About this role
Job summary
This post is fixed term/secondment until 31st March 2028 due to funding. This post may become a permanent post if further funding can be secured.
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.
This exciting new post will provide specialist psychological care in a multi-disciplinary Crisis Support Team in Bridgend Local Authority Children's Services.
The team work intensively to prevent the breakdown of family and foster care for children with complex, acute and challenging emotional, behavioural and relational needs. You will provide assessment, formulation and direct interventions to children and families as well as enabling and supporting colleagues to develop psychologically informed understandings and care approaches.
You will be passionate, experienced, skilled in supporting colleagues to provide psychologically informed care, keen to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, and will enjoy developing services. You will be embedded within the Local Authority Crisis Support Team, whilst being supported and professionally led by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Children and Young People's Community Mental Health Services in the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical and strategic leadership in the development and delivery of trauma informed psychological care to young people presenting in crisis and experiencing significant and acute emotional distress and behaviours of concern. This includes care experienced young people as well as those at the edge of care, at risk of family or foster care placement breakdown.
To be embedded and present face to face within Bridgend Children's Services' multi-disciplinary Adolescent Crisis Team (ACT) which delivers intensive, short-term interventions to young people at risk of entering care or requiring tier four services.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership through undertaking psychological assessments and developing individualised formulations to inform psychological intervention planning and support.
Delivering a range of evidence-informed interventions to young people and their families/carers, tailored to complex presentations.
Providing clinical supervision to ACT team members, supporting them to deliver care which is psychologically and relationally informed.
Offering consultation and advice to professionals across health, education, and social care to build shared understanding and co-ordinated responses for young people in crisis.
Supporting the development and delivery of training, coaching and reflective practice across the wider system to embed psychological and trauma-informed approaches.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.
CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.
Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:
o We listen, learn, and improve
o We treat everyone with respect
o We work together as one team
CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.
Job description Job 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.
You will join a growing and welcoming team and a thriving psychological professions community in CTMUHB. Throughout 2026 we are partnering with the BPS Psychology Matters campaign to highlight the excellent work we do and the difference our professions make to the people we serve.
This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If youre comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge Essential
Honours Degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, accredited by the BPS, or equivalent accredited by the BPS. HCPC Registered. Evidence of relevant CPD. Has a thorough knowledge of the professional Issues effecting Practitioner Psychology in the NHS and is familiar with key Strategies documents relevant to child and family psychological services and can articulate and hold a position of these.
Desirable
Other related academic qualifications IT skills training. Completion of a post-qualification advanced training in a formal psychological therapy relevant to developmental trauma. Completed or undergoing training in the development and management of practitioner psychology. Publication of relevant research.
Experience Essential
Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children, Adults, people with Learning Disabilities, and Older Age Adults. Has completed extensive CPD relevant to the provision of Child and Family Psychological Services. Has kept up to date on current clinical practice in Child and Family Psychological Services and Practitioner Psychology more generally. To have developed an advanced level of clinical expertise in at least one area of clinical practice within Child Psychology. To have developed an advanced level of clinical expertise in Attachment/Looked after Children, Developmental Trauma. Experience of giving complex psychological consultation to psychology and multidisciplinary staff. To have taken a Clinical and/or Strategic Lead in the development of service provision.
Desirable
Evidence of innovative practice. Research experience and statistical expertise. Academic teaching experience.
Aptitude and Abilities Essential
Innovative. Can work independently and take responsibility for own actions, and cope effectively with the additional stress that this level of responsibility generates. Able to develop proposals for service developments. Must be able to tolerate the stress and anxiety of being responsible for patient's psychological treatment, particularly when self-harm is likely. Must be able to manage personal stress levels. Ability to provide direction through supervision, teaching and training to other psychologists, disciplines and agencies. Able to take on responsibility for the development of Practitioner Psychology services in a Specialist Service. Can provide leadership and direction to other Psychologists and to colleagues in multi-agency forums. A team player who relates well to people. Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner. Can articulate values-based position to their work. Ability to communicate and relate to people warmly and with empathy. Ability to understand the highly complex and conflicting messages from service users and organise this in a way that allows them to guide the service users through a complex process of change. To be able to do this even when the service user is highly distressed, there is a highly charged atmosphere, and/or when the service user is expressing high levels of anger. Ability to communicate sensitive material in verbally and in writing. Ability to assess, interpret, formulate and intervene in situations where the material is highly complex, and where there are a range of possible options, where different courses of action could be taken and where expert opinions may differ. Ability to plan and organise complex activities or programmes, which may be service, or client focussed, and may have long-term implications requiring ongoing monitoring and adjustment. Able to provide leadership and direction within the specified locality, by instigating developments, suggesting solutions to team issues, providing teaching, training, and supervision to other staff in the team, and taking a strategic lead. Is familiar with current legislation on Child Protection and is aware of developments in it.
Desirable
Has had own work published in peer reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books.
Other Essential
Enhanced DBS Check. Ability to travel within geographical area in a timely manner to attend different sites/locations. Able to work hours flexibly. Able to be present face to face embedded in the team.
Desirable
Welsh Language Speaking & Listening Skills (Level 3 and above/B2)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address Civic Offices, Bridgend
Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)