# Principal Practitioner Psychologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Swansea Bay University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/principal-practitioner-psychologist/34feb94d-9662-4602-95fb-d93942e085b3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/principal-practitioner-psychologist/34feb94d-9662-4602-95fb-d93942e085b3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Swansea Bay University Health Board - **Location:** Uned Gobaith MBU, Tonna Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £58,379 - £78,530 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (This post is fixed term/secondment for 12-18 months due to secondment cover) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (09:00 - 17:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:40:44.134Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Swansea/Neath/Swansea_Bay_University_Health_Board/Psychology/Psychology-v8244214 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8244214?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://sbuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 12-18 MONTHS DUE TO BEING SECONDMENT COVER. 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. Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Secondment Opportunity (12-18 months) We are delighted to offer the exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced psychologist to work into the the Swansea Bay Peri Natal Service across our Regional Mother and Baby Inpatient Unit and community service This is a senior position and as such the individual will be expected to provide clinical leadership for psychological matters relating to this specialty alongside provision of a direct and indirect psychological service to this vulnerable group of people and their supports. ### Main duties of the job The Psychologist will be expected to provide a specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention service in this specialty as well as support colleagues working with this client group. As such they will be expected to provide a combination of direct and indirect work. They will be expected to provide teaching, training, consultation and supervision to colleagues as and when required and lead on Team and Network formulation, Risk Assessment and Management for individuals with complex and specialist needs. They will be expected to contribute to the research and development agenda in assessment, care and intervention. As a senior clinician they will be expected to provide clinical leadership in relation to psychological matters and contribute to service development alongside colleagues. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. The Psychologist will be expected to work with colleagues to provide a gold standard service to this group of individuals. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Clinical supervision training for supervising Doctoral trainees/RAPPS register ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified and senior psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills - Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning. - Providing teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision. **Desirable** - Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care. - Experience of professional management of qualified clinical psychologists and other staff. ### Registration **Essential** - HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist ### Qualifications **Essential** - Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status - Evidence Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC **Desirable** - Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice. - Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books. ## Documents - [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) - [occupational health functional requirements form (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555532) - [job description & person specification - bilingual (8a) (pdf, 411.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555531) - [job description & person specification - bilingual (8b) (pdf, 426.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10555530) ## 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.