At a Glance
- Tasks: Assess and support individuals' psychological needs while mentoring and supervising staff.
- Company: Join a leading mental health service with a focus on collaboration and development.
- Benefits: Access to professional development, supervision, and training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive team with over 10 years of expertise in DBT.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of people with complex emotional needs.
- Qualifications: Experience in mental health and various therapeutic models is essential.
The predicted salary is between 37338 - 44962 £ per year.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the psychological needs of people using our services.
- Mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff, including students.
- Promote a psychological perspective both within teams and to other colleagues.
- Collaborate with team managers and clinical leads to develop and deliver effective services.
- Lead on complex and challenging cases, developing expertise within the specialist area.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff.
- Complete an appropriate clinical supervision course within six months of commencement to enable supervision of trainees.
- Contribute to clinical practice, service development and project work.
- Supervise assistant psychologists.
Qualifications
- Experience working with people across the lifespan with a range of mental health issues and cognitive profiles.
- Experience across a range of psychological models including systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic.
- Demonstrable post-registration clinical experience and competencies, and an interest in working with people with complex emotional needs.
- Evidence of leadership experience.
- Training and/or experience of trauma interventions.
- Training and/or experience of family interventions.
- Experience of risk formulation and management.
- Prior training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is desirable.
- Completion of the NHSE-funded PG Diploma training in DBT will be supported.
Benefits
- Opportunity to join a specialist DBT team with over 10 years of expertise.
- Access to regular supervision, consultation and excellent professional development opportunities.
- Support in attending the NHSE-funded PG Dip training in DBT.
- Collaborate alongside skilled, experienced and supportive multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Make a genuine difference to the lives and opportunities of people with complex emotional needs.
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Clinical or Counselling Psychologist employer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Recruitment Team
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