Job overview

Would you like to join an interdisciplinary team which prides itself on being innovative, effective, and friendly? 

Would you like to work in a beautiful environment where your personal and professional development is encouraged? 

Would you like to join a team which specialises in a bio-psychosocial approach to the management of long-term health conditions?

If so, we would welcome your application for the role of Assistant Psychologist: Powys Living Well Service.  

As a team we believe in using resources to help people to live the lives they want. Digital resources improve access to our services and reduce the need for travel. As a service we use the environment to make the most of the opportunities for improving health and wellbeing. Using the best evidence available, we design and improve services in collaboration with the people who will be using them. 

You will bring:  

• Significant knowledge and experience of applying models related to long-term health conditions, using a wide range of psychological techniques
• A willingness to work as part of an interdisciplinary team 
• An ability to provide training to other professionals
• Enthusiasm for research and development
• Excellent digital skills including an ability to use the full range of Microsoft 365 tools

As well as delivering a psychological service to the Powys Living Well Service, you will be expected to develop your skills working across the range of possible co-morbidities.

Support for this will be provided. 

Main duties of the job

Support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients requiring Advice, Support and Prehab as part of the Health Board’s Living Well Service, across all sectors of care, providing psychological assessment and psychological interventions, working independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Psychologist and within the overall framework of the policies and procedures for the Powys Living Well Service. 

Assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and /or research projects, teaching and project work.

Assisting a qualified Practitioner Psychologist, the Assistant Psychologist will be responsible for the psychological aspects of the multi-disciplinary/multi-agency care provided for adults.

Liaise with and provide an advisory service for a wide range of voluntary and statutory organisations.

The Assistant Psychologist’s time will be divided between clinical/administrative tasks and research / audit tasks as required.

Carry an agreed caseload.  This work will be managed and assessed at weekly intervals by a qualified Practitioner Psychologist.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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.