Principal Clinical Psychologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Clinical Psychologist to join our Tier 3 Specialist Community CAMHS team in a Principal role. Based in Llandudno , Conwy CAMHS is a friendly and supportive Multi Disciplinary Team, with a strong values base and shared passion to empower and care for the young people in our community. Our service offers a wealth of therapeutic support including early intervention, consultation, CBT, DBT, CAT, trauma-focused therapies, eating disorder services and family therapy clinics.
You will hold a pivotal role in our clinical leadership team and will drive forward service developments and clinical innovation. We would value someone with courage, creativity and a strong clinical identity, who can support our team to develop their own potential through training, supervision, supported formulation and reflective practice. Your ability to communicate and collaborate across professional networks will shape how we work together to support young people and families to face the challenges of today's social context.
Clinical psychology is a highly valued discipline, both in our team and wider health board. We would be happy to discuss how this post might be structured to support your own areas of clinical and research interest. We have a strong professional network, excellent development opportunities, and close links to the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme., + To provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients of CAMHS, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy.
+ To work autonomously in accordance with The BPS Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council.
+ To hold designated responsibility within the team, for the governance of (Service name) staff's psychological practice, in order to ensure the delivery of high quality clinical psychology services
+ To exercise delegated responsibility for the management and supervision of designated staff up to and including senior level, including staff appraisal/PADR, and informal grievance.
+ To contribute to the development of local team policies and procedures and to support improvements in service quality.
+ To provide clinical placements and supervision for Doctoral level trainee clinical psychologists and to deliver training to other professionals.
+ To utilise highly specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research.
+ To act as a panel member in the recruitment of designated staff, as appropriate.
+ To assist the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, in conjunction with other senior staff, in the efficient day-to-day management of the service.

Working for our organisation
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.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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., The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed