Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Are you a skilled Clinical psychologist looking for a fulfilling leadership role? We invite you to apply for a rare opportunity for a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist to join the North Wales Adolescent Service (NWAS).

NWAS provides the Intensive Community Support team and Inpatient Ward for Young People age 12 - 18 from North Wales. You will take the lead for the psychological intervention provision for the unit. Leading a team of clinical psychologists and therapists, you will be part of the Senior Clinical Leadership MDT. This small senior team works collaboratively and supportively to make shared decisions about very complex and challenging presentations. A psychological perspective is valued as a vital component in this approach.

You will also work directly with a small clinical caseload and indirectly through 2 lively MDTs by providing advanced psychological assessment, formulation, intervention, leadership and supervision. You will contribute to team training, service development and evaluation and be encouraged to create links with the wider senior network across the region.

We will encourage and support you to pursue your own areas of CPD such as leadership training, research or gaining increased competence or accreditation in a relevant therapeutic model.

Main duties of the job

Lead responsibility for clinical decisions which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of options.

Provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients.

Work autonomously in accordance with The BPS Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004 and HCPC.

Delegated responsibility from the Head of Child Psychology, for professional leadership, planning, provision and review of BCUHB Child Clinical Psychology Services.

Responsibility for professional leadership and management of psychology staff.

Be accountable for own professional actions and decisions.

In collaboration with the Head of Child Psychology, devise, develop, interpret, and implement discrete policies and service developments, develop psychological therapy provision and ensure clinical governance processes are implemented.

Hold highly specialist clinical caseload of clients with complex needs.

Provide clinical supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues.

Provide highly specialist advice and consultancy on Child Psychology issues.

Ensure provision of child clinical placements for North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme (NWCPP) doctoral trainees and provide supervised placements.

Provide teaching and training for multi-disciplinary BCUHB staff and the NWCPP.

Utilise highly specialised research skills for audit, policy, service development and research.

Responsibility in conjunction with the Head of Child Psychology, for recruitment of clinical psychologists.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.