South Wales
Course code:
2600
Course length:
3 years (full-time)
Phone:
029 2087 0582
Administration email:
[email protected]Social media:
Overview
Who can apply:
We do not accept applicants who have not yet completed their undergraduate degree
Applicants taking a conversion course must complete it before applying
Qualifications:
Minimum 2:1 in an undergraduate degree that gives GBC
OR
A conversion course at 2:1 (merit) or 1st class (distinction) level that gives GBC plus a minimum 2:1 in an undergraduate degree
Experience:
Minimum 9 months experience in a healthcare and/or research setting relevant to clinical psychology
Some of this experience must be direct work with a relevant client-population
Residence:
At the start of the programme you must have Home Fee Status and be eligible for employment by the NHS
Application:
We do not have any additional tests prior to invitation to interview
Everyone invited to interview will be asked to sit a written test in addition to the interview
Disability:
We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities who meet our entry requirements
We have a number of interview places reserved for candidates with disabilities who meet our entry requirements
Document requirements:
If the transcript for your GBC course (Undergraduate or Conversion) does not give a final overall degree classification (e.g. 1st, 2:1, etc) please also provide your degree certificate.
Please provide a document confirming your GBC status, plus:
- Undergraduate degree TRANSCRIPT
- Conversion course TRANSCRIPT (if completed)
- Any other Masters degree TRANSCRIPT (if completed)
- Any other Postgraduate degree TRANSCRIPT (if completed)
Online Open Event
Our programme will be holding an online Programme Open Event at:
5:00pm on Tuesday 10th September 2024
At the event you can find out more about us and meet some of the programme team. To register your interest for this event, please follow the link above and complete the form.
Professional accreditation
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- British Psychological Society (BPS)
- British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) – level 1 CBT
- Association of Family Therapy (AFT) – Foundation level
- Neuropsychology training on our programme can be used to meet some of the foundation requirements for entry onto further post-doctoral training in Clinical Neuropsychology
Approach and theories
- Cognitive-Behavioural, including third wave models
- Systemic
- Neuropsychology
Placement locations
Whilst we welcome applications from throughout the UK, we would like to emphasise that we are commissioned by Health Education and Improvement Wales to train a workforce for Wales. Consequently, the expectation is that applicants apply to our programme with the intention of seeking employment in Wales following completion.
The South Wales course provides trainees to six Health Boards covering a large part of the country. The six collaborating Health Boards providing placements are:
- Aneurin Bevan
- Cardiff and Vale
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg
- Hywel Dda
- Powys
- Swansea Bay
We have a regional placement model. Candidates are allocated to one of the six Health Boards for the first two years of training. They may request an elective placement in a different Health Board for their final year if they wish.
Candidates are able to submit up to two Health Board preferences when they are short-listed for interview. Information about the various Health Boards will be sent to candidates to help inform their choices and the programme will support candidates in making these choices providing additional information if needed. Candidates do not need to submit a Health Board Preference form if they are happy to be placed anywhere within the South Wales region.
Candidates are able to state whether there are specific reasons why they should be given priority in any given Health Board. Reasons for requesting priority for a particular Health Board might be related to a health condition, a candidate owning a house within a Health Board region, having a child in school within that Health Board region, or having caring responsibilities for someone living within that Health Board region. We reserve the right to ask for proof of the circumstances under which the request for priority for a particular region is being made. Candidates must make us aware of all circumstances they would like us to take into account at the time they complete the Health Board Preference Form. We are unable to take into account any information given to us after offers have been made.
Please note candidates’ circumstances and preferences are taken into account as much as is possible when allocating placements but unfortunately we are often unable to meet all requests.
Successful candidates will be informed which Health Board they have been allocated when they are offered a place on the programme. We are unable to negotiate about Health Board regions once offers are made.
In more rural areas of Wales, use of public transport may be difficult and time consuming so it may be helpful for trainees to have their own transport.
Last updated:
2nd September 2024