About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist to become the strategic and professional Lead for Older People Psychology across the Acute Care Pathway within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board:
Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) for Older People Older People Inpatient Services (including functional and dementia/organic inpatient care, therapeutic milieu, discharge planning) Older Adult Liaison Psychiatry As a senior clinician, with substantial post-qualification experience, you will provide a high level of expertise across acute mental health services, overseeing and coordinating service development and the delivery of psychological assessment and interventions, in line with best practice and the evidence base.
You will be provided with strong professional support, working in collaboration with psychology service leads. This is a role where your role and influence will have a direct, meaningful impact on service delivery.
Main duties of the job
As the Consultant Clinical Psychologist Lead you will provide clinical, professional and strategic leadership in delivering a high quality psychology service for older people within the acute pathway, to ensure psychologically informed crisis responses for older people, supporting admission avoidance where appropriate and strengthening discharge planning and transitions.
Mental Health Services for Older People have a well-established psychology speciality clinical network, and the Consultant Clinical Psychologist will take a major role in the creation, development and containment of a multi-professional therapeutic environment, embedding a psychologically informed and trauma-informed approach across acute services. You will be based in an inpatient service and work alongside the senior leadership team(s) to deliver service developments, policy changes and pathway improvements.
As the Consultant Clinical Psychologist Lead, you will take on professional line management responsibility for an experienced and friendly team of psychological practitioners. This includes Highly Specialist Psychologists within the Liaison Psychiatry Older Adult Team, and the CRHTT. Within the Inpatient Psychology Team you will line manage Specialist Psychologists, a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology, a Specialist Clinician and an Assistant Psychologist. The Lead will contribute to recruitment, appraisal, CPD planning and development of a sustainable acute pathway psychology workforce.
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
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology or Equivalent, accredited by BPS HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
Desirable
Accredited member of the Register of Applied Practitioner Supervisors or Equivalent Qualification in Supervision Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice Evidence of peer reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, or similar contributions. Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN)
Experience Essential
Extensive and demonstratable experience of working as a HCPC practitioner psychologist, with extensive experience of working with a wide range of patient groups across the full range of care settings. Highly developed expertise in complex psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation, together with advanced knowledge of delivering evidence-based and high intensity psychological therapies within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan Ability to communicate highly complex, technical and/or sensitive information effectively with older people, families/carers and professionals Ability to design and implement policy for people in later life with a range of mental health problems and to propose service changes across the mental health acute care system Knowledge of NHS structures, processes and policies, and ability to interpret and implement these for strategic planning and service delivery. Experience in audit and evaluation of clinical services Experience of NHS management tasks and negotiating with NHS managers, professionals, colleagues and other agencies. Doctoral-level research knowledge, including research design and complex data analysis; commitment to CPD; experience of teaching training and professional and clinical supervision
Desirable
Experience of working with service users as co-producers Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified clinical psychologists
Skills Essential
Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration. Ability to use the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills to convey and receive highly complex and sensitive information effectively Ability to design and implement policy for people with medical problems and to propose service changes that impact beyond that area of activity.
Special Knowledge Essential
Ability to plan a clinical service and formulate a long term strategic plan Doctoral level knowledge of research, audit, and project design and delivery Knowledge of any national service guidelines for the area of specialty and its implications for clinical practice and professional management in relation to psychology for medical conditions
Desirable
Knowledge of local NHS Structures
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
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Employer details Employer name Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address University Hospital Llandough
Penlan Road, Llandough
Cardiff
CF64 2TD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)