Principal Clinical Psychologist - School-in-Reach

Overview

East CAMH School In-Reach Service are delighted to be seeking a Principal Clinical Psychologist to join the team. This is a 0.53 wte, permanent post and is a new and exciting service development.

East CAMHS School In-Reach Service aims to strengthen the capacity of the education sector workforce to respond to the emerging mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of all children and young people living in Wrexham and Flintshire.

The post holder will work alongside senior management to play a key role in developing the East CAMH School In-Reach consultation and training, to promote innovation and the implementation of evidence based interventions within the Framework on Embedding a Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Well-being (March 2021).

This is an exciting opportunity to implement early intervention, prevention and promotional strategies to meet the needs of the education workforce and attend to the needs of children, young people and their families. This is an opportunity to work alongside colleagues to promote mental health across the whole system and play your part to ensure responsive, supportive adults recognise the challenges children, young people and families face.

This opportunity will hopefully utilise and extend your knowledge, skills and expertise to contribute to school s implementation of the Health & Wellbeing Area of Learning (AoL) in the all-Wales curriculum.

Main duties of the job include leading and supervising the CAMH School In-Reach team of Education Mental Health Practitioners, promoting practice-based research and enquiry to develop the service and practitioners  knowledge and skills. Working with the East CAMHS Schools In-Reach Service Manager, the role will support CAMH School In-Reach by using highly specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development.

The post holder will contribute to the development of local policies and procedures and their implementation to support ongoing service quality improvements. The role will also involve involvement in regional and national service developments linked to East CAMHS Schools In-Reach and will extend its reach to work with internal and external stakeholders to provide consultation to further promote mental health within school communities.

We have excellent links with the Bangor Clinical Psychology Programme and offer clinical placements. Regular supervision will be provided by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. This post will entail travelling throughout the region. A relocation package is available.

Essential qualifications and experience include the following:

• Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist
• Clinical supervision training for supervising Doctoral trainees

• Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified and senior clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated specialty or relevant transferable skills
• Assessed experience of working effectively as a qualified and senior level clinical psychologist in the designated specialty, or relevant transferable skills
• Demonstration of further specialist training/experience through extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a specialist Clinical Psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. A full Job description and Person Specification are available in supporting documents or via Apply now to view in Trac.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check:
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for DBS check to verify any previous convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship:
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants for entry clearance must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Guidance can be found here (overseas applicants).

UK Registration:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Wrexham Child Health Centre, Croesnewydd Road, Wrexham, LL13 7TD

Website: bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/