Practitioner Psychologist; Paediatric Rheumatology Service

Job overview

The Child Health Psychology department at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales are looking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced full-time Practitioner Psychologist (Band 8A) to join the Paediatric  Rheumatology team to provide highly specialist psychological care and expertise to children and their families from across the Welsh region. The post will entail leading on the delivery of psychologically informed care within the service, providing expert professional direct and indirect  clinical services, multi-disciplinary work, consultation, teaching, training and supervision. The post is 1.0 WTE, 37.5 hours per week and will involve work in a medical specialty where psychological leadership, highly specialist psychological skills and expertise will be valued.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an applicant with a track record of knowledge and experience of  working as a practitioner psychologist in medical/ health settings. This post would appeal to an enthusiastic and motivated person, who will enjoy the challenge of working  in a dynamic environment.

The post will entail leading on the delivery of psychologically informed care within the service, providing expert professional direct and indirect  clinical services, multi-disciplinary work, consultation, teaching, training and supervision.

It is essential for the post holder to hold a Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent), and to be a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling).

Whilst a demonstrable interest in applying psychology in medical settings is desirable, we would welcome applications from those in other specialties who have an interest in further developing a career in child health psychology and can strongly demonstrate transferable skills.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification in Welsh and English attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.