Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band7 / Band 8aClinical / Practitioner Psychologists (0.5wte) to become part of the Gwent Attachment Service. The service aims to provide support for highly vulnerable children who have experienced complex developmental trauma and disrupted attachment histories. We believe in focussing on early intervention and prevention. Our focus is on creating the environments in which secure attachments can develop and in which young people have the best chance of building resilience and recovering from trauma.
The successful candidates will join a lively and proactive team of Child Psychologists and Therapists. We meet weekly for professional support and peer supervision, and value a culture of reflective practice and rich continuing professional development. Our team base is both welcoming and supportive, enabling clinicians to hold a strong psychological perspective in the wide range of settings we deliver services across.
Main duties of the job
A key part of the role involves working with those in the systems around these young people to create a knowledge and understanding of the impact of trauma and attachment difficulties. The service also works to support individuals and agencies (including health, social care, education and youth justice) to consider how to embed attachment principles into their service planning and delivery, provide timely interventions and contribute to the evidence base for this population. There will be opportunities for the successful candidates to develop skills in each of these service strands.
This post is being advertised as a Band 8a but we invite less experienced applicants to apply with a view to starting on Band 7 and to commit to a plan to develop into the Band 8a role.
This post is fixed term until31st March 2027 to meet the needs of the service.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology
- HCPC Registered
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS or equivalent accredited by the BPS
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications
- IT skills training
- Post graduate research degree
Experience
Essential
- Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include children
- Significant experience of working with children with developmental trauma and attachment difficulties and their families
- Has completed at least 10 training days per year on courses relevant to the provision of Child & Family Psychology and Therapies Service
- Has begun to develop special expertise in the relevant clinical area and to have undergone or is undergoing post qualification training in it as part of the CPD process (e.g. DDP / Theraplay / DBT)
Desirable
- Post qualification work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting
- Post qualification experience of working in Child Psychology specialising in working with children with a developmental trauma / attachment difficulties
- To have obtained further experience of working within other Clinical Psychology e.g. Child Services or Learning Disability Service
- Research experience and statistical expertise
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to communicate and relate to people warmly and with empathy
- Ability to understand the highly complex and conflicting messages from clients and organise this in a way that allows them to guide the client through a complex process of change. To be able to do this even when the client is highly distressed, there is a highly charged atmosphere, and/or when the client is expressing high levels of anger
- Ability to assess, interpret, formulate and intervene in situations where the material is highly complex, where there are a range of possible options, where different courses of action could be taken and where expert opinions may differ
- Ability to provide direction through supervision, teaching and training to other disciplines and agencies
Desirable
- Further relevant post qualification therapeutic training
- Relevant publications
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology
- HCPC Registered
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS or equivalent accredited by the BPS
Desirable
- Other related academic qualifications
- IT skills training
- Post graduate research degree
Experience
Essential
- Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include children
- Significant experience of working with children with developmental trauma and attachment difficulties and their families
- Has completed at least 10 training days per year on courses relevant to the provision of Child & Family Psychology and Therapies Service
- Has begun to develop special expertise in the relevant clinical area and to have undergone or is undergoing post qualification training in it as part of the CPD process (e.g. DDP / Theraplay / DBT)
Desirable
- Post qualification work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting
- Post qualification experience of working in Child Psychology specialising in working with children with a developmental trauma / attachment difficulties
- To have obtained further experience of working within other Clinical Psychology e.g. Child Services or Learning Disability Service
- Research experience and statistical expertise
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Ability to communicate and relate to people warmly and with empathy
- Ability to understand the highly complex and conflicting messages from clients and organise this in a way that allows them to guide the client through a complex process of change. To be able to do this even when the client is highly distressed, there is a highly charged atmosphere, and/or when the client is expressing high levels of anger
- Ability to assess, interpret, formulate and intervene in situations where the material is highly complex, where there are a range of possible options, where different courses of action could be taken and where expert opinions may differ
- Ability to provide direction through supervision, teaching and training to other disciplines and agencies
Desirable
- Further relevant post qualification therapeutic training
- Relevant publications
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.
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.
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).
