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About the role

An exciting opportunity to specialise in the field of Renal and Cochlear Implant Psychology based at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd has arisen due to the departure of the existing post holder. The post holder will be required to undertake clinical work within the Renal (0.3wte) and Cochlear Implant Services (0.1 wte) in (BCUHB Central), working directly and indirectly with patients, families and staff members. Service development, audit and evaluation will be key aspects of the role.

Within the Renal Service you will co-lead with another Consultant Clinical Psychologist colleague to develop the Pan BCUHB Renal Clinical Psychologist Service. Within the Cochlear Implant Service you will have sole lead responsibility for developing this service across BCUHB. This service is for young people and adults- age 11+ years. The role will additionally involve being jointly and solely responsible for the governance of the Renal and Cochlear Implant Service across BCUHB, including becoming the professional and line manager for more junior psychologists within these services. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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.

Person specification

Essential

Good Honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for BPS Chartered status.
Registration with HCPC as a Clinical Psychologist
Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS
Clinical supervision training for supervising Doctoral trainees
Attendance at formal management and health leadership training programmes
Doctoral level advanced specialist knowledge of clinical psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation, research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as recommended by the BPS and HCPC
Appropriate experience of working as a qualified Clinical Psychologist, including substantial supervised post-qualification expertise and experience within the Health Clinical Psychology field
Sufficient experience to demonstrate a level of competence to satisfy the assessment requirements of up to two BPS/DoH National Assessors in Clinical Psychology for entrance into Consultant Grade
Additional specialist supervised training, research or study, specialist courses and clinical supervision in the Health Clinical Psychology
Ability to use highest level of interpersonal and communication skills, requiring empathy and reassurance, to convey and receive highly complex/sensitive information effectively in a highly emotive atmosphere, and ability to overcome psychological resistance to potentially threatening information, whilst maintaining high degree of professionalism at all times
Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships
Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings
Ability to prepare and present clinical and academic material for lecturing/training purposes
Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving highly complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of several options
Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex clinical or service-related activities and programmes, some of which may be long-term
Ability to manage Clinical Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists, and provide leadership within [clinical service area] Clinical Psychology Service
Able to demonstrate a range of qualities essential to the role.

Desirable

Advanced training in research design and methodology
Record of publications in peer reviewed or academic or professional journals and/or books
Ability to speak Welsh

Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Renal Medicine & Cochlear Implant

About the role

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