Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills.
- Experience
Demonstration of further specialist training / experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a clinical psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology.
- Experience
Experience of specialised psychological assessment and treatment of a range of clients across a wide range of care settings.
- Experience
Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Good honours Degree in Psychology.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or for those trained overseas), as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Clinical supervision training for Doctoral Trainees.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
of clinical psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience
Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts
- Experience
Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Post-doctoral training courses in specific areas of clinical psychology.
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
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).
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies.
Job overview
We are excited to be offering an 8a Senior Clinical Psychology post in our community CAMHS team. We welcome applications from those seeking the opportunity to join at Band 7 and follow a development route to the senior 8a position.
The post-holder will join our diverse and vibrant multi-disciplinary team based in Conwy or Denbighshire. We are a fully integrated Early Intervention and Prevention and Tier 3 Specialist CAMH service, providing primary and secondary mental health care for children and young people.
We are proud to offer a range of therapeutic interventions, including full-programme DBT; CBT; EMDR; Systemic Family Psychotherapy; Art Psychotherapy; CAT; Maudsley Model for Anorexia; and we have access to Child Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
We value personal and professional development. The post-holder will have lots of opportunity and support to develop and utilise their clinical leadership skills.
We have close links with our Tier 4 CAMHS service, and with local Paediatric Psychology, Neurodevelopment and Intellectual Disability services. We work closely with our multiagency partners, and have an excellent relationship with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme and offer teaching as well as core and specialist placements.
Applications are also invited from candidates wishing to work as a Clinical Psychologist with a development opportunity
Main duties of the job
To provide a specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients.
To work autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.
Within the team, to exercise delegated responsibility for the management and supervision of assistant psychologists and the workload of trainees, within the framework of the team/service policies and procedures.
To contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitate improvement in service quality.
To advise service and professional management on aspects of the service related to the team where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing.
To provide professional and clinical supervision for designated staff, as appropriate.
To provide clinical placements and supervision for Doctoral level trainee clinical psychologists and to deliver training to other professionals.
To utilise specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
To act as a panel member in the recruitment of designated staff, as appropriate.
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 full Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
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 Senior Clinical Psychologist with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in St Asaph, Wales. It is listed as a Psychologist role. The advertised salary is £50129.00 to £65723.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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