Assistant Psychologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologist post within the East Child Health Psychology team. This post is full-time (1.0fte), on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will join an established and highly valued, Child Health Psychology Specialist Team based at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital. This service has the advantage of being closely linked to the wider CAMHS services based in both Wrexham and Flintshire within which other Assistant Psychologists are based. In addition, this small Child Health Psychology team forms part of a larger specialist service with two further Child Health Psychology teams based at the two other district general hospital sites within BCUHB

The successful candidate will join our small team of Clinical Psychologists, which include a Consultant lead Clinical Psychologist, 0.8WTE 8a Clinical Psychologists and two band 7 Clinical Psychologists.

This post is fixed term for 9 months to meet the needs of the service.

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

Under regular supervision from a Clinical Psychologist, you will be involved in and will develop skills in psychological assessment and specific targeted therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families with a broad range of emotional and behavioural issues associated with a health condition or medically unexplained / persistent physical symptoms. The role will also involve close working with other multidisciplinary team members e.g. specialist nurses across a number of medical teams and / or physical health conditions. In addition, the post may include some psychometric testing and supporting some group-based interventions if appropriate. There may also be opportunities for early intervention and prevention work within our population. This may include developing resources for children and families and our MDT colleagues. There will also be the opportunity to participate in audit, research and service development projects.

The team has excellent links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme (Bangor University) and regularly supervise trainee Clinical Psychologists from this programme and contribute to programme teaching.

Applicants should have a Psychology degree (2.1 or higher) and experience of working with children and adolescents within a health care or educational setting.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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