Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Principal Clinical Psychologist - Early Help
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Principal Clinical Psychologist - Early Help
Job Overview
We are seeking to employ a compassionate leader and manager to collaborate in the development of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Early Help services in Gwynedd and Mon alongside established managerial and operational structure. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician to build on established preventative and early intervention approaches, with the aim of improving emotional wellbeing and mental health outcomes for babies, infants, children, young people and families and carers.
Working strategically across health, education, social care and third sector you will collaborate in leading service transformation aligned with BCUHB and Welsh Government priorities ensuring that the 0-18 year population receive timely, accessible and compassionate support. The Early Help services are influenced by NEST framework (mental health and wellbeing): introduction | GOV.WALES Framework on embedding a whole-school approach to emotional and mental wellbeing | GOV.WALES and Health and Care Quality Standards 2023 (WHC/2023/013) | GOV.WALES
Main duties of the job
This is a new key service development and leadership role and will be pivotal in supervising, training, and coaching the CAMH Early Help Practitioners to promote practice-based research and enquiry to develop the service and practitioner’s knowledge and skills.
Working alongside West Strategic and Operational Lead for CAMHS Early Help, this role will support CAMH Early Help including supporting schools and communities by utilising highly specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development. They will contribute to the development of local policies and procedures and their implementation, to support ongoing improvements in service quality. The post holder will also have highly specialised clinical skills which they will draw upon to supervise their Early Help colleagues. The role will also include involvement in regional and national service developments linked to West CAMHS Early Help. This post will extend its reach to work alongside internal and external stakeholders to provide consultation to further promote mental health within schools and communities.
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This post will entail traveling throughout the region.
The ability to speak Welsh is essential 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.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and full Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society
- Registration with Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist
- Clinical supervision training for supervising Doctoral trainees.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified and senior clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills
- Assessed experience of working effectively as a qualified and senior level clinical psychologist in the designated speciality, or relevant transferable skills
- Demonstration of further specialist training/experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a specialist Clinical Psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Experience of professional management of qualified clinical psychologists and other staff.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh fluently.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills.
- Advanced IT skills.
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