This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic clinical/counselling psychologist to lead and further develop a high quality, responsive and accessible CAMHS psychology service for children, young people, their families and carers, including developing and maintaining an overall vision for the service. Swansea Bay CAMHS have recently been repatriated to Swansea Bay UHB and the Psychology and Psychological Therapy Team have joined the existing Swansea Bay Child Psychology Department. Since repatriation, multiple posts within psychology and psychological therapy have been developed and appointed to, and there is a strong professional structure. There are excellent relationships between all professional groups within CAMHS and the post holder will be a valued member of the Professional Leads group.

The post holder will be welcomed into the broader Swansea Bay child psychology department, and will be expected to play an active role in collaborating with other child psychologists on joint projects and initiatives. Child Psychology is a thriving department, who meet regularly for CPD, reflective practice and service developments and the post holder will be welcomed into the ongoing programme of clinical and professional development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will professionally lead a team of psychologists and psychological therapists within CAMHS, ensuring appropriate management structures are in place and ensuring good clinical governance for the team. They will support the Head of Child Psychology with recruitment to any additional, funded posts within CAMHS. Additionally, they will undertake direct and indirect clinical work, offering a range of psychological interventions to children, young people, their families and networks. They will join the Clinical Leads team for CAMHS, in particular ensuring that service plans, developments and pathways are psychologically informed.

The lead psychologist will ensure systems are in place for reviewing and evaluating the service, and for ensuring good clinical governance across psychology. They will help to ensure other psychologists and psychological therapists within CAMHS have appropriate support and supervision in place and are enabled to develop their professional competencies and careers.

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We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

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Job description

Job 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.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications Knowledge

Essential

• Professional qualifications and post qualification training/study
• Substantial experience of application of knowledge

Desirable

• Publications and/or advanced training in research and/or leadership

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate experience in a child setting
• Appropriate experience in a mental health setting
• Training and experience in supervision

Apptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Communication skills verbal and written
• Collaborative working in an MDT

Desirable

• Ability to speak welsh

Values

Essential

• Empathy, compassion, respect
• Aware of impact of own behaviour
• Resilient, adaptable, flexible approach to the service

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

The Children's Centre, Neath Port Talbot Hospital

Baglan Way

Port Talbot

SA12 7BX

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