Directorate Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist AMH

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

We are seeking clinical psychologists who are committed to improving mental health services for adults across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Heath Board region. We welcome applications from people with demonstratable experience of co-produced approaches to change and a commitment to interdisciplinary approaches to team working.
As CTMUHB moves into a new operating model, the directorate lead consultant clinical psychologist will be a core member of the directorate senior leadership team, taking accountability for psychologically informed care and collaboratively leading with the directorate manager, lead nurse and clinical director.

THE SERVICES WITHIN THIS DIRECTORATE INCLUDE:

Community mental health services (including CMHT; LPMHSS; CDAT; AOT; HMP Parc; community rehabilitation services)
Inpatient mental health services (including, crisis home treatment; inpatient rehabilitation services)
Current areas of improvement within the directorate that have a focus on psychologically informed care in the directorate include:
Psychological Therapies
Inpatient care
Rehabilitation services
We are looking for applicants with the ability to lead whole service approaches to change, identifying gaps in provision to ensure we are improving the mental health and well-being of adults across the region.
You will be supported in your development as a senior leader and will be encouraged to access coaching and other CPD opportunities.
To act as a senior leader in the directorate taking shared accountability for all aspects of the service group’s agenda of work to deliver high quality care that is always improving.
To lead on allocated quality and strategic workstreams as delegated by the MH&LD Care Group Senior Leadership Team.To hold line management responsibility for consultant clinical psychologists within the directorate and oversee the recruitment and day-to-day management of staff.
The post holder is responsible and accountable for developing and ensuring the direct delivery of a highly specialist Mental Health Psychology and Psychological Therapy Service within the directorate.
The highly specialist psychological therapeutic interventions provided within the directorate will be evidence-based and the post holder
will hold responsibility for the management and professional leadership of psychological practitioners within the scope of this job description.
The post holder has overall responsibility within the directorate for clinical governance of psychology and psychological therapies in relation to improving standards of clinical practice, audit, ethics, and research for the services that they lead and manage and on a wider basis in consultation and through professional line management with the Head of Mental Health Psychology.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

RYDYN NI’N BYW YN ÔL EIN GWERTHOEDD CRAIDD:

Rydyn ni’n gwrando, yn dysgu ac yn gwella
Rydyn ni’n trin pawb â pharch
Rydyn ni i gyd yn gweithio fel un tîm
Rydyn ni’n gyflogwr lleol balch; mae tua 80% o’n gweithlu o 15,000 yn byw o fewn ein rhanbarth. O ganlyniad, nid enaid y sefydliad yn unig y mae ein staff yn ei gynrychioli, ond y cymunedau amrywiol rydyn ni’n eu gwasanaethu.
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