Principal Clinical Psychologist - Adult Inpatient EastNHS

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.

This senior post is to provide psychological input and oversight in acute care psychology services in Heddfan Psychiatric Unit, Wrexham Maelor Hospital.

Core aims will be to provide psychological leadership for the continued development and delivery of a biopsychosocial MDT for acute care, MDT interventions within adult mental health inpatient settings, and to lead the provision of expert advice, consultation, training and supervision in psychological approaches within these settings with the acute care pathway in mind.

The post holder will provide psychological interventions, staff training, support and supervision within the acute care pathway and inpatient adult mental health units.

The post holder will also be required to provide direct expert psychological clinical input to service users and families.

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 Adult Mental Health Acute Care Principal Clinical Psychologist posts. Please enquire if interested in this.

Main duties of the job

• To be an active and integrated member of the inpatient multidisciplinary mental health team.
• To provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients, and consultation to staff.
• To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.
• To plan and provide individual, and group interventions, both directly and via the guidance of MDT members.
• To carry a specialist clinical psychology caseload of adult clients who present with complex mental health presentations and in an inpatient setting, including offering specialist neuropsychological assessments, formulation, individual and group interventions.
• To provide effective clinical leadership by demonstrating and promoting excellence in the provision of highly specialist assessment, formulation, evidence-based intervention and offer advice and consultation in complex clinical cases to other health professionals.
• To act as a highly specialist resource to the wider professional community.

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

Job description

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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.

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.