Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Early Intervention Psychosis We have an exciting opportunity to join our Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) Team. We are a small but friendly team who would welcome the addition of a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to share their expertise. The EIP Team is multi-professional and covers the whole of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The postholder will be integral to enabling the team to offer a psychologically informed EIP service, specifically in providing and overseeing the delivery of evidenced-based psychological interventions. The post sits within the broader Adult Specialised Services Directorate and will be supported by the Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Main Duties of the Job
Provide and oversee the delivery of evidence-based psychologically informed care. Provide supervision and training to other disciplines in evidence-based approaches. Facilitate team formulation meetings. Help evaluate service developments and provide regular reports to management. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services' policies and procedures. 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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but also of the diverse communities that we serve. 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/or Knowledge
Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) including specifically neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Recognized training in supervision of trainee psychologists. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally. Evidence of CPD as recommended by the HCPC or British Psychological Society. Knowledge and experience of models, evidence, and practice relating to Early Psychosis. Completion of suitable post-qualification supervised clinical experience with specialized client group(s). Willingness to undertake specialist training in evidence-based psychological interventions for psychosis, if not already in possession of such training. Specific training in evidence-based interventions for psychosis. Family intervention in Psychosis. Cognitive therapy for Psychosis. Specific training in trauma-focused approaches, either individual or group. Experience
Experience in Care and Treatment planning as defined under the Mental Health Measure, Wales. Experience of working with a wide variety of clinical presentations, across the whole life course. Experience of working with service users presenting with early psychosis. Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts addressing issues of socio-economic deprivation or marginalization. Experience of working with risky clients as well as seeing clients in inpatient and community settings and working in the least restrictive environment. Experience of working with service users who present with high risk of self-harm or are vulnerable to exploitation. Experience of supervising psychologists and psychological therapists from other professions (e.g. nursing, occupational therapy). Experience of multi-professional management within teams or services. Experience of facilitating team formulation meetings. Experience of planning and organizing a broad range of complex activities and programmes. Multi-disciplinary team working and involvement in developing risk management plans. Confidence/experience in evaluation of outcomes and service developments. Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and able to work independently. Demonstrates good interpersonal skills. Understands equality issues. Can communicate competently and effectively with clients, relatives, and fellow staff. Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options. Having the skills to work within multi-professional, joint-agency settings. Emotional resilience to work with highly traumatized clients and their distressing material. Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership. Other
Ability to travel in a timely manner across the geographical area covered by CTMUHB. 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. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Early Intervention Psychosis We have an exciting opportunity to join our Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) Team. We are a small but friendly team who would welcome the addition of a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to share their expertise. The EIP Team is multi-professional and covers the whole of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The postholder will be integral to enabling the team to offer a psychologically informed EIP service, specifically in providing and overseeing the delivery of evidenced-based psychological interventions. The post sits within the broader Adult Specialised Services Directorate and will be supported by the Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Main Duties of the Job
Provide and oversee the delivery of evidence-based psychologically informed care. Provide supervision and training to other disciplines in evidence-based approaches. Facilitate team formulation meetings. Help evaluate service developments and provide regular reports to management. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services' policies and procedures. 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 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but also of the diverse communities that we serve. 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/or Knowledge
Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) including specifically neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies, and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Recognized training in supervision of trainee psychologists. Knowledge of legislation in relation to the specialism and mental health generally. Evidence of CPD as recommended by the HCPC or British Psychological Society. Knowledge and experience of models, evidence, and practice relating to Early Psychosis. Completion of suitable post-qualification supervised clinical experience with specialized client group(s). Willingness to undertake specialist training in evidence-based psychological interventions for psychosis, if not already in possession of such training. Specific training in evidence-based interventions for psychosis. Family intervention in Psychosis. Cognitive therapy for Psychosis. Specific training in trauma-focused approaches, either individual or group. Experience
Experience in Care and Treatment planning as defined under the Mental Health Measure, Wales. Experience of working with a wide variety of clinical presentations, across the whole life course. Experience of working with service users presenting with early psychosis. Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts addressing issues of socio-economic deprivation or marginalization. Experience of working with risky clients as well as seeing clients in inpatient and community settings and working in the least restrictive environment. Experience of working with service users who present with high risk of self-harm or are vulnerable to exploitation. Experience of supervising psychologists and psychological therapists from other professions (e.g. nursing, occupational therapy). Experience of multi-professional management within teams or services. Experience of facilitating team formulation meetings. Experience of planning and organizing a broad range of complex activities and programmes. Multi-disciplinary team working and involvement in developing risk management plans. Confidence/experience in evaluation of outcomes and service developments. Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and able to work independently. Demonstrates good interpersonal skills. Understands equality issues. Can communicate competently and effectively with clients, relatives, and fellow staff. Able to make judgements involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options. Having the skills to work within multi-professional, joint-agency settings. Emotional resilience to work with highly traumatized clients and their distressing material. Ability to demonstrate clinical leadership. Other
Ability to travel in a timely manner across the geographical area covered by CTMUHB. 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. Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist
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