Practitioner Psychologist, CAMHS - INTERNAL in Port Talbot

Welcome to Swansea Bay University Health Board. We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving.

This post is fixed term/secondment until end of March 2027 due to maternity cover. This is an exciting opportunity for a practitioner psychologist to join the CAMHS team on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. The role will involve clinical work, supervision and supporting the wider CAMHS team. The post holder will be required and supported to deliver psychological interventions within CAMHS, with children and young people, their families/caregivers and broader network, as per Matrics Plant.

The P&PT team are also a valued part of Child Psychology and Psychological Therapy department in the Health Board. We have a number of child psychology services in a range of child health settings and in regional specialist services. This friendly and supportive network meet regularly for professional support, CPD and reflective practice.

Main duties of the job: CAMHS provides support for children and young people (up to the age of 18 years) who have a mental health concern that:

• has not resolved with input from emotional health and well-being services;
• has a major impact on activities of daily life over an extended period;
• presents significant risk to self or others.

The post holder will work with the P&PT team to develop and deliver psychological interventions as appropriate. The team works across the early intervention and complex multi-disciplinary parts of CAMHS and there will be opportunities to develop particular interests within the role. The post holder will also be required to offer supervision and consultation as appropriate and as agreed with the Lead Psychologist, and to participate and/or lead in service planning and development.

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

Working for our organisation: We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: This post is for 2.5 days per week, although we are happy to discuss flexibility with hours.

Person specification:

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria:

• Post-graduate Doctorate/Qualification in specialist area of (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic) Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or for those trained overseas, as accredited by the British Psychological Society or its equivalent allowing registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
• Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainee Practitioner Psychologist.

Desirable criteria:

• Post-doctoral/qualification training courses in specific areas of practitioner psychology (Clinical/Forensic/Counselling).

Experience

Essential criteria:

• Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills.
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.

Aptitude and Ability

Essential criteria:

• Well-developed skills in effectively communicating very complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information, both orally and in writing, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• The ability to work collaboratively with a range of multidisciplinary colleagues.

Desirable criteria:

• Ability to speak Welsh.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.