Consultant Psychologist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic practitioner  psychologist to lead and further develop a high quality, responsive and accessible Rehabilitation and Recovery (R&R) psychology service within Swansea Bay University Healthboard, which includes low secure,  locked rehabilitation, peri natal inpatient and community services

The post holder will be welcomed into the broader Swansea Bay Mental Health and Learning Disability (MHLD)  psychology department,  and will be expected to play an active role in collaborating with other  psychologists on joint projects and initiatives.  The postholder will join a Consultant Lead Psychology team within our Secure Services and Recovery (SSR) Division, with access to  regular peer supervision  CPD, reflective practice and service development work as well as having an ongoing programme of clinical and professional development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will professionally lead a team of psychologists,  ensuring that  appropriate management structures  and good clinical governance for the team is in place. They will support the Professional Lead for MHLD Psychology with recruitment to any additional, funded posts within the service area. Additionally, they will undertake direct and indirect clinical work, offering a range of psychological interventions to  patients, their families and networks. They will work with the multidisciplinary 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 have appropriate support and supervision in place and are enabled to develop their professional competencies and careers.

The service and staff have excellent links with SBU psychology department. There are also good links to Swansea and Cardiff universities with opportunities for hosting MSc students and DClinPsy trainees.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This  post is available to practitioner psychologists with appropriate experience and competencies to work at Consultant (8c) level. Please see the attached Job Plan and Person Specification (JP&PS) for more details. The generic JP&PS will be tailored to the specific role and requirements of the service.

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

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.