# Practitioner Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Swansea Bay University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practitioner-psychologist/d9e2ccf2-e7af-403e-a847-4765307a9741 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/practitioner-psychologist/d9e2ccf2-e7af-403e-a847-4765307a9741.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Swansea Bay University Health Board - **Location:** Morriston Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £50,129 - £65,723 Per annum / Pro Rata (Annex 21 if recruit at B7) - **Contract type:** Secondment: 12 months (Due to maternity leave) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will consider part-time hours) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-12T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-28T12:40:33.849Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Swansea/Neath_Port_Talbot/Swansea_Bay_University_Health_Board/Psychology/Psychology-v8242827 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8242827?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://sbuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview THIS POST IS A SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO MATERNITY LEAVE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST Salary scale of £58,379 - £65,723 per annum pro rata, Annex 21 applies: £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 looking for an enthusiastic Practitioner Psychologist to work within the Learning Disabilities (LD) service as part of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB). This is a 1.0wte secondment until end of August 2027 ### Main duties of the job There are seven CLDTs across Swansea Bay UHB Learning Disability Services. The CLDTs aim to provide specialist health input, advice and treatment to adults with a learning disability through locally based multidisciplinary teams. Across the Swansea and Neath CLDTs there is currently a Principal Clinical Psychologist and a Clinical Applied Associate Psychologist (CAAP) in post. The post holder/s will receive supervision and support from the current clinical psychologist in the team and professional supervision and support from the Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist for the SBUHB directorate hub. Psychology is a valued part of the CLDTs and often takes a key leadership role within the team, including offering advice, consultation and supervision to 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 ## Person Specification ### Essential Experience **Essential** - Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified practitioner psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills - Demonstration of further specialist training / experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a practitioner psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Head of Psychology - Experience of specialised psychological assessment and treatment of a range of clients across a wide range of care settings. Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning. **Desirable** - Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision - Experience of the application of practitioner psychology in diverse cultural contexts - Experience of representing psychology within the context of multidisciplinary care ### Other Essential Criteria **Essential** - Ability to travel within geographical area and work hours flexibly - Satisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance including an Adults and Childrens Barred List check Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups - Capable of maintaining a high degree of professionalism and safe clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour - The ability to identify and provide appropriate means of support to line-managed staff who deal with highly distressing situations, severely challenging behaviours and other stressors. - The ability to use a variety of complex multi-media materials for a range of purposes such as teaching and training - Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups ### Essential Aptitude and abilities **Essential** - Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours - The ability to demonstrate a high level of competence to work within the designated speciality - Skills in the supervision of other staff including Trainee Practitioner Psychologists - Skills in the supervision of Trainee Practitioner Psychologists, through attending the University of Wales Clinical Psychology Programme ‘Preparation for Placement’ training - Well-developed skills in effectively communicating 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 - Capable of effective workload management when facing competing demands. The ability to work collaboratively with a range of multidisciplinary colleagues **Desirable** - Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh ### Essential Qualifications & Knowledge **Essential** - 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. - Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainee Practitioner Psychologist. 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 practitioner psychology. 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** - Post-doctoral/qualification training courses in specific areas of practitioner psychology (Clinical/Forensic/Counselling). - 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). - Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies. ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 404.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10553990) - [oh form (pdf, 413.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554049) - [privacy notice (pdf, 704.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2372) - [applicant guide (pdf, 624.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1728) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2849) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.