Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Assistant Psychologist
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Job Overview
This post is Fixed term/Secondment until 31st March 2027 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.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to join an inspiring and motivated NHS and social care integrated team under the supervision of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
Main duties of the job
The team works systemically with children and young people, their families and wider support networks to assess and formulate what the systemic needs of the child, young person and wider family system are. We then work in collaboration with existing teams and resources, such as the Strengthening Families Team (SFT). As a service we use a whole family, strengths-based approach. We have a small residential facility to provide voluntary inpatient support, if needed, and/or provide support in the community.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
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Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The opportunities where you will develop assessment skills include attachment, parenting, developmental trauma, learning difficulties, challenging behaviour and neurodevelopmental difficulties. Clinical opportunities will also be available including direct work with children and young people using models such as DBT, and systemic work with family and professional systems. Data management, service audit, outcome monitoring and research will also be part of the role.
The ideal candidate will be able to communicate empathically with people from a range of backgrounds, they will be self-reflective, self-motivated with strong interest in the development of clinical services and with excellent data management skills.
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 And/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good Honours Degree in Psychology
- Eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
- Some knowledge and understanding of the client group with whom the post holder will be working.
- Undergraduate level knowledge of psychology including some knowledge of lifespan developmental psychology and models of psychopathology.
- Undergraduate level knowledge of research design and methodology.
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Desirable criteria
- Attendance at skills development courses or training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with clients within a clinical, social care or educational setting.
- Experience of undertaking therapeutic work or involvement in developmental assessments.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children, young people and their families within more than one clinical social care or educational setting.
Aptitudes And Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to use interpersonal and communication skills to convey and receive sensitive information effectively, requiring empathy and reassurance, and the ability to overcome barriers to understanding.
- Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings under supervision.
- The ability to consider a range of facts while assessing clients, following guidelines given by the supervisor.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals.
- Ability to manipulate test materials, make observations and record data with a high need for accuracy.
- Basic IT skills.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Advanced IT skills.
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