workforce, oversee clinical governance, workforce development, service improvement, audit and research activities, and promote a culture where staff, service users and carers can thrive.
Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will maintain a specialist clinical caseload, providing highly specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for adults experiencing complex and severe mental health difficulties across community and inpatient settings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Provide strategic, operational and clinical leadership for the Adult Psychology and Psychological Therapies Service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based psychological care. They will lead service planning, development and improvement initiatives, oversee clinical governance arrangements and ensure effective supervision, professional development and workforce support for psychological practitioners.
- Manage senior clinical staff, leading recruitment and induction processes, coordinating service meetings, monitoring waiting lists and supporting the delivery of accessible, culturally competent and psychologically informed services.
- Contribute to local, regional and national developments in psychological practice and represent psychology within multidisciplinary and strategic forums.
- Hold a specialist caseload and provide highly specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for adults with complex and severe mental health difficulties.
- Offer consultation and supervision to multidisciplinary colleagues, contribute to risk assessment and management, and support evidence-based practice across services.
- Lead and oversee audit, service evaluation and research activities, using outcomes and evidence to drive continuous service improvement and enhance the quality of care provided across Adult Mental Health services.
Job description
We are looking for a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist with substantial post-qualification experience, strong leadership skills and a proven track record of service development within NHS mental health services. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution to the future of psychological practice across Powys and to improve outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
For further details, please see the attached combined Job Description and Person Specification.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you dont speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, dont worry: the health board will support you with training. The post holder will need to offer face to face clinics in one or more clinical bases across the health board, including in Bronllys, Llandrindod and/or Newtown.
About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.