Clinical Psychologist

Job summary

To provide a highly specialised practitioner psychology service to clients of the sector, providingspecialised psychological assessment and intervention to clients.To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct,Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.Within the team, to hold designated responsibility for the systematic governance of sector staffpsychological practice, in order to ensure the delivery of high quality psychology services within theframework of the team/service policies and procedures.To exercise clinical leadership in the team including taking responsibility for the supervision ofdesignated staff up to and including Senior level.To jointly contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitateimprovements in service quality alongside the operational manager

The post holder would be expected to have significant experience in this field and have a solid understanding and skills in Positive Behavioural Support. This post holder will be expected to provide high standard psychological assessment, formulation and intervention to this client group and will be expected to clinically support the FTC staff.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Principal Practitioner Psychologist to work in Facing the Challenge, a service for children and young people with learning disabilities and complex presentations associated with challenging behaviour that sits within the Mental Health & Learning Disability Delivery Unit of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB).

Facing The Challenge (FTC) is a small service that covers the areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot (NPT), and interfaces with children's services across this patch. The service is made up of Behaviour Specialists and Asst Behaviour Specialists, and a Nurse Practitioner. The successful candidate would clinically lead the service and provide clinical supervision and support to the staff within FTC. The service is operationally managed by one of the Behaviour Specialists. The Learning Disability delivery group are keen to ensure and optimise psychology provision to this vulnerable client group founded in the SBUHB Values: Always Improving, Working Together and Caring for Each other

Clinical supervision would be provided by the Lead Consultant Psychologist that leads Learning Disability psychology across Swansea & NPT. There will also be opportunities for peer supervision and support within the Learning Disability and wider psychology network in SBUHB, including from other psychologists working with children and young people.

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board (formerly ABMU) was created on 1 April 2019, after responsibility for providing healthcare services in the Bridgend County Borough Council area passed from ABMU to the new Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

Swansea Bay UHB covers a population of around 390,000 in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas and we have a budget of around £1bn. The Health Board employs approximately 12,500 staff. It has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton in Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot Hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

We also have a community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals. Mental health and learning disabilities services are provided both in hospital and community settings. Morriston also delivers one of two cardiac surgery services in Wales.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board and Swansea University. ARCH is a unique collaboration project aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.

To find out more, please see: https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/

Our values: https://sbuhb.nhs.wales/jobs/why-work-for-us/