This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Psychologist to become part of the Child Psychology Department in Swansea Bay University Health Board. This is a permanent, part time post, comprising of 3 days (0.6 WTE/22.5 hours) working in Community Paediatrics, across the two Children's Centres in Singleton and Neath Port Talbot Hospitals.
The post holder will support children and young people with additional needs who receive aspects of their care from the two local NHS children's centres. The post holder will become a valued member of the team, working alongside the Lead Clinical Psychologist. The post holder will help the Lead Clinical Psychologist to assess the psychological needs of children with additional needs and their families. They will also assist in developing the service to maximise the psychological support and interventions available to these families across the Health Board and within the community., The Assistant Psychologist will support the Lead Clinical Psychologist with mapping out the needs of the service, developing digital resources, and undertaking audit and service development projects. There will also be lots of opportunities to work with staff groups and be part of the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). The post holder will work directly and indirectly delivering psychologically therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families under the supervision of the Lead Clinical Psychologist.
The post holder will be expected to work across the two children's centres based in Singleton Hospital, Hafan y Môr and Neath Port Talbot Hospital (NPTH) and in the community.
The service is part of Swansea Bay's growing Child Psychology Department. We are a friendly and supportive network of psychologists working with babies, children, young people and families. All team members are supported to develop their skills and competencies. We meet regularly as a full group for reflective practice, CPD and business updates and there are opportunities for peer support from other Assistant Psychologists within the department. We also have close links with the South Wales Clinical Doctorate Programme., The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find the full Job descriptions and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac., Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English., We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
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We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further., Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.