Principal Clinical Psychologist - Stepped Care Central

This is a very exciting opportunity to help make a real difference to increasing access to psychological services across stepped care mental health services in North Wales, taking a leadership role in psychological development, training, supervision and supporting multidisciplinary staff in increasing access initiatives across stepped care mental health services including primary care mental health.

You will receive professional leadership and support from a welcoming and growing AMH Clinical Psychology & Psychological Services, with excellent clinical and research links with the School of Psychology and the DClinPsych Department at the University of Wales, Bangor. The countryside of North Wales offers an excellent quality of life, and you will be joining BCUHB at an exciting time of transformation and growth. This position is part‑time (18.75 hrs) based in the Central area. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

The post holder will benefit from BCUHB wide professional links across North Wales within Clinical Psychology, with opportunity for research and clinical networking both in North Wales and all Wales wide. You will be well supported and mentored, with the opportunity for ongoing peer support and advancement. We are looking for an experienced, resilient, and highly motivated Clinical Psychologist to be part of this initiative within BCUHB. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of service developments in North Wales which will support and shape the implementation of the Matrics Cymru locally, and support local clinical quality assurance in psychological therapies developments going forward. Much of this work will be working alongside existing MDT colleagues, but this initiative will also include being responsible for staff to support you in this work.

• Qualifications and/or Knowledge: Good Honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for BPS Chartered status. Registration with HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist. Post‑graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. Advanced training in research design and methodology. Formal training in supervision.
• Experience: Appropriate experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, including substantial supervised post‑qualification experience within adult mental health. Additional specialist supervised training, mentoring, research or study, specialist courses and clinical supervision in the area of adult clinical psychology and managerial issues.
• Aptitude and Abilities: Ability to use the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills, requiring empathy and reassurance, to convey and receive highly complex/sensitive information effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere, and ability to overcome psychological resistance to potentially threatening information, whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism at all times. Ability to speak Welsh. Driving skills.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

BCUHB is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to promoting equality and diversity. Applicants will not be treated less favourably for applications submitted in Welsh or English.