Principal Psychologist - INTERNAL

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

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Job summary

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of an integrated multi-professional team providing community neurorehabilitation .The post holder will contribute to the provision of an assessment and rehabilitation service for patients recovering from stroke and acquired brain injury. Working within the ABUHB Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service, the post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Clinical Psychologists, Neurophysiotherapists, Dietitian, Occupational Therapists, and Speech and language Therapists. The post holder will be expected to undertake face to face work with individuals and groups ,including significant others, and families, and consultation work advising staff on the psychological aspects of casework and patient management plans. They will also be expected to provide advice, training, and supervision of psychological work to less experienced psychologists, assistants, trainees.

The locations of clinical work will include, patient's own homes, hospital and outpatient sites, on-line, and in groups. The post holder will be expected to travel to other health board sites and to patient's places of residence.

Main duties of the job

To provide psychological services to adults with neurological conditions in the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service . Face to face work with individuals, groups, families, significant others, and consultation work advising staff of other disciplines on the psychological aspects of casework and patient management plans. It involves conducting psychological assessments and the delivery of appropriate therapeutic interventions for the full range of referred difficulties , as well as providing, developing and managing highly specialist interventions for own specialist area of the team's caseload. To provide specialist advice, training, and supervision of psychological work to less experienced psychologists, counsellors, assistants, trainees, other professionals, and carers. To conduct, supervise, and develop and evaluateclinical and psychological programmes.

To participate in research/ audit groups, as required by the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service. To co-ordinate the provision of a specialist area of the service, and contribute to the development of new psychological services and participate in service planning and development. To participate in the professional activities of the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service and the ABUHB Psychology Service. To gain further experience of Professional Issues and to become familiar with current strategic thinking in the NHS in general and Neuro Rehabilitation in particular.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£51,706 to £58,210 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

040-PST025-0324-A

Job locations

Park Road Wellbeing Centre

Park Road, Pontypool, NP4 6NZ

Pontypool, Torfaen

NP4 6NZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 9 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 9 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • Qualifications: HCPC / Degree in Psychology / PHD / Supervision Training
  • Knowledge of strategies, policies, procedures and professional issues relevant to working with people with long term mental health, health and/or neurological conditions
  • Detailed knowledge of and ability to effectively use at least one therapeutic orientation related to the needs of people with neurological conditions.

Desirable

  • Further training in neuropsychological assessment and/or specialist knowledge of neuropsychological rehabilitation.

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification Clinical experience and has kept up-to-date on current practice in Clinical Psychology, and mental and/or physical health services.

Desirable

  • Post graduate work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting
  • Significant post qualification experience of working with people with physical health problems or other long term conditions

Aptitude and ability

Essential

  • Ability to tolerate the stress and anxiety of being responsible for patients' psychological treatment, particularly when self-harm is threatened and to work as a team in managing these and other service demands.
  • Ability to communicate and relate to people warmly and with empathy; to assess and understand highly complex and conflicting messages from patients and organise this in a way that supports shared formulation and co-creation of plans about what might help; communicate sensitive material in writing;; to plan, organise and monitor complex activities or programmes.

Desirable

  • Ability to understand and speak Welsh
Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • Qualifications: HCPC / Degree in Psychology / PHD / Supervision Training
  • Knowledge of strategies, policies, procedures and professional issues relevant to working with people with long term mental health, health and/or neurological conditions
  • Detailed knowledge of and ability to effectively use at least one therapeutic orientation related to the needs of people with neurological conditions.

Desirable

  • Further training in neuropsychological assessment and/or specialist knowledge of neuropsychological rehabilitation.

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification Clinical experience and has kept up-to-date on current practice in Clinical Psychology, and mental and/or physical health services.

Desirable

  • Post graduate work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting
  • Significant post qualification experience of working with people with physical health problems or other long term conditions

Aptitude and ability

Essential

  • Ability to tolerate the stress and anxiety of being responsible for patients' psychological treatment, particularly when self-harm is threatened and to work as a team in managing these and other service demands.
  • Ability to communicate and relate to people warmly and with empathy; to assess and understand highly complex and conflicting messages from patients and organise this in a way that supports shared formulation and co-creation of plans about what might help; communicate sensitive material in writing;; to plan, organise and monitor complex activities or programmes.

Desirable

  • Ability to understand and speak Welsh

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Park Road Wellbeing Centre

Park Road, Pontypool, NP4 6NZ

Pontypool, Torfaen

NP4 6NZ


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Park Road Wellbeing Centre

Park Road, Pontypool, NP4 6NZ

Pontypool, Torfaen

NP4 6NZ


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Dr Daryl Harris

Daryl.Harris@wales.nhs.uk

07817940039

Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£51,706 to £58,210 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

040-PST025-0324-A

Job locations

Park Road Wellbeing Centre

Park Road, Pontypool, NP4 6NZ

Pontypool, Torfaen

NP4 6NZ


Supporting documents

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