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North Wales is a wonderful place to live with its’ natural beauty. Building on service development since 2021, an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Clinical Psychologist has arisen within Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board (BCUHB). This role is to lead the ongoing development of the Staff Wellbeing and Support Service BCUHB.

The post holder will be based in the Workforce & Organisational Development Team, but will be professionally accountable to the BCUHB Director/Head of BCUHB Psychology & Psychological Services via the BCUHB Head of Health Psychology. The post holder will lead and support the on-going development of a consistent and integrated staff wellbeing and support service, based on the principles of a ‘blended’ model of a range of interventions and support services, working closely and in collaboration with a range of staff support and wellbeing providers and leads within BCUHB. There will be a need to work closely with WOD, Occupational Health & Wellbeing, clinical and operational service leads, Wellbeing Champions, Wellbeing Coaches, Counsellors and other providers and innovators in staff wellbeing and support. As part of the leadership role, you will also be responsible for managing an annual budget and contracts with external providers of wellbeing-related services.

Acting as strategic lead for the service, the post holder will also be required to undertake clinical work within BCUHB providing a direct service to staff, teams and managers and systemically with the wider organisation, particularly around compassionate leadership development. An essential component of the role will be to provide face-to-face work within hospital and across primary and community sites. Supporting service development, audit and evaluation will be key aspects of the role. Working with a range of disciplines as well as developing, as part of this, the Clinical Psychology element of a ‘blended’ staff wellbeing and support model. The role will additionally involve being responsible for the governance of the BCUHB Psychology Staff Wellbeing and Support Service, including becoming the professional and line manager for clinical psychologists and psychological staff within Staff Wellbeing. Line management responsibilities of non-clinical staff within the department will also be required.

The post holder will also be a member of the BCUHB Health Clinical Psychology Department, which is a supportive, friendly and growing department of Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapists working in physical health services across BCUHB. This is a department supported within a much larger BCUHB Psychology and Psychological Services Directorate so there will be excellent opportunities to network widely for CPD and peer support across Health and other specialties.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a comprehensive range of primary, community, mental health, and acute hospital services for a population of around 700,000 people across North Wales. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities through high-quality, compassionate care.

The Health Board is an integrated health system which strives to provide excellent compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public and other statutory and third sector organisations. BCUHB has a developed relationship with the universities in North Wales. This includes the University of Bangor which will be launching its first medicine programme in September 2024 and operates in a research-rich learning culture.

There will also be opportunities to professionally network locally and nationally in relevant areas, and to be involved in our local Universities and Health Board research opportunities.

BCUHB Psychology and Psychological Services have long standing excellent links with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme, which will be something the post holder will benefit from and be involved in.

This is an exciting post and will be the ideal opportunity to take a lead role in shaping the ongoing development of staff wellbeing and support across North Wales.

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

The post is a permanent position and is 1.0 WTE (37.5 hours)

For more details, please contact:

• Dr Sarah Bailey-Rogers, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Health Clinical Psychology Services,
• Telephone: 03000 855924
• Email SARAH.BAILEY-ROGERS@wales.nhs.uk