Job summary
- Main area
- Mental health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday -Friday)
- Job ref
- 070-PST008-0324-A
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Hospital
- Town
- Brecon
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Practitioner
Band 7
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Contribute to the provision of high intensity and highly specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to clients with moderate to severe and/or enduring psychological/mental health difficulties within the Powys Living Well Service.
Offer comprehensive psychological assessment, formulation, and interventions to a specialist caseload of clients within the Powys Living Well Service, developing specialist interventions (such as CBTp, CBTe, and Trauma Focused CBT) as appropriate.
Contribute to the provision of training, consultation, CBT supervision and
support and advice to colleagues within the Powys Living Well service. This may include providing group or individual CBT supervision to Mental Health Practitioners, Assistant Psychologists, Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology, Trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, and CBT Therapists.
Main duties of the job
Work in partnership with other mental health service providers, relevant statutory and voluntary agencies in the community.
Supervise Psychological Therapists developing practice in this field.
Responsibility for the provision of CBT assessment and treatment service for individuals with mental health difficulties.
Maintain appropriate clinical records in line with organisational policy
Communicate complex condition related information to service users
Work closely with other members of the team to ensure appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are utilised
Exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the treatment and discharge of service users.
Competent at the use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Attend meetings relevant to the post holder.
Receive regular clinical supervision from an appropriately qualified and experienced supervisor, To be aware of current developments and national policies as applied to the profession Work within the appropriate professional guidelines.
Ensure adherence to standards for reporting and management of work under national and local Safeguarding Children Policies.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and / or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HPCP registrant or professional for undertaking assessment under Part 1 of the Mental Health Measure (Wales) Accreditation and current registration with approved professional regulatory body OR
- BACP Registered and Accredited Counsellor Or Psychotherapist AND BABCP Accredited CBT Practitioner qualification OR
- Recent successful completion of a Level 2 BABCP accredited course with well progressed supervised practice and portfolio for accreditation within the next 6 months OR
- CBT trained and qualified at post graduate level, with provisional individual accreditation awarded by the BABCP
- Up to date knowledge of legislation, policy, and professional issues pertinent to the area of specialism and its contexts
- Up to date knowledge of relevant mental health legislative frameworks for adolescents and adults
- Specialist knowledge in relation to complex mental health difficulties
Desirable criteria
- Formal supervision training in CBT
- Portfolio evidencing supervised practice in supervision and further relevant training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Registered Social Worker or Accredited Counsellor working with clients with moderate to severe and complex mental health difficulties
- Extensive experience of undertaking psychological assessments and providing evidence based interventions for a range of mental health difficulties
- Experience in a range of mental health settings and multidisciplinary team
- Expertise in managing and treating a range of highly complex client presentations
- Experience of preparing and producing non-clinical reports
- Experience of providing supervision / consultation
Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate situations where effective leadership and management skills have been used
- Demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others
- Evidence of undertaking presentations to groups
- Ability to promote training of high quality with enthusiasm and confidence
- Able to contain and work with organisational challenges and manage the stress of others
- Significant ability in the supervision of staff working with highly complex problems
- Able to identify, promote and provide appropriate means of support to staff and carers exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours
- Able to work for prolonged periods with intense concentration
- Able to deal with clients and others with high levels of distress
- Developed therapy and assessment skills
- Training and consultation skills
- Skills in working with systems and organisations to resolve professional and ethical issues of conflict
- To reflect on and critically appraise own performance
- Skills in policy interpretation, planning and decision making
- Ability to work under pressure and set priorities
- Ability to sustain intense concentration in use of complex methods
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships
- Able to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak Welsh
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel within geographical area
- Able to work hours flexibly
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Lelanie Smook
- Job title
- Consultant Practitioner Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 442 910
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