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Job overview

This is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Clinical Psychologist to join our friendly and supportive children’s disability services. They will work into the Anglesey and Gwynedd integrated health and social care teams that provide assessments and therapeutic interventions for children and young people with learning disabilities, their families and carers. This is a key role, providing direct and indirect interventions for children and their families with complex needs, and contributing a psychological perspective in multidisciplinary team working. Advanced skills in assessment, formulation, intervention and evaluation; along with supervision, training and consultation will be crucial.

They will work with the leadership team to promote the provision of high-quality psychological care and service improvement. We value close working with local child and adolescent neurodevelopment and mental health services, and our multi-agency partners. We have a great connection with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme.

We are looking for a compassionate leader, able to inspire and support others, and promote a culture of learning and innovation. They will join a service that contributes to improvement, development, and innovation across North Wales. 

Main duties of the job

• To provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
• To work autonomously in accordance with The BPS 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 staff’s psychological practice, in order to ensure the delivery of high quality clinical psychology services within the framework of the team/service policies and procedures
• To exercise delegated responsibility for the management and supervision of designated staff up to and including senior level, including staff appraisal/PADR, and informal grievance.
• To contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures; to support improvements in service quality.
• To advise service and professional management on aspects of the service related to the team where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
• To provide clinical placements and supervision for Doctoral level trainees, and to deliver training to other professionals.
• To utilise highly specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
• To act as a panel member in the recruitment of designated staff, as appropriate.
• To assist the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, in conjunction with other senior staff, in the efficient day-to-day management of the service.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

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