An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Practitioner Psychologist to apply for a Lead Consultant (Band 8c) role to provide psychological leadership plus expert professional and clinical services to Cardiff and Vale UHB's Adult & Paediatric Critical Care Services. The post-holder will lead a small team of psychologists in Critical Care and our Major Trauma Unit, and work with Critical Care Management Teams on the psychological aspects of Critical Care environments.

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and experienced Practitioner Psychologist who can lead the fast-paced delivery and development of psychology within specialised medical critical care services. This collaborative post requires design and delivery of direct clinical approaches for patients and families an internal staff well-being service plus organisational health monitoring and improvement. The work is highly collaborative - working with professional colleagues and managers within the UHB.

This is an exciting time to join Cardiff & Vale UHB. The UHB has supported the development of psychological expertise in medical settings. There is a growing Clinical Health Psychology and Neuropsychology Specialty. There is an active professional network and you would be able to develop your professional, leadership, supervisory and clinical skills via CPD opportunities.

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

Main duties of the job

Leadership of the psychological aspects of the service including service design, governance structures, pathway construction and delivery. Innovation, with partners, to provide alternative approaches to traditional NHS work is a key element.

Act as an expert advisor on the psychology of critical care environments within the UHB and to wider groups e.g. national groups and service commissioners.

Professional and line management of staff delivering psychological services.

Training and education.

Specific clinical input for patients and families who experience critical care including direct work, consultation to others, and supervision of those using psychological approaches.

Designing and delivering an internal to critical care Staff Well-Being Service including 1:1 work and wider initiatives to train and support staff. There is a role in the monitoring and improving the organisational health of the unit working.

Service development and improvement aspect to this role with opportunities for research and audit. Demonstrating value via innovative methods is crucial to the role.

The post is part-time at 30 hours per week.

It is essential for this post to hold a Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent), to be a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist, and be eligible for Chartered Psychologist status with the BPS. Extensive and substantial knowledge and experience of applying psychology in complex medical settings is essential.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Equivalent
• HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Desirable

• Accredited member of the Register of Applied Practitioner Supervisors or Equivalent Qualification in Supervision
• Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of clinical practice
• Evidence of peer reviewed publications, presentations at conferences, or similar contributions.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive and demonstrable experience of working as a HCPC Practitioner Psychologist within a medical setting
• Extensive experience of working with a wide range of patient groups across full range of severity and settings
• Experience of NHS management tasks and negotiating with NHS managers, professionals, colleagues and other agencies.

Desirable

• Experience of professional management of qualified and pre-qualified HCPC Practitioner Psychologists
• Experience of leadership e.g. leading a team/service

Skills

Essential

• Skills in the use of highly complex methods of psychological assessment, formulation, intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Ability to use the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills to convey and receive highly complex and sensitive information effectively
• Ability to design and implement policy for people with medical problems and to propose service changes that impact beyond that area of activity.

Special Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to plan a clinical service and formulate a long term strategic plan
• Doctoral level knowledge of research, audit, and project design and delivery
• Knowledge of any national service guidelines for the area of specialty and its implications for clinical practice and professional management in relation to psychology for medical conditions

Desirable

• Knowledge of local NHS Structures

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital of Wales

Heath Park

Cardiff

CF14 4XW

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