Clinical Director and Head of Profession

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac

We are looking for an inspiring and credible professional leader who can demonstrate: Essential Requirements

• Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Doctoral level qualification in a relevant area of psychology
• Significant experience as a Consultant Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent senior leadership role
• Extensive experience of strategic leadership within complex healthcare systems
• Significant experience of professional, clinical and workforce governance
• Demonstrable track record of leading large scale service transformation and improvement
• Experience of influencing organisational strategy and working with senior executive leaders
• Strong understanding of quality, safety and assurance frameworks

Personal Qualities You will be:

• An inspirational and compassionate leader
• A skilled communicator and influencer
• Credible at Board and Executive level
• Committed to inclusion, belonging and equality
• Passionate about improving population health outcomes
• Able to build effective partnerships across organisational boundaries
• Committed to the principles of co production and psychologically informed care

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to influence healthcare at scale. You will have the opportunity to:

• Shape the future of psychological care across one of Wales' largest health systems
• Influence organisational strategy and service transformation
• Lead a highly skilled and diverse professional workforce
• Drive innovation, research and quality improvement
• Champion compassionate leadership, psychological safety and trauma informed care
• Improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for the populations we serve

Join us and help create a health system where psychological knowledge and expertise influence how care is designed, delivered and experienced across Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical and Counselling)
• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent qualification conferring HCPC eligibility)
• Evidence of advanced post-qualification CPD demonstrating senior leadership capability
• Advanced knowledge of professional, ethical and regulatory frameworks (e.g. HCPC, BPS)
• Strong understanding of NHS Wales policy, strategy and system-wide service transformation

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-qualification experience at Consultant or equivalent level
• Demonstrable experience of senior professional leadership across psychology and/or psychological therapies services.
• Experience of organisation-wide professional governance, including standards, supervision, CPD and assurance.
• Proven track record in strategic service development, transformation and improvement initiatives
• Experience advising Executive and Board-level stakeholders
• Experience of workforce leadership, including management of senior staff and professional leads.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Highly developed strategic thinking and system leadership capability within complex organisations
• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills at Executive and Board level.
• Ability to analyse, synthesise and communicate complex and sensitive information.
• Credible, visible and values-based leadership with high levels of integrity and accountability
• Ability to lead across organisational, professional and system boundaries
• Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and psychologically informed leadership.

Desirable

• Welsh Language Skills

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.

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Woodland House

Maes-Y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/