Job summary
We are excited to be advertising this lead role in our Child and Adolescent Learning Disabilities Service (CALDS). The CALDS team takes a multi-disciplinary approach to thinking holistically about the needs of children with a learning disability and their systems of support who are presenting with distress. The lead psychologist takes a key role in modelling and implementing psychological approaches to support through direct work with families, joint work, training and consultation. The postholder will also hold a strategic vision around reducing restrictive practices and liaison with other services to ensure a 'no wrong door' approach to support for young people. The role sits alongside a psychology and assistant psychology post within the CALDS team and senior psychology posts in our Early Years and Intensive Support services for children with additional needs. The post is also part of the Gwent Child and Family Psychology service, which is a large and vibrant team with many opportunities for learning and sharing good practice. The postholder will have a passion for working with children with learning disabilities and their families and carers and an enthusiasm for working towards cultural change in systems of support. If you are interested in making a difference for children with learning disabilities and those who care for them, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will lead on promoting a psychological understanding of the difficulties faced by children and young people through direct work with children and young people and their families, through consultation and training and through promoting systemic shifts in cultural discourses around what it may mean to be labelled as having a 'learning disability'.
The successful candidate will also provide and engage in clinical supervision to support practice development, conduct and carry out research and audit on the provision of the service and play a key role in ongoing service development.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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.
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications eg. Masters
- Completion of a post-qualification advanced training in a formal psychological therapy
- Completed or undergoing training in the development and management of clinical psychology or learning disabilities services
Experience
Essential
- Three year Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children, Adults, people with Learning Disabilities, and Older Age Adults.
- Has completed at least 10 training days per year, on courses relevant to the provision of services for Children with Additional Needs
- Extensive post qualification clinical experience
- Three year Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children, Adults, people with Learning Disabilities, and Older Age Adults. oHas completed at least 10 training days per year, on courses relevant to the provision of services for Children with Additional Needs oHas kept up-to-date on current clinical practice in Clinical Psychology and in Child and Family Services more generally. oExtensive post qualification clinical experience. oTo have developed an advanced level of clinical expertise in at least one area of clinical practice within services for Children with Additional Needs e.g. Positive Behavioural Support, Systemic approaches or Attachment Frameworks and to have undergone or is undergoing post qualification training in it as part of the CPD process.
Desirable
- Extensive post qualification experience of working with children or adults with a learning disability.
- To have obtained further experience of working within other Clinical Psychology specialities e.g. Learning Disabilities services or Adult Mental Health Services.
- Research experience and statistical expertise
- Academic teaching experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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.
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications eg. Masters
- Completion of a post-qualification advanced training in a formal psychological therapy
- Completed or undergoing training in the development and management of clinical psychology or learning disabilities services
Experience
Essential
- Three year Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children, Adults, people with Learning Disabilities, and Older Age Adults.
- Has completed at least 10 training days per year, on courses relevant to the provision of services for Children with Additional Needs
- Extensive post qualification clinical experience
- Three year Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children, Adults, people with Learning Disabilities, and Older Age Adults. oHas completed at least 10 training days per year, on courses relevant to the provision of services for Children with Additional Needs oHas kept up-to-date on current clinical practice in Clinical Psychology and in Child and Family Services more generally. oExtensive post qualification clinical experience. oTo have developed an advanced level of clinical expertise in at least one area of clinical practice within services for Children with Additional Needs e.g. Positive Behavioural Support, Systemic approaches or Attachment Frameworks and to have undergone or is undergoing post qualification training in it as part of the CPD process.
Desirable
- Extensive post qualification experience of working with children or adults with a learning disability.
- To have obtained further experience of working within other Clinical Psychology specialities e.g. Learning Disabilities services or Adult Mental Health Services.
- Research experience and statistical expertise
- Academic teaching experience.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
