Clinical Psychologist - Childrens Weight Management Service inCaerleon inCaerleon PUBLISHED
FRI 17 JAN 2025
Opportunity to work in a pioneering Children's Weight Management Service, the first of its kind in Wales.
Access to a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, including specialists from various fields.
Flexible working arrangements, allowing a balance between on-site, remote, and community-based work.
Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including professional career pathways and management development programs.
Experience working with a diverse range of children, allowing for the development of specialized expertise in a rewarding clinical area.
The role promotes holistic approaches to child health, offering individualized interventions for children and their families.
Contribution to a multi-award-winning NHS organisation that values its employees and prioritizes healthcare innovation.
The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a Clinical Psychologist for its Children's Weight Management Service in Caerleon, a role that involves supporting children and their families in managing weight and overall wellbeing. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with specialists from various fields, and will be responsible for delivering individualized psychological interventions through both group and one-on-one sessions. The position requires a qualified Clinical Psychologist, registered with the HCPC, with significant experience in working with children suffering from chronic health conditions. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable, while a strong empathy and motivation for the role are essential.
The health board promotes a flexible working environment and offers a supportive culture with numerous benefits, including extensive training opportunities, a strong commitment to staff wellbeing, and a focus on professional development. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of therapeutic approaches related to obesity in children, be adept at complex assessments and interventions, and have a background in clinical supervision and mentorship. This role promises the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to pediatric healthcare while working within a progressive and award-winning organisation.
The health board promotes a flexible working environment and offers a supportive culture with numerous benefits, including extensive training opportunities, a strong commitment to staff wellbeing, and a focus on professional development. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of therapeutic approaches related to obesity in children, be adept at complex assessments and interventions, and have a background in clinical supervision and mentorship. This role promises the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to pediatric healthcare while working within a progressive and award-winning organisation.
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.
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.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
The ABUHB CONNECT Children’s Weight Management Service was the first in Wales and currently includes a Specialist Dietitian, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Physician, Therapy Assistant Practitioner, and this Paediatric Practitioner Psychology post. The MDT supports children and their families to manage their weight and wellbeing through individualised interventions delivered via one to one, group, face to face, and virtual clinics depending on the needs of the child, young person, and their family.
The team enjoy the benefits of working flexibly with a mixture of at base, at home and in clinics across the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
The Paediatric Practitioner Psychologist post offers an exciting opportunity to join an established Children’s Weight Management Service working alongside existing psychology posts in the Adult Weight Management team and within a supportive and innovative Paediatric Multidisciplinary team. We are looking for a clinician who is motivated and highly empathetic with experience working with children with chronic conditions and their families.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; 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.
Qualifications And/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
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.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
The ABUHB CONNECT Children’s Weight Management Service was the first in Wales and currently includes a Specialist Dietitian, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Physician, Therapy Assistant Practitioner, and this Paediatric Practitioner Psychology post. The MDT supports children and their families to manage their weight and wellbeing through individualised interventions delivered via one to one, group, face to face, and virtual clinics depending on the needs of the child, young person, and their family.
The team enjoy the benefits of working flexibly with a mixture of at base, at home and in clinics across the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
The Paediatric Practitioner Psychologist post offers an exciting opportunity to join an established Children’s Weight Management Service working alongside existing psychology posts in the Adult Weight Management team and within a supportive and innovative Paediatric Multidisciplinary team. We are looking for a clinician who is motivated and highly empathetic with experience working with children with chronic conditions and their families.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; 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.
Qualifications And/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered with the HCPC as a qualified Clinical Psychologist
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent accredited by the BPS
- Honors degree in Psychology (giving eligibility for BPS graduate membership)
- Training in clinical supervision
Essential criteria
- 3 year doctorate training across a range of client groups but must include children
- significant post qualification clinical experience working with children with chronic health conditions
- completed at least 10 training days per year, on courses relevant to the provision of services to children and young people with physical health problems
- up-to-date on current clinical practice in Clinical Psychology and in Physical Health Services relating to children and young people
- Experience of delivering psychological interventions in a group setting
- Has begun to develop special expertise in a relevant clinical area and to have undergone or is undergoing post qualification training in it as part of the CPD process
Essential criteria
- Detailed knowledge of at least one therapeutic orientation related to the needs of obese children and young people.
- Ability to assess, interpret, formulate and intervene in situations where the material is highly complex, and where there are a range of possible options, where different courses of action could be taken and where expert opinions may differ.
- Ability to plan and organise complex activities or programmes, which may be service or client focussed, and may have long-term implications requiring ongoing monitoring and adjustment.
- Ability to provide direction through supervision, teaching and training to other psychologists, disciplines and agencies.
- Possess a working knowledge of strategies, policies and procedures relevant to working with Children and families
- To be aware of race and cultural issues in professional practice
- Has a good grasp of the main Professional Issues effecting Clinical Psychology in the NHS and is familiar with key strategic documents relevant to child and adolescent mental health services and children with chronic health conditions
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To work as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK, several key skills and qualifications are essential. Here’s an overview:
Educational Requirements
1. Undergraduate Degree: A degree in psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) is required. This usually includes a Bachelor’s degree with the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) from the BPS.
2. Postgraduate Training: You must complete a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) or an equivalent qualification that is also accredited by the BPS and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Key Skills
1. Clinical Assessment: Ability to conduct assessments using a range of psychological tests, interviews, and observational methods.
2. Therapeutic Skills: Proficiency in various therapeutic modalities (e.g., Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic approaches) to effectively work with clients.
3. Research Skills: Capability to understand and conduct research, as clinical psychologists often engage in evidence-based practice and may be involved in research projects.
4. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex psychological concepts clearly and build rapport with clients.
5. Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Ability to understand and relate to clients’ feelings and experiences, providing compassionate and supportive care.
6. Problem-Solving Skills: Competence in identifying problems, formulating hypotheses, and developing treatment plans tailored to individual clients.
7. Teamwork and Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
8. Cultural Competence: Understanding and respecting diverse backgrounds, ensuring that treatment approaches are sensitive to cultural differences.
9. Professionalism and Ethical Practice: Adherence to ethical guidelines and professional standards as set by the HCPC and BPS.
10. Continuous Learning: Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with new research, therapies, and best practices in the field.
Additional Experiences
- Work Experience: Gaining relevant experience in clinical or healthcare settings prior to training, such as assistant psychologist roles, mental health support worker positions, or voluntary work in related fields.
- Supervision Experience: Engaging in regular supervision during training and practice to reflect on work and improve skills.
Registration
- HCPC Registration: After completing the necessary training and qualifications, you must register with the Health and Care Professions Council to practice as a Clinical Psychologist in the UK.
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