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Hywel Dda University Health Board
About
Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services to a total population of around 372,320 throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. It provides Acute, Primary, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services via General and Community Hospitals, Health Centres, GP's, Dentists, Pharmacists and Optometrists and other sites.
Assistant Psychologist in Chronic Pain Service
Accepting applications until: 01-Oct-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 01-Oct-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- TBC - Hywel Dda UHB
- Town
- TBC
- Postcode
- SA61 2PZ
- Major / Minor Region
- Carmarthenshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £28,834 - £35,099 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Clinical Psychology in Pain services
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]
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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.
Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Chronic Pain Service for an assistant psychologist to join an innovative team working across the Health Board. The successful candidate will work with adults who have persistent pain and would benefit from working with the MDT, taking a bio-psychosocial approach to pain management.
We are looking for a psychology graduate who is highly motivated, with excellent communication and empathy skills who can work independently and integrate into the multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Service, as well as being proactive in establishing links with other Secondary and Primary Care services and local third sector organisations.
We have strong links with the South Wales Clinical Psychology Programme and encourage participation in local special interest groups. For more information on what Hywel Dda can offer as well as a wonderful place to live, please visit our website.
Advert
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Chronic Pain Service aimed at working with people who would benefit from a bio-psychosocial approach to pain management.
The successful candidate will contribute to and be a part of an evolving Chronic Pain Service and a wider Clinical Health Service within the trust and will support and work directly under the clinical supervision of a clinical psychologist to help enhance the psychological aspect of pain management within the Chronic Pain Service. This will include carrying out assessments, facilitating group and individual interventions, and contributing to service evaluation.
A high level of computer literacy and service evaluation skills will be required to produce clinical reports, assist with development of systems, and evaluate the projects.
The role involves working across various sites within the region therefore the ability to travel and adopting a flexible working week is essential. Applicants must have a recognised undergraduate degree in Psychology and have the Graduate Basis for Registration with the British Psychological Society.
Experience of working with clinical populations would be beneficial.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Chronic Pain service has the patient at the heart of everything that it strives to deliver. We believe in enabling people to make informed choices about their health and care, encouraging them to live the best lives possible. We are a three county service, spanning the entire Health Board. Remote working has enabled us as a service to continue serving our population and maintain a standard of care throughout the pandemic.
Hywel Dda University Health Board is situated in West Wales, which offers breathtaking scenery from stunning vast mountains, beautiful green landscapes, lush secluded forests to vast expanse of stunning golden sandy beaches. It’s not just all wonderful surroundings with excellent links to the M4 you are never that far away from the cultural city centres of Swansea and Cardiff. Ferry links are on the doorstep enabling easy access to Ireland.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 09/10/2024.
Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
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.
Applicant requirements
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
Person specification
Qualification & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- First or Upper second class honours degree in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Registration with the BPS
Desirable criteria
- Further post graduate training in a relevant area.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant paid or voluntary work with people with mental health or physical health problems
Desirable criteria
- Experience in more than one area of work e.g. Adult Mental Health, Older People's Mental Health.
- Experience in an NHS setting.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between community NHS settings in a timely manner
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ffion John
- Job title
- Clinical Lead, Chronic Pain Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01437 834445
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