Consultant Clinical PsychologistNHS

Job summary

Maternity Cover - Fixed Term/Secondment for 12 months.

This is an exciting time to be part of Neurodevelopmental Services. We need a dynamic and innovative consultant clinical psychologist who can make a strong contribution to the development of the East ND service, to reflect the changing needs of our population.

You will be a compelling leader who can use the evidence base to inform clinical practice. You will provide highly specialist clinical and consultation skills within a very supportive MDT. You will work with the senior leadership team and partner agencies within East area to be part of developing new ways of working. This will necessitate working in conjunction with regional ND developments across North Wales.

Your skills will bridge the data needs between performance and clinical requirements, working with service and operational managers to ensure that data is collected in a meaningful way to meet performance requirements, and be used to develop clinical services.

We have a supportive network of child psychologists across specialisms for peer and professional support. We benefit from having a regional assistant psychologist dedicated to research who can provide support for your research interests. We have excellent links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme; we provide placements and regular teaching, as well as accessing CPD.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
• Work individually and in accordance with the practice code, ethical principles, and guidelines of the BPS and HCPC.
• Have delegated responsibility for the professional leadership, planning, systematic provision & review of Child Clinical Services within East area of BCUHB.
• Have responsibility for the professional leadership & management of clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists and psychological therapists within Child Clinical Psychology Services in the East.
• Establish ways in which broad clinical and professional policies should be interpreted, & be accountable for own professional actions and decisions.
• Help to devise, develop, interpret & implement discrete policies and service developments as required for the Child Clinical Psychology Service for the East area.
• Help to develop psychological therapies provision and ensure clinical governance processes are in place and implemented in the East area.
• Carry a highly specialist clinical caseload of clients with complex & enduring needs within East BCUHB area.
• Ensure provision of child clinical placements for the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme (NWCPP).
• Provide teaching and training for multi-disciplinary BCUHB staff & for the NWCPP.
• Utilise highly specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, & research.

Job description

This post can provide excellent clinical and leadership development opportunities. As an employer we are keen to support special interests and would welcome discussions around this.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. 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 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

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Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.