Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology Learning Disabilities
- Grade
- Band 8a/Annex 21a
- Contract
- Permanent: Annex 21a
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Pro Rata)
- Job ref
- 070-PST010-0425
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Hospital
- Town
- Bronllys
- Salary
- £54,550 - £61,412 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Band 8a/Annex 21a
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
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.
Job overview
Provide a specialised Clinical Psychology service to clients within the
Community team for people with intellectual disabilities, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
The assessment and intervention approaches delivered will encompass multidisciplinary strategies, to facilitate the client’s needs. All activities will be based upon a holistic, person-centred framework, utilising needs-led models, such as the Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) model and developing these interventions with teams, as appropriate.
This post is advertised as a Band 8a, however applicants who do not currently hold all the necessary competencies to a Band 8a level are encouraged to apply and, if successful, will be appointed under Annex 21 rules whereby 75% of Band 8a will be payable during the first 12 months or until band 8a competencies have been completed.
Main duties of the job
Exercise autonomous professional responsibility and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional practice, being guided by principles and broad occupational policies.
Provide specialised psychological assessments using a wide variety of methods, including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
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.
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 and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Honours Degree in Psychology
- Doctoral level advanced knowledge of Clinical Psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, Neuropsychological and Psychometric assessment and interpretation
- Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practised within Clinical Psychology
Desirable criteria
- Specialist training e.g. research design & methodology; Systemic family therapy, EMDR, CAT, Neuropsychology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstration of further specialist training / experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a Clinical Psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care, with experience of coordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care planning
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing psychological services to people with neurological conditions
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Skills in the supervision of other staff including Trainee Clinical Psychologists
- Sgiliau goruchwylio staff eraill gan gynnwys Hyfforddai Seicolegwyr Clinigol
Desirable criteria
- Publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jaime Horn
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01686 252152
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