Practitioner Psychologist; Paediatric Gastroenterology Service

Closing date: 03 June 2026

Practitioner Psychologist; Paediatric Gastroenterology Service

The Child Health Psychology department at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales is recruiting a practitioner psychologist to join the paediatric gastroenterology team. The role works under the supervision of an 8a Clinical Psychologist and will provide expert professional and clinical services, multidisciplinary work, consultation, liaison, research, teaching, and training.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver psychologically informed care for gastroenterology patients and their families.
• Provide clinical assessment, formulation and intervention within a multidisciplinary team.
• Consult and liaise with nursing and medical staff, contributing to service development and research.
• Teach and train staff as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Good honours degree in Psychology (eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartership).
• Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology accredited by the HCPC.
• Eligibility for HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist.
• Additional training in relevant areas (research, supervision).

Experience

• Post‑qualification experience as a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
• Experience exercising full clinical responsibility for clients’ psychological care within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Experience working in multi‑disciplinary or multi‑agency contexts.
• Relevant experience applying clinical/counselling psychology in the NHS.

Skills

• Complex psychological assessment, formulation, intervention and management.
• Excellent communication and professional relationship skills.
• Analytical and judgment skills for complex clinical decision making.
• Planning and organisational skills for caseload and professional demands.
• Evidence of service development and innovation.

Specialist Knowledge

• Evidence of continuous professional development according to HCPC/BPS guidelines.
• Doctoral level knowledge in research design, methodology and multivariate data analysis.
• Doctoral level knowledge of clinical/counselling psychology theory, assessment, therapies and application.
• Well‑developed specialist knowledge of psychological models and therapies for patients with medical conditions.
• Knowledge of clinical/counselling psychology in medical settings.

Personal Qualities

• Awareness and appreciation of diversity, representation and inclusion.
• Commitment to continuing professional development, service innovation and development.
• Emotional resilience and stress‑management strategies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 check, and a Disclosure and Barring Service submission to confirm no convictions.

Salary

£50,129 to £57,365 per annum pro rata (0.3 WTE).

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