Job summary
The Caswell Clinic is a 61 bedded unit provided specialist inpatient care to males and females detained under the Mental Health Act (2007) and who have complex clinical and risk needs.

The psychology service sits within an MDT model of care to offer strengths-based, attachment informed, collaborative interventions which draws upon a range of approaches including DBT, ACT, CBT, EMDR, Narrative, Systemic and Mentalisation- based therapies. With a strong focus on recovery, we endeavour to provide and promote care that compliments the principles of least restrictive practice.

The duties attached to this job will include both direct clinical work and managerial responsibilities for junior psychological staff. Other, broader duties linked to this role include overseeing and coordinating relevant risk assessment training in the service and wider service group, leading on the development and delivery of group treatment programmes, and linking in with local academic institutions for the purpose of hosting placements and securing collaborative research opportunities.

The successful candidate will be highly skilled and experienced in working in secure settings and within a multidisciplinary team. Working with, and formulating complexity, alongside understanding crisis presentations is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job
Clinical

• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of professional practice, being guided by principles and broad occupational policies.
• Provide highly specialised psychological assessments using a wide variety of methods, including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
• Analyse, interpret and integrate highly complex assessment information where the data are often conflicting and incomplete.
• Formulate plans for formal psychological therapy, across a range of care settings, based on a number of provisional hypotheses derived from psychological theory and evidence-based practice.
• Responsible for implementing a range of specialised psychological interventions, for individuals, carers, families and groups.
• Contribute to the development and articulation of best practice in psychology within the team, by continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective scientist practitioner, taking part in regular professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current developments in the field of clinical psychology and related disciplines.

About us
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.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

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.

Details
Date posted: 18 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £67,583 to £78,530 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 130-PST141-0926
Job locations: Caswell Clinic, Tondu Road, Bridgend, CF31 4LN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to clients of the sector, providing specialised psychological assessment and therapy to clients. Working autonomously in accordance with The British Psychological Society Code of Conduct, Ethical Principles and Guidelines 2004, and Health and Care Professions Council. Within the team, to hold designated responsibility for the systematic governance of sector staffs psychological practice, in order to ensure the delivery of high-quality clinical psychology services within the framework of the team/service policies and procedures.Within the team, 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. Contributing to the development of local team policies and procedures in order to facilitate improvements in service quality.Advise service and professional management on aspects of the service related to the team where psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing. Provide clinical placements and supervision for Doctoral level trainee clinical psychologists and to deliver training to other professionals. Utilise highly specialised research skills for audit, policy and service development, and research. Act as a panel member in the recruitment of designated staff, as appropriate. Assist the Consultant Clinical Psychologist, in conjunction with other senior staff, in the efficient day-to-day management of the service.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome

Person Specification
Qualifications & knowledge
Essential

• Good Honours degree in Psychology. Eligibility for British Psychological Society Chartered status. Post-graduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• Registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist, and eligible for full membership of a BPS division of applied psychology (e.g. clinical, counselling, forensic) Clinical supervision
• Doctoral level advanced specialist knowledge of clinical psychology theory and practice, psychological therapies and their application, neuropsychological and psychometric assessment and interpretation.
• Doctoral level knowledge of research design and methodology, including complex multivariate data analysis as practised within clinical psychology. Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for both clinical
• Substantial assessed experience of working as a qualified and senior clinical psychologist, normally including significant post-qualification experience within the designated speciality where the post is located, or relevant transferable skills. Assessed experience of working effectively as a qualified and senior level practitioner psychologist in the designated speciality, or relevant transferable skills.
• Demonstration of further specialist training/experience through having received extensive and demonstrable clinical supervision of working as a specialist Practitioner Psychologist or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology. Specialised psychological assessment and treatment of a range of clients across a wide range of care settings. Working with client groups across an increasing range of clinical severity. Exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care, with experience of co-ordinating care within the context of multi-disciplinary care-planning. Providing teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.

Essential Aptitude and abilities
Essential

• The ability to demonstrate a high level of competence to work within the designated speciality
• Well-developed skills in the supervision of other staff, including Trainee Psychologists.
• Well-developed skills in effectively communicating very complex, highly technical and clinically sensitive information, both orally and in writing, to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• Developed skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Capable of maintaining a high degree of professionalism and safe clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Capable of effective workload management when facing competing demands.
• The ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Ability to travel within the geographical area.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.