Job summary
This post is fixed term 12 months from start date due to funding
We are pleased to be recruiting two Assistant Psychologists to join our psychology team, due to the current Assistant Psychologists gaining places on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The roles are supported and supervised by a psychologist.
Each post will be split across two Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB. Location of each post will be agreed at interview.
Both roles are advertised as 30 hours/week, but there may be scope to increase to full time roles. This could be discussed at interview.
Please note: Wewill not be closing applications earlier than the proposed date, so please take your time with your applications. Interviews will bein person only, unless exceptional circumstances apply.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
The role will involve helping the CMHT psychologists to prepare for and run therapy groups, conduct audits and evaluations, and carry out other tasks to support psychological working and service development in the CMHTs. You will also have a small individual caseload for clinical work which will be fully supported and supervised. You will be joining an innovative psychology service that is integrated into multi-disciplinary teams.
We have good links with the South Wales Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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 and knowledge
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Ability to use word processing and computer packages for both report writing, layout.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with adults with mental health difficulties.
Aptitude and abilities
Essential
- Competence in research design and methodologies.
- Possession of high level communication skills both in spoken and written communication, including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- An ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems. An ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to an adult mental health context.
- Confidence in working with people with mental health problems and their families.
- Ability to work independently with clinical supervision.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines and be involved in training members of staff.
- An ability to manage emotional issues arising from working with clients in significant distress.
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above.
Other
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- An upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Ability to use word processing and computer packages for both report writing, layout.
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with adults with mental health difficulties.
Aptitude and abilities
Essential
- Competence in research design and methodologies.
- Possession of high level communication skills both in spoken and written communication, including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.
- An ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to patients, carers and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance.
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems. An ability to plan and prioritise own workload.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to an adult mental health context.
- Confidence in working with people with mental health problems and their families.
- Ability to work independently with clinical supervision.
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines and be involved in training members of staff.
- An ability to manage emotional issues arising from working with clients in significant distress.
Desirable
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above.
Other
Essential
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).
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).
