Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Practitioner Psychologist, Crisis Support Team Children's Services
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Fixed Term/Secondment until 31st March 2028
This post is fixed term/secondment until 31st March 2028 due to funding. This post may become a permanent post if further funding can be secured.
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.
About the Role
This exciting new post will provide specialist psychological care in a multi-disciplinary Crisis Support Team in Bridgend Local Authority Children’s Services.
The team work intensively to prevent the breakdown of family and foster care for children with complex, acute and challenging emotional, behavioural and relational needs. You will provide assessment, formulation and direct interventions to children and families as well as enabling and supporting colleagues to develop psychologically informed understandings and care approaches.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical and strategic leadership in the development and delivery of trauma informed psychological care to young people presenting in crisis and experiencing significant and acute emotional distress and behaviours of concern.
- Be embedded and present face to face within Bridgend Children’s Services’ multi-disciplinary Adolescent Crisis Team (ACT) which delivers intensive, short-term interventions to young people at risk of entering care or requiring tier four services.
- Provide clinical leadership through undertaking psychological assessments and developing individualised formulations to inform psychological intervention planning and support.
- Deliver a range of evidence-informed interventions to young people and their families/carers, tailored to complex presentations.
- Provide clinical supervision to ACT team members, supporting them to deliver care which is psychologically and relationally informed.
- Offer consultation and advice to professionals across health, education, and social care to build shared understanding and co-ordinated responses for young people in crisis.
- Support the development and delivery of training, coaching and reflective practice across the wider system to embed psychological and trauma-informed approaches.
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About the Organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.
Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.
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CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.
Our Values
- We listen, learn, and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We work together as one team
Our Strategy
Our CTM 2030 Strategy—Our Health, Our Future—focuses On Uniting Our Region Around Shared Health And Wellbeing Goals.
Employee Benefits
CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.
At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Jael Hill
- Job title: Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: Jael.hill3@wales.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01656 674951
Dr Becci Fisher – Consultant Clinical Psychologist for CYP Community Mental Health Services.
- Email address: Rebecca.Fisher5@wales.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01443 443008
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