Macmillan Clinical Psychologist in Rhyl

This post is fixed term / secondment for 6 months until October 2026 to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Band 7/8A 0.6 WTE Macmillan Clinical Psychologist, Cancer and Palliative Care based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl, Denbighshire.

Due to career progression of the post-holder, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join BCUHB\’s Cancer and Palliative Care Psychology Service as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, working from an administrative base in Rhyl. This post is available at band 7 or 8a, dependant on the level of qualified experience previously attained. The post is available now.

Guided by the banding appointed to, the post holder will also offer advice, supervision, consultation and training to health care colleagues working across cancer and palliative care services. We enjoy strong links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme at the University of Bangor, where various opportunities to teach and support trainees are available.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist with experience of working in physical health settings who wishes to provide a high quality clinical service through direct and indirect clinical work with adult patients. This is an exciting opportunity to obtain experience of and develop skills in providing psychological services within the growing adult health psychology field. The post will involve working alongside a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within the Cancer and Palliative Care Psychology Service within the wider and expanding group of health clinical psychologists providing services across BCUHB to other health populations. There will be opportunities to support the continuation and development of an innovative range of services for people affected by cancer and those with palliative care needs. This includes education, reflective practice, supervision and consultation provision for health care professional colleagues .

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find the full Job Description and Person Specification in the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good Honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for Chartered status with the BPS and HCPC registration
• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
• Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainee Clinical Psychologists
• Additional training in assessment or therapeutic intervention in cancer and palliative care services

Experience

• Experience working within cancer, palliative care or other clinical health psychology field
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
• Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books

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.