Practitioner Psychologist - Community

The post is offered as an Annex 21 position for applicants who do not hold the full qualifications and will be considered for a trainee position and will be subject to NHS Wales Annex 21 as set out within the NHS Wales Terms & Conditions of employment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist to join Adult Mental Health Psychology in the Community Mental Health Team based in Gorseinon.

The post holder will be expected to provide a high quality psychology service to the CMHT.

The successful candidate will have access to regular supervision and will join a supportive network of psychologists working in adult mental health, providing a psychology service to people accessing care and support at Ty Einon Community Mental Health Team, Gorseinon.

The post holder will carry a complex clinical caseload of people engaged with services and provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention. The work is recovery-focused and trauma-informed.

The post holder will be expected to provide leadership in psychological knowledge and skills, work well with MDT colleagues, and be adept at working through others by providing consultation, supervision, and team formulation.

Forming and strengthening professional relationships and working by embedding psychology in the multidisciplinary team is an essential part of the role.

The psychologist in post will have a broad range of direct client involvement, from trauma and other specific therapies, through to providing specialist assessments.

There are opportunities for professional development in this post. We support and encourage training in specific therapies to bring more skills into the psychology workforce and beyond to improve outcomes and the services we deliver.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex, religion or belief, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership, or whether they are disabled.

Our values – Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving – show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.