An exciting opportunity to be part of an integrated multi-professional team providing community neuro rehabilitation to stroke, acquired brain injury (ABI), and other neurological patients. The post is based at the Park Road Wellbeing Centre, Pontypool. It involves supporting the development and implementation of a service for people diagnosed with Non Epileptic Attack Disorder. This will involve working closely with colleagues from the ABUHB Neurology Directorate and Health Psychology Service. The post holder will also contribute to the provision of assessment and rehabilitation service for patients recovering from stroke and acquired brain injury. Working within the ABUHB CNRS the post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes clinical psychologists, neuro-physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, speech and language therapy, and rehabilitation assistants.The post holder will be expected to undertake face to face work with individuals, groups, significant others, and families, as well as consultation work advising staff of other disciplines on the psychological aspects of casework and patient management plans. They will also be expected to provide specialist advice, teaching, and training about psychological work to less experienced psychologists, counsellors, assistants, trainees, other professionals, and carers.

Main duties of the job

To provide psychological services to adults with neurological conditions in ABUHB in agreement with the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service Lead(s). This includes face to face work with individuals, groups, families, significant others, and consultation work advising staff of other disciplines on the psychological aspects of casework and patient management plans. It involves conducting psychological assessments and the delivery of appropriate therapeutic interventions for the full range of referred difficulties accepted by the service.

To provide specialist advice, teaching, training, and supervision of psychological work to assistant psychologists, trainees, other professionals, and carers. To conduct, to develop and evaluate specialised programmes of care / care packages, and propose changes for policy / service development. To participate in relevant research/ audit groups, as required by ABUHB Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.

To support the provision of a specialist area of the service, and contribute to the development of new psychological services and participate in service planning and development, in agreement with the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service Lead(s). To participate fully, in the professional activities of the Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service and the ABUHB Psychology Service.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post is being advertised at Band 7 Clinical Psychologist and Band 8a Clinical Psychologist Principle. The post will be offered at either a Band 7 or 8a depending on experience.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification for both Band 7 and 8a 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.

The locations of clinical work will include, patients own homes, hospital and outpatient sites, on-line, and in groups. The post holder will be expected to travel to other health board sites and to patients places of residence.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree, postgraduate doctoral degree supplemented by short specialist courses, clinical supervision:-
• Honours degree in Psychology, giving eligibility for Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS
• Registered with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) as a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
• Experience of participating in regular clinical supervision
• Possess a working knowledge of strategies, policies and procedures relevant to working with people with long term health and neurological conditions.
• To be aware of race and cultural issues in professional practice.
• Knowledge of research design and methodology.
• Has a good grasp of the main Professional Issues effecting Clinical Psychology in the NHS

Desirable

• Further training in neuropsychological assessment and/or specialist knowledge of neuropsychological rehabilitation.
• Training in clinical supervision

Experience

Essential

• Training across a range of client groups but must include Children, Adults, people with Learning Disabilities, and Older Age Adults.
• Has kept up-to-date on current clinical practice in Clinical Psychology and in Physical Health Services.
• Experience of delivering psychological interventions in a group setting.
• Has begun to develop special expertise in a relevant clinical area.

Desirable

• Post graduate work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting
• Experience of working with people with neurological conditions
• Post qualification experience of working with people with physical health problems or other long term conditions
• To have obtained further experience of working within other Clinical Psychology specialities e.g. Child services or Learning Disability Services.
• Has undergone or is undergoing relevant post qualification training as part of the CPD process.
• Research experience and statistical expertise.
• Academic teaching experience

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate and relate to people warmly and with empathy.
• Ability to understand the highly complex and conflicting messages from patients and organise this in a way that allows them to guide the patient through a complex process of change. To be able to do this even when the patient is highly distressed, there is a highly charged atmosphere, and/or when the patient is expressing high levels of anger.
• Detailed knowledge of and ability to effectively use at least one therapeutic orientation related to the needs of people with neurological conditions.
• Ability to communicate sensitive material in writing.
• Ability to assess, interpret, formulate and intervene in situations where the material is highly complex, and where there are a range of possible options, where different courses of action could be taken and where expert opinions may differ.
• Ability to plan and organise straight forward activities or programmes, which may be service or client focussed, some of which may have implications requiring ongoing monitoring
• Ability to provide direction through supervision, teaching and training to assistant psychologist, undergraduate placement students, and other disciplines and agencies.
• Ability to tolerate the stress and anxiety of being responsible for patients' psychological treatment, particularly when self-harm is threatened.
• Ability to manage personal stress levels.
• Good keyboard skills with a high degree of accuracy including a working knowledge of epex, CWS or similar data bases, Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Ability to develop proposals for service developments.

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh
• Has had own work published in either peer, reviewed or academic professional journals and/or books.

Values

Essential

• Innovative.
• Highly motivated
• Can work independently and take responsibility for own actions.
• Works within professional guidelines.
• A team player who relates well to people.
• Accountable for own actions
• Works autonomously, but can seek advice when necessary

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Park Road Well Being Centre

Pontypool

NP4 6NZ

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