Practitioner Psychologist/Psychological Therapist

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

This post for a Practitioner Psychologist or very experienced psychological therapist to join established psychological therapies teams in Adult Mental Health. The overall aim of these posts is to increase access to psychological therapies and provide patients with access to a choice of therapies that can be delivered in a manner that is consistent with the principles of prudent health care. The main aim of the role is to:

To provide a psychological service to adults in the population served by the Borough CMHT as directed by the Principal Clinical Psychologist in the Borough or the Head of Specialty. This includes, face to face work with individuals, groups, families, significant others, and consultation work advising staff of other disciplines on the psychological aspects of casework and patient management plans. It involves conducting psychological assessments and the delivery of appropriate therapeutic interventions for the full range of referred difficulties accepted by the service.

Main duties of the job

To identify which of those patients who have been referred to the CMHT have complex, severe, challenging psychological problems and who may benefit from Psychology services.

To conduct psychological assessments with patients who engage with Psychology services, using interview techniques, psychometric tests, behavioural observation, and consultation with relatives/ carers.

To construct a psychological formulation of each patient’s difficulties and develop an individualised intervention and management plan.

To select which patients require urgent and immediate treatment and who are to be placed on the waiting list for psychological therapy.

To provide the psychological therapy required to address the patient’s difficulties, as predicted by the formulation.

To provide consultation and advice to professional staff from other disciplines on psychological assessment, therapy and techniques for working effectively with particular patients.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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Essential criteria

• Valid Registration
• Previous Experience

Desirable criteria

• Welsh

English

Essential criteria

• Minimum 2 years experience

Desirable criteria

• Team work