Highly Specialised Practitioner Psychologist 8b (Children with LD)

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Highly Specialised practitioner psychologist to join our multi-disciplinary Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Service (CALDS).

The Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Service (CALDS) in Cardiff & Vale has recently undergone considerable expansion, growth and change, developing new multi-disciplinary models of working whilst creating new opportunities for staff to come and join us in this venture. Our work-force has recently greatly expanded and there is a wealth of support (both formal and informal), supervision, CPD opportunities and expertise available within our specialty. It is a very exciting time to join our passionate team.

You will be joining a well-established and highly motivated wider Child Psychology service, working closely with other practitioner psychologists, assistant psychologists and trainee clinical psychologists. We encourage and support Continued Professional Development and offer excellent opportunities for professional development, consultation and supervision. We actively encourage post qualification training in highly specialist psychological therapeutic interventions.

Full clinical and management professional support and supervision will be available from within the specialty and we support and encourage research and audit opportunities.

Main duties of the job

You will make a significant contribution to the delivery of psychological care provided for children, and young people with a Learning Disability and their families with regard to assessment, formulation and intervention.

You will have line management and supervision responsibilities for psychology staff in Learning Disability and Neurodevelopment. You will work closely with the consultant lead psychologist to promote service initiatives, take a major role in enhancing multi-disciplinary team work and work with the wider network to further the knowledge and skill base in Positive Behaviour Support.

The successful post-holder will be responsible for helping to further develop and provide an multi-disciplinary service to families of children with a Learning Disability in Cardiff and Vale. You will work collaboratively and closely with your multi-disciplinary colleagues. The role will provide you with wide ranging experiences, supporting and enabling your professional development across child psychology. The role includes providing direct psychological assessments and interventions (primarily using a positive behaviour framework), staff and multi-disciplinary consultation and supervision, innovation, service/systems improvement work, staff skills training, research and audit, team formulations.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.