Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist (or development role)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 8a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist to take on a post in our Adult Psychology Team.

You should have a passion for working with adults as well as significant post qualification experience of providing psychological assessment, specialist interventions, supervision and consultation.  You will need to be able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Our Psychology and Psychological Therapies Team places a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and supporting personal and professional development.

Powys is a unique and beautiful place to live and work, with a small population spread across a large geographical area. This presents us with specific challenges that require creativity, flexibility and innovative ideas, and provides opportunities for individual clinicians to have a real impact on services and the experiences of our service users and their families.

Applicants who do not currently meet all the essential criteria for the Band 8a role are encouraged to apply and, if successful, will be appointed under Agenda for Change Annex 21.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological services for adults of working age with psychological/mental health difficulties.To provide leadership on psychological knowledge and approaches for the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) in North Powys in collaboration with the Lead for Adult Psychology services. To carry a specialist clinical psychology caseload of clients of working age referred by local CMHTs, the Local Primary Care Mental Health Support Service (LPCMHSS),  the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), GPs, and other agencies.To take an active role in CMHT business, attending CMHT, Referral Hub, and clinical   meetings.To provide clinical supervision for qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologists in   addition to attached Clinical/Counselling Psychologists in training, Assistant Psychologists, Psychology degree graduates and undergraduates, as appropriate. To provide clinical supervision, consultation, and training as appropriate to CMHT, LPCMHSS and CRHT staff, and professionals from other agencies. To utilise research skills for audit, policy, and service development, and research within the area served.

Detailed job description and main 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.

We are open to considering part-time or job share arrangements for the right candidate(s) in addition to considering agile working arrangements.  There will be an expectation to offer face to face clinics in one or more of our clinical bases across Powys in Newtown, Llandrindod Wells,  and/or Bronllys.

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