Principal Psychologist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£67,583 to £80,698 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cardiff, CF3 4LL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

To provide strategic and clinical leadership to the MDT within Pinetree Hospital and to ensure appropriate clinical governance of all clinical activities within the Hospital, as delivered by all professional groups. To provide strategic and clinical leadership regarding assessment and treatment delivery to multi-disciplinary clinicians who deliver psychological interventions at Pinetree Hospital and if required other ICG Learning Disability Services To develop, implement and evaluate, along with other staff qualified in the provision of positive behavioural support, a coherent and evidence based programme for the delivery of such interventions by the MDT. To develop robust systems within the organisation to ensure that positive approaches to challenging behaviour become embedded into the general functioning and culture of the organisation. To ensure that clinical input is integrated with treatment delivery and is supportive of identified treatment needs for individuals within the service. To work closely with nursing staff to achieve this. To provide practice leadership throughout the Hospital and be responsive to clinical situations arising on site during working hours To ensure, alongside other members of the Senior Leadership Team, that the service remains compliant with the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act codes of practice and that there is appropriate identification and triage of capacity assessments requiring a clinical decision maker.

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