About this role
Job summary
The Child Health Psychology department at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales are looking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced full-time Practitioner Psychologist (Band 8A) to join the Paediatric Rheumatology team to provide highly specialist psychological care and expertise to children and their families from across the Welsh region. The post will entail leading on the delivery of psychologically informed care within the service, providing expert professional direct and indirect clinical services, multi-disciplinary work, consultation, teaching, training and supervision. The post is 1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours per week and will involve work in a medical specialty where psychological leadership, highly specialist psychological skills and expertise will be valued.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an applicant with a track record of knowledge and experience of working as a practitioner psychologist in medical/ health settings. This post would appeal to an enthusiastic and motivated person, who will enjoy the challenge of working in a dynamic environment.
The post will entail leading on the delivery of psychologically informed care within the service, providing expert professional direct and indirect clinical services, multi-disciplinary work, consultation, teaching, training and supervision.
It is essential for the post holder to hold a Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent), and to be a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling).
Whilst a demonstrable interest in applying psychology in medical settings is desirable, we would welcome applications from those in other specialties who have an interest in further developing a career in child health psychology and can strongly demonstrate transferable skills.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification in Welsh and English attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good Honours degree in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the BPS HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist 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)
Desirable
Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialist areas of psychological practice
Experience Essential
Significant and demonstrable post-qualification experience of working as a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist. Holding clinical responsibility for the psychological care of clients' presenting with a range of complex needs Experience of working in community and/or in-patient settings within a multidisciplinary context
Desirable
Evidence of service audit, service development or innovation Supervision of trainee and/or assistant psychologists and/or other healthcare professionals Experience of working with adults and/or children and young people and their families within a medical setting
Skills Essential
Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
Desirable
Providing consultation and advice on the delivery of psychological care in community and/or medical settings
Specialist Knowledge Essential
Doctoral or equivalent postgraduate level knowledge of research design and methodology Specialist knowledge of psychological models and therapies related to the needs of people with medical conditions
Desirable
Evidence of working across diverse and marginalised communities or an understanding of the experiences of diverse or marginalised communities e.g. working with those who identify as coming from a racialised minority background, the LGBTQIA+ community, those with physical or hidden disabilities, those from neurodiverse backgrounds etc
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.
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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 Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address Children's Hospital for Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)