Practitioner Psychologist, Crisis Support Team Children's Services in Bridgend

This post is fixed term/secondment until 31st March 2028 due to funding. This post may become a permanent post if further funding can be secured. 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.

This exciting new post will provide specialist psychological care in a multi-disciplinary Crisis Support Team in Bridgend Local Authority Children's Services. The team work intensively to prevent the breakdown of family and foster care for children with complex, acute and challenging emotional, behavioural and relational needs. You will provide assessment, formulation and direct interventions to children and families as well as enabling and supporting colleagues to develop psychologically informed understandings and care approaches.

You will be passionate, experienced, skilled in supporting colleagues to provide psychologically informed care, keen to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, and will enjoy developing services. You will be embedded within the Local Authority Crisis Support Team, whilst being supported and professionally led by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Children and Young People's Community Mental Health Services in the Health Board.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical and strategic leadership in the development and delivery of trauma informed psychological care to young people presenting in crisis and experiencing significant and acute emotional distress and behaviours of concern. This includes care experienced young people as well as those at the edge of care, at risk of family or foster care placement breakdown.
• To be embedded and present face to face within Bridgend Children's Services' multi-disciplinary Adolescent Crisis Team (ACT) which delivers intensive, short-term interventions to young people at risk of entering care or requiring tier four services.
• The post holder will provide clinical leadership through undertaking psychological assessments and developing individualised formulations to inform psychological intervention planning and support.
• Delivering a range of evidence-informed interventions to young people and their families/carers, tailored to complex presentations.
• Providing clinical supervision to ACT team members, supporting them to deliver care which is psychologically and relationally informed.
• Offering consultation and advice to professionals across health, education, and social care to build shared understanding and co-ordinated responses for young people in crisis.
• Supporting the development and delivery of training, coaching and reflective practice across the wider system to embed psychological and trauma-informed approaches.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers. Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily: We listen, learn, and improve; We treat everyone with respect; We work together as one team.

CTM employees enjoy benefits including leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, access to ongoing learning and development. At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.