Job summary
Powys Teaching Health Board are looking to recruit a motivated, dynamic and experienced Consultant Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to provide leadership and management to the Adult Psychology and Psychological Therapy. This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and progressive service during a time of transformation.
The role will include: leading and managing an adult psychology and psychological therapy service and/or leading a specialist intervention pathway within the service; providing specialist psychological assessment and formulation of complex clients, carrying a specialist clinical caseload; supervising, line managing and overseeing the professional development of other psychologists, CAAPs and other psychological professionals; providing specialist psychological advice and consultation; delegated responsibility for clinical governance and quality improvement with the service; undertaking/leading on service development and improvement activities, audit, and R&D; and assessing need, designing and overseeing the delivery of skills teaching and training.
We are particularly interested to hear from candidates with additional training and qualifications in Systemic Family Therapy, EMDR, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, and/or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and with experience and qualifications in Leadership and Management of psychological services across tiers of complexity and need.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Psychologist will play a key role in the day-to-day management and leadership of services, including:
Contributing to the long-term strategic planning, development, delivery, leadership and management of a cohesive, high quality and highly specialist psychological service, comprising intervention tiers and psychological intervention pathways including:
- A specialist Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Pathway
- A Systemic Family Therapy Pathway
- A Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) Pathway
- A Traumatic Stress Pathway
- Acute Pathway
Providing expert and highly specialist interventions and highly specialist supervision and consultation to multidisciplinary staff within the service.
Advise and offer consultation to PTHB and other relevant bodies (e.g., the Welsh Government) regarding psychology services in Powys THB and policy development.
Act as a highly specialist consultant to the wider mental health service in Powys.
Work autonomously within professional guidelines and will be accountable for their professional actions.
Responsible for service development to ensure the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service
Delegated responsibility for clinical leadership of the service including a service management role as appropriate, and line management of practitioners, assistants, trainees, CAAPs, students from own and/or other professions.
About us
The Psychology and Psychological Therapy Service is highly regarded within the Mental Health and Learning Disability Directorate. We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred, trauma-informed and evidence-based psychological input in line with local and national legislation, policy and guidelines.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full details of the job description and main responsibilities for this post are contained within Job Description and Person Specification document.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
We are looking to recruit on a full-time basis although part time hours and/or a job share will be considered for the right candidate/s. The Psychology Service operates from two administrative bases in Newtown and Bronllys, near Brecon. The successful candidates will be based in either of these locations with an expectation for some travel and pan Powys working.
Informal enquiries are encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full details of the job description and main responsibilities for this post are contained within Job Description and Person Specification document.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
We are looking to recruit on a full-time basis although part time hours and/or a job share will be considered for the right candidate/s. The Psychology Service operates from two administrative bases in Newtown and Bronllys, near Brecon. The successful candidates will be based in either of these locations with an expectation for some travel and pan Powys working.
Informal enquiries are encouraged.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or knowledge
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the BPS
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by the HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS)
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Evidence of significant postqualification continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and BPS
- Well-developed highly specialised knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological models and therapies/interventions in adult mental health
- Ability to plan a clinical service and to formulate a long-term strategic plan which may involve uncertainty
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the service
- Up-to-date knowledge of NHS management, service development and policy implementation in Wales-wide services
- Well-developed knowledge of leadership and/or operational management as demonstrated through post-graduate training and/or equivalent work experience
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Knowledge of any national service guidelines for the area of specialty and its implications for clinical practice and professional management
Desirable
- Qualification in supervision
- Evidence of peer reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, or similar contributions
- Awareness of ethnic diversity issues
Experience
Essential
- Extensive and demonstrable experience of working as a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist within services for adults with complex mental health /psychological issues
- Extensive experience of working with a wide range of patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
- Evidence of highly specialist expertise in the delivery of evidence based and high intensity psychological interventions
- Demonstrable evidence of significant specialist clinical supervision within a scientistpractitioner framework, including individual supervision, group supervision and case presentations
- Experience in audit and evaluation of clinical services
- Experience of NHS management tasks and negotiating with NHS managers, professionals, colleagues and other agencies
Desirable
- Experience of leading a therapy team
- Experience of conducting research of a high a standard
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Ability to overcome psychological resistance to potentially threatening information, whilst maintaining high degree of professionalism at all times
- Ability to take responsibility for managing and providing a specialist service, or systematically providing part of a larger service
- Ability to manage staff (including line management) and negotiate specialty issues
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Ability to design and implement policy for people with complex psychological needs and to propose service changes that impact beyond that area of activity
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh and willingness to use in a work context
Values & 'Other' requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Commitment to working collaboratively with users of services and their care partners to develop and improve services
- Ability to display exceptional skills in the respectful, therapeutic handling of clients
- Ability to travel between work sites in a timely manner
- Capable of working within organisational policies, and be accountable for own professional actions
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or knowledge
Essential
- Honours degree in Psychology with eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) with the BPS
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by the HCPC (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 as accredited by the BPS)
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Evidence of significant postqualification continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC and BPS
- Well-developed highly specialised knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological models and therapies/interventions in adult mental health
- Ability to plan a clinical service and to formulate a long-term strategic plan which may involve uncertainty
- Formal training in supervision of other psychologists
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the service
- Up-to-date knowledge of NHS management, service development and policy implementation in Wales-wide services
- Well-developed knowledge of leadership and/or operational management as demonstrated through post-graduate training and/or equivalent work experience
- Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice
- Knowledge of any national service guidelines for the area of specialty and its implications for clinical practice and professional management
Desirable
- Qualification in supervision
- Evidence of peer reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, or similar contributions
- Awareness of ethnic diversity issues
Experience
Essential
- Extensive and demonstrable experience of working as a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist within services for adults with complex mental health /psychological issues
- Extensive experience of working with a wide range of patient groups presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings and maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
- Experience of teaching, training and professional and clinical supervision
- Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
- Evidence of highly specialist expertise in the delivery of evidence based and high intensity psychological interventions
- Demonstrable evidence of significant specialist clinical supervision within a scientistpractitioner framework, including individual supervision, group supervision and case presentations
- Experience in audit and evaluation of clinical services
- Experience of NHS management tasks and negotiating with NHS managers, professionals, colleagues and other agencies
Desirable
- Experience of leading a therapy team
- Experience of conducting research of a high a standard
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Ability to overcome psychological resistance to potentially threatening information, whilst maintaining high degree of professionalism at all times
- Ability to take responsibility for managing and providing a specialist service, or systematically providing part of a larger service
- Ability to manage staff (including line management) and negotiate specialty issues
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and nonprofessional groups
- Ability to design and implement policy for people with complex psychological needs and to propose service changes that impact beyond that area of activity
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh and willingness to use in a work context
Values & 'Other' requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Commitment to working collaboratively with users of services and their care partners to develop and improve services
- Ability to display exceptional skills in the respectful, therapeutic handling of clients
- Ability to travel between work sites in a timely manner
- Capable of working within organisational policies, and be accountable for own professional actions
- Ability to identify, and employ, as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour
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).
