Job summary
- Main area
- Child Psychology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-PST059-0725
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Llwyn Onn, St Cadoc's Hospital
- Town
- Caerleon
- Salary
- £46,840 - £53,602 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Practitioner Psychologist
NHS AfC: Band 7
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.
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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.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical / Practitioner Psychologist to work into the Gwent Attachment Service and also providing clinical input within the Integrated CAMHS Service Community Team.
You will be joining a thriving group of Child Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists who input into a variety of services and clinical settings. We meet regularly for peer CPD and professional support, and are well known for our proactive role in service development. This is an ideal opportunity for a newly or recently qualified Clinical Psychologist who is keen to gain invaluable clinical experience within an environment with a strong psychological identity, and a passion to develop child centred and psychological minded services.
Based in South Wales, our geographical patch can equally accommodate a passion for the outdoors or a more cosmopolitan city lifestyle. If you would like to know more about the role then please contact Dr Emma Thomas or Dr Lynn McDonnell on 01633 436996.
Main duties of the job
The role within the Gwent Attachment Service will focus on meeting the needs of children and young people with experience of developmental trauma and/or disrupted attachments. The team currently comprises of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical and Practitioner Psychologists and support from Assistant Psychologists and Administration. The team works primarily at the level of the system around children and their families, including health, social care, education, youth justice across the five boroughs of Gwent.
Within Integrated CAMHS, this post is supported by a team of Clinical Psychologists and offers a wide variety of direct and indirect clinical work and consultation. There are opportunities for service developments, specialist therapeutic work, supervision and training.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
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 specialty 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a qualified Clinical Psychologist.
- • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent accredited by the BPS, giving eligibility for full membership of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society.
Desirable criteria
- • Other related academic qualifications
- • IT skills training
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant Doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include Children, Adults, people with Learning Disabilities, and Older Age Adults.
Desirable criteria
- • Post graduate work experience in a relevant clinical or care setting.
- • Research experience and statistical expertise.
- • Academic teaching experience.
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
- [email protected]
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 436996
- Additional information
Please contact Dr Emma Thomas or Dr Lynn McDonnell on 01633 436996.
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