Job summary
- Main area
- Child Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 040-PST039-0425
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Cadoc's Hospital
- Town
- Caerleon
- Salary
- £54,550 - £61,412 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Practitioner Psychologist
Band 8a
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
We are excited to be advertising this role in our Neurodevelopmental team. The post holder will hold a neurodevelopmental conditions caseload and will support the team in the delivery of the highly specialised neurodevelopmental assessments and interventions for children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties and complex needs. They will be working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues (Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Paediatricians) in the ND-SCAMHS service.
The post sits alongside other psychologist roles as part of the Gwent Child and Family Psychology service, which is a large and vibrant team with many opportunities for learning and sharing good practice. If you are interested in making a difference for children with neurodevelopmental conditions and those who care for them, we would love to hear from you.
This post is being advertised as a Band 8a but we invite less experienced applicants to apply with a view to starting on Band 7 and to commit to a plan to develop into the Band 8a role.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve, but is not restricted to, the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including comprehensive developmental histories through clinical interview with children and young people, their parents/carers and others involved in the children and young people’s care (including professionals from other agencies), structured observational assessments including the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – second edition (ADOS-2) as indicated, psychological and neuropsychological assessments and use of various evidence based tools and measures. The role will also offer therapeutic interventions for the full range of referred difficulties accepted by the ND-SCAMHS service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honours degree in Psychology.
- HCPC Registered.
- Graduate status with BPS.
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS, or equivalent accredited by the BPS
- Training in clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- Other related academic qualifications
- IT skills training
- A post graduate research degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children.
- Knowledge of relevant psychological theories and models for working directly, indirectly and strategically across clinical areas (including neurodevelopmental conditions, mental health, complex trauma
- Knowledge of the application of psychological theory to assessment, including the limitations and relevant conceptual challenges.
- Significant experience of working with children with Neurodevelopmental conditions and their families; both assessment and intervention.
- Experience in assessment and therapeutic work with children and families across the age range with a full range of presenting difficulties and across stings including, community, out-patient and clinic settings.
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for CYP psychological care and treatment independently and within a multidisciplinary and multiagency context.
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting.
- Post qualification experience of working in Child Psychology specialising in working with children with Neurodevelopmental conditions.
- To have obtained further experience of working within other Clinical Psychology specialities e.g. Child Services or Children with Learning Disabilities Service.
- Research experience and statistical expertise.
- Academic teaching experience.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Jennifer McElwee
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 436995
- Additional information
Dr Jeni McElwee 01633 436996
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