Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Practitioner Psychologist to apply for a Lead Consultant (Band 8c) role to provide psychological leadership plus expert professional and clinical services to Aneurin Bevan’s UHB's Adult Critical Care Services. The post-holder will lead a small team of psychologists in Critical Care and work with Critical Care Management Teams on the psychological aspects of Critical Care environments.

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and experienced Practitioner Psychologist who can lead the fast-paced delivery and development of psychology within specialised medical critical care services. This post requires design and delivery of direct clinical approaches for patients and families; an internal staff well-being service; plus organisational health monitoring and improvement. The work is highly collaborative - working with professional colleagues and managers within the UHB.

This is an exciting time to join Aneurin Bevan UHB. The UHB has supported the development of psychological expertise in medical settings. There is a growing Adult Clinical Health Psychology Specialty. There is also an active professional network and you would be able to develop your professional, leadership, supervisory and clinical skills via CPD opportunities.

The post is part-time at 18.75 hours per week.

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

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

· Leadership of the psychological aspects of the service including service design, governance structures, pathway construction and delivery. Innovation, with partners, to provide alternative approaches to traditional NHS work is a key element.

· Act as an expert advisor on the psychology of critical care environments within the UHB and to wider groups e.g. national groups and service commissioners.

· Professional and line management of staff delivering psychological services.

· Training and education

· Specific clinical input for patients and families who experience critical care including direct work, consultation to others, and supervision of those using psychological approaches.

· Designing and delivering an internal to critical care Staff Well-Being Service including 1:1 work and wider initiatives to train and support staff. There is a role in the monitoring and improving the organisational health of the unit working.

· Service development and improvement aspect to this role with opportunities for research and audit. Demonstrating value via innovative methods is crucial to the role.

· It is essential for this post to hold a Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent), to be a HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist, and be eligible for Chartered Psychologist status with the BPS.

· Extensive and substantial knowledge and experience of applying psychology in complex medical settings is essential.

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.