Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
The ability to demonstrate competence to work within the designated speciality. Well-developed skills in the ability to effectively communicate very complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information, both orally and in writing, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Experience
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Experience
The ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Experience
Capable of maintaining a high degree of maintaining a high degree of professionalism and safe clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Experience
Ability to use a variety of complex multi-media materials for a range of purposes such as teaching and training. Capable of effective workload management when faced with competing demands.
- Experience
Basic IT skills.
- Qualifications
Doctoral level/ advanced knowledge of practitioner psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation. Doctoral/advanced level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practised within Clinical Psychologist
- Qualifications
Good honours Degree in Psychology. Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status. Post-graduate Doctorate/Qualification in specialist area of (Clinical/Counselling/Forensic) Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or for those trained overseas, as accredited by the British Psychological Society or its equivalent allowing registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Qualifications
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist. Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainee Practitioner Psychologist. Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
- Qualifications
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in specific difficult-to-treat groups (e.g. personality disorder, dual diagnoses and people with additional disabilities).
Job overview
This full-time permanent post is being advertised at band 8A (annex 21) dependent on experience, giving more newly qualified psychologists the potential for career progression in post. Preceptorship support will be in place to enable this. We would welcome applications from trainees who would work at band 6 whilst finishing their qualification/awaiting HCPC registration.
Salary scale of £58,379 - £65,723 per annum pro rata, Annex 21 applies as following: £48,527 per annum pro rata in year 1 (Annex 21 applies – 70% of a Band 8a in addition to equity of pay) and £48,527 per annum pro rata in year 2 (Annex 21 applies – 75% of a Band 8a in addition to equity of pay). We are seeking an enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist to work in the OPMH service in Swansea as part of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB).
The Health Board supports a range of CPD opportunities including opportunities to those who are newly qualified to undertake sessions in areas outside their main post for the purpose of gaining experience and skill development at the outset of their qualified career. The health board actively encourages and supports research and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The post holder will have access to regular clinical supervision, reflective practice and training (to be jointly agreed upon following commencement of the position).
Main duties of the job
The OPMH service provides to older people and families coping with mental health difficulties and dementia. The service is MDT focused, supportive and collaborative.
The post is based within the Swansea OPMH Community Teams. The teams value psychology input and through close working relationships with the other OPMH Psychologists, it will be possible to gain support and supervision.
The post holder will be expected to provide a specialised practitioner psychology service to OPMH, providing specialised psychological and neuropsychological assessment and therapy to service users and support to their care partners.
Psychologists in the service have close links with local clinical and counselling doctoral courses and regularly offer trainee placements. There are also opportunities to link with wider psychology colleagues across Swansea Bay Health Board who work in mental health, forensic, primary care, health psychology and neuropsychology settings among others.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Practitioner Psychologist (Annex 21) with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Band 8 Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £58,379 - £65,723 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.
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