Practitioner Psychologist Paediatric Oncology and General Paediatrics

The Child Health Psychology department at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales are looking to recruit a band 7 Practitioner Psychologist to work in both Paediatric Oncology and General Paediatrics ( 0.8/0.2wte split). The post holder will work closely with senior Psychologists within both teams, and provide evidence based psychological care to the young people and families within the medical specialities from across Wales. There will be opportunities for MDT working, supervision of junior colleagues, consultation, teaching and training. We welcome applicants from suitably qualified individuals with an interest and commitment in working psychologically with young people and their families within tertiary medical settings., The post-holder will be based within the Child Health Psychology team at Noah's Ark CHfW and provide a specialised psychology service to both the tertiary oncology and general paediatrics medical specialties and thechildren, young people and their families within those services. This role involves delivering advanced psychological assessments, diagnostics, and interventions, and offering expert consultation to the multidisciplinary Tertiary Paediatric Oncology Team and General Paediatrics. The post-holder will be led and supervised by the Senior Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Oncology and work alongside Band 7 Practitioner Psychologists within General Paediatrics. Both posts will be embedded in the Child Health Psychology team Key responsibilities include:

• Providing individual and group psychological care, including complex assessments, formulation, and treatment.
• Offering consultation and advice on psychological care to clinical colleagues.
• Supervising assistant psychologists, doctoral trainees, and MDT colleagues
• Contributing to clinical governance and service development.
• Contributing to service models design and policy changes.
• Engaging in multidisciplinary work, liaison, teaching, training, and research.
• Planning and managing own caseloads to balance clinical, supervisory, and developmental duties.
• Acting as lead supervisor for doctoral trainee clinical psychologists where appropriate.
  
  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.