Practitioner Psychologist

Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

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.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job overview

assessment and therapy to clients. Working autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical

Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council and will be responsible for:

• Within the team, to exercise delegated responsibility for the management and supervision of assistant psychologists and the

• Contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitate improvement in service quality.
• Advise service and professional management on aspects of the service related to the team where psychological and/or

• To provide professional and clinical supervision for designated staff, as appropriate.
• Provide clinical placements and supervision for Doctoral level trainee practitioner psychologists and to deliver training to other

• Use specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
• Act as a panel member in the recruitment of designated staff, as appropriate.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional practice,

being guided by principles and broad occupational policies.

Main duties of the job

Cwm Taf North CLDT is one of seven CLDTs across Swansea Bay’s Learning Disability Services. The CLDTs aim to provide specialist health input, advice and treatment to adults with a learning disability through locally based multidisciplinary teams.

The team currently has a Principal Practitioner Psychologist, in post.

The post holder will receive supervision and support from the current c Psychologist in the team and professional supervision and support from the Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist for the CTM directorate hub.

Psychology is a valued part of the CLDT and often takes a key leadership role within the team, including offering advice, consultation and supervision to others.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

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.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications & Knowledge

• Good honours Degree in Psychology
• Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status
• Post-graduate Doctorate/Qualification in specialist area of (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic) Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or for those trained overseas, as accredited by the British Psychological Society or its equivalent allowing registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainee Practitioner Psychologist
• Doctoral level/ advanced knowledge of practitioner psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation
• Doctoral/advanced level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practised within practitioner psychology
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC

• Postdoctoral/qualification training courses in specific areas of practitioner psychology (Clinical/Forensic/Coun selling)
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult-totreat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses and people with additional disabilities)
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies

Essential Experience

• Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills
• Demonstration of further specialist training / experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a practitioner psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Head of Psychology
• Experience of specialised psychological assessment and treatment of a range of clients across a wide range of care settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Experience of the application of practitioner psychology in diverse cultural contexts
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care.

Essential Aptitude and abilities

• Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours
• The ability to demonstrate a high level of competence to work within the designated speciality
• Skills in the supervision of other staff including Trainee Practitioner Psychologists
• Skills in the supervision of Trainee Practitioner Psychologists, through attending the University of Wales Clinical Psychology Programme ‘Preparation for Placement’ training.
• Well-developed skills in effectively communicating very complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information, both orally and in writing, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Capable of effective workload management when facing competing demands.
• The ability to work collaboratively with a range of multidisciplinary colleagues

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other Essential Criteria

• Ability to travel within geographical area and work hours flexibly
• Satisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance including an Adults and Childrens Barred List check Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
• Capable of maintaining a high degree of professionalism and safe clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
• The ability to identify and provide appropriate means of support to line-managed staff who deal with highly distressing situations, severely challenging behaviours and other stressors
• The ability to use a variety of complex multi-media materials for a range of purposes such as teaching and training
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.