Job Summary
This is a fixed term/secondment post until 30/06/2026.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
We have an exciting development in West Wales. We are looking for 2 individuals to work in our Learning Disabilities Service as Assistant Psychologists. If you would like to work with people with learning disabilities and would like to work in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire or Ceredigion then we might have the post for you. The Psychology & Behaviour Service believes in putting people with learning disabilities at the centre of everything we do. We strongly believe in Human Rights and advocating for people with a learning disability.
Main duties of the job
To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients rising psychological and psychometric 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.
To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s problems, under the supervision of a qualified professionally registered psychologist, in both community, in-patient and residential settings.
To assist in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
To work with other staff to assess clients in community, residential and in-patient settings, and to review their care in preparation for multi-disciplinary reviews.
To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- A lower second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis.
- Further study or qualification in Positive Behavioural Support or Applied Behavioural Analysis
Experience
Essential
- Work with people with learning disabilities and/or other disabilities and/or mental health problems.
- An understanding of psychology applied to health care.
- Basic IT skills (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, graphing data)
- An ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines.
- An ability to interact with people with learning disabilities.
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
Desirable
- Experience of paid work in direct care provision.
- Experience of working within a community based service for people with that challenges behaviour.
Language Skills
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Must be able to achieve the community-based component of the job.
- Ability to accept and use clinical supervision appropriately and effectively.
Desirable
- A desire to explore a career in Professional Psychology
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.
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).
Closing Date: 16 June 2025
