Job summary
Employer heading
Principal Practitioner Psychologist
Band 8a
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the
next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Enfys is an award-winning service currently based in Woodland House in the Heath area of Cardiff. We are a service for children who are looked after (foster care, residential homes), children who are adopted, and children on the edge of care.
We comprise of clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, graduate mental health workers and admin support.
Enfys is a DDP-informed service that draws on a number of psychological and sensory-based approaches to work in a whole systems approach. We work outside of diagnostic labels and embed a trauma-informed approach.
We work in strong partnership with our colleagues in the Local Authority, Education and Health. We use a training and consultation model to upskill the whole-system to better meet the needs of the children and young people we work for and with.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit an experienced Psychologist who is looking to develop their clinical work in child trauma, alongside fantastic leadership, supervisory and service development opportunities. The post-holder will work with families and systems as well as direct work with young people.
The Psychologist will be responsible for leading clinically on the delivery of the service, supervision, training, and creating meaningful and impactful change. This post will sit alongside the current 8b post holder in Enfys and together they will provide the team with the secure base needed to work with trauma.
The post holder would lead on service development alongside the clinical leads and build strong partnerships with other leaders in the wider Child Psychology network and beyond. There will be close working relationships between this post and the equivalent in Enfys' sister service Goleudy (a service that works with the most distressed young people in our region).
This post will be supervised by a Clinical Lead (Clinical Psychologist) in Enfys.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Honours degree in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the BPS
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by the HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS).
- HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties in an NHS setting
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
- Experience of teaching/training and/or professional and clinical supervision
- Demonstrable evidence of significant specialist clinical supervision within a scientist-practitioner framework
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management
- Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings
- Ability to plan and organise a range of clinical or service-related activities and programmes
Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of Clinical Psychology in relation to forensic and mental health problems
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the service
- Evidence of post-qualification continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and BPS
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Libby Erin
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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