Practitioner Psychologist in Swansea

Main area: Practitioner Psychologist, Lifespan Physical Health

Grade: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week

Job ref: 130-PST023-0526

Employer: Swansea Bay University Health Board

Site: Morriston Hospital

Town: Swansea

Salary: Band 8a (available as a development post under Annex 21)

Closing: 09/06/2026 23:59

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 is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner psychologist to work within the Burns & Plastic Surgery Service, Morriston Hospital. The post will provide an opportunity to work clinically with burns patients across the lifespan, on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The post will include opportunities for direct clinical work with patients, their families and carers, as well as supporting the MDT through consultation, training and supervision. The post holder will be an integral part of the MDT in the burns service, where psychology is highly valued and respected.

The post holder will be supervised by the Consultant Psychology lead, and will work as part of a supportive team of psychologists within Burns & Plastic Surgery. There are strong links with the psychology physical health service within the health board, including colleagues in other physical health settings. They will be expected to provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions. They will also have opportunities to utilise their research and evaluation skills in supporting service development initiatives within the service.

Main duties of the job:

• To support the Lead Psychologist for Burns & Plastic Surgery to deliver a psychological service for patients of the Burns Service, including the provision of comprehensive assessments (utilising clinical interview, psychometric tests, behavioural observation and consultation with significant others), formulation and the delivery of appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• To provide consultation and psychological advice to members of the multidisciplinary team, as well as to other services and agencies as appropriate.
• To provide training in the use of psychological approaches to members of the multi-disciplinary team, and to other professional staff and agencies, undergraduates in psychology and Psychology Assistants and Doctoral Trainees.
• To supervise the psychological work of staff from other disciplines as appropriate or ensure that appropriate supervision is available.
• To support the lead psychologist with service development and research projects.

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.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available. 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.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Person specification:

• Eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychologist status (Doctoral qualification in Clinical Psychology or its equivalent for those who commenced training prior to September 2001) or other equivalent Practitioner Psychologist qualification as accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Pre- or post qualification training and qualifications in clinical health psychology, research methodology, staff training, and/or other fields of applied psychology.
• Experience of highly specialist psychological assessment and treatment of patients with physical and/or mental health conditions across a range of care settings.
• Previous experience of working in a physical health/surgical setting.

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 Board's 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.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK/RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.