Job summary
- Main area
- Child Psychology
- Grade
- Band 7/8a
- Contract
- 14 months (Fixed Term to 31st March 2026 to meet the needs of the service)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 040-PST083-1124
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Family Intervention Team
- Town
- Caerphilly
- Salary
- £46,840 - £61,412 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Practitioner Psychologist
Band 7/8a
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical / Practitioner Psychologist to join our friendly team. The Family Intervention Team is a partnership service delivered by Action for Children and the ABUHB. We work with children aged 3-16 and their families to help them access timely psychological help to meet emerging needs and to prevent the escalation of their difficulties. We are passionate about the talents and capabilities of children and the opportunities of childhood to build a secure foundation and healthy psychological functioning. We believe that children are often best helped in the context of their families and we work closely with many diverse kinds of families in fulfilling their potential.
The post holder would be joining a thriving psychological service which plays a key role in the Family Intervention Team through leading all clinical practice delivered to families. Alongside being a member of the Family Intervention Team, the post holder would also belong to the ABUHB Child Psychology and Therapies Service in which there is a range of excellent services for children, families and fellow professionals. Many of our qualified Practitioner Psychologists are longstanding within the wider service, and together we offer a supportive peer group and share a rich professional culture in which continued professional development is encouraged.
Fixed Term to 31st March 2026 to meet the needs of the service
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the post include providing direct psychological work with children and families, clinical leading and supervising the psychologically informed practice of the Family Support Practitioners at FIT. Also, leading on audit and research projects to gather evidence about the service and our impacts as well as how our service can continually improve. The role involves developing the co-production activities of our service and raising the voice of children and families.
The post is available as a bands 7 – 8A development post or as an 8A post dependent upon experience. The post is offered fixed term until March 2026 due to fixed term funding at present. We are hopeful that funding will be identified to allow the service and this post to continue in the longer term.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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.
For further information or to discuss the role, please contact Dr Jael Hill – Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Family Intervention Team – [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honours degree in Psychology.
- HCPC Registered.
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology accredited by the BPS, or equivalent accredited by the BPS
Desirable criteria
- Other related academic qualifications
- IT skills training
- A post graduate research degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children.
- Significant experience of working with children with developmental trauma and attachment difficulties and their families
- Has completed at least 10 training days per year on courses relevant to the provision of Child and Family Psychology and Therapies Service.
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting.
- Post qualification experience of working in Child Psychology specialising in working with children with a developmental trauma / attachment difficulties.
- To have obtained further experience of working within other Clinical Psychology specialities e.g. Child Services or Learning Disability Services.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Jael Hill
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633436995
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