Low Intensity Psychological Therapy Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular peer support

Clinical supervision

Opportunities for ongoing professional

Welsh language learning options and st

Job summary

The Hywel Dda University Health Board is hiring a full-time Band 5 psychologist for the Older Adult Mental Health Psychology Service at St Brynach's Day Hospital. The role involves psychological assessments and delivering low intensity interventions to older adults in inpatient and community settings.

You will have regular peer support and clinical supervision, with a formal route toward clinical psychology or broader psychological therapies.

Qualifications

• Psychology degree with eligibility for BPS Graduate Membership or equivalent.
• Eligibility for supervised NHS practice per Matrics Cymru standards or PTP.
• HCPC or NMC registration required to undertake assessments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out psychologically informed assessments using interviews, observations and outcome measures.
• Help formulate and deliver low intensity psychological interventions in individual and group formats.
• Administer, score and interpret psychometric measures and outcome data.
• Contribute to clinical reports, care planning and correspondence.
• Develop, facilitate and evaluate group interventions.
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit and quality improvement.
• Work as a visible member of ward and Community Mental Health Team settings, supporting multidisciplinary and psychologically informed care.
• Support team formulation, reflective practice and teaching.

Skills

Mental health conditions

Evidence-based therapies

Matrics Cymru framework

Education

Psychology degree or equivalent

Matrics Cymru low intensity training

Job description

This full-time Band 5 post sits in the Older Adult Mental Health Psychology Service, based at St Brynach's Day Hospital, with Hywel Dda University Health Board. The practitioner carries out psychologically informed assessments and helps deliver low intensity psychological interventions to older people, individually and in groups, across inpatient and community settings. The post includes regular peer support and clinical supervision, with a route towards clinical psychology or wider psychological therapies. Registration with the HCPC or NMC is required to undertake assessments, so applicants must hold it.

What the job involves

• Carry out psychologically informed assessments using interviews, observations, rating scales and outcome measures
• Help formulate and deliver low intensity psychological interventions in individual and group formats across inpatient and community settings
• Administer, score and interpret psychometric measures and outcome data
• Contribute to clinical reports, correspondence and care planning
• Help develop, facilitate and evaluate group interventions
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit and quality improvement
• Work as a visible member of ward and Community Mental Health Team settings, supporting multidisciplinary and psychologically informed care
• Support team formulation, reflective practice and teaching

Qualifications

• Psychology degree (or equivalent) with eligibility for BPS Graduate Membership and supervised NHS practice in line with Matrics Cymru standards, or qualified as a PTP
• Psychological therapist working towards accreditation with an appropriate body meeting CfWI criteria
• Or extensive experience with mental health conditions plus formal Matrics Cymru low intensity training

Registration & licences

• HCPC or NMC registration, as needed to undertake assessments under Part 1 of the Mental Health Measure

Experience

• Working with people with mental health problems, dementia, frailty or neurodevelopmental difficulty
• Working in NHS primary or secondary care, care homes or inpatient services

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of common mental health conditions
• Understanding of evidence-based psychological therapies and how they apply to this post
• Good understanding of Mental Health Measure Part 1 and 2, Matrics Cymru and the Psychological Therapies Plan (2017)

Nice to have

• Knowledge of societal issues and their impact on mental health
• Knowledge of medication used for anxiety, depression and other common mental health problems
• Knowledge of, and willingness to work by, the principles of prudent healthcare
• Experience working with people with mental health difficulties in NHS settings
• Experience in a service with agreed targets demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Evidence of working in the local community
• Welsh speaker, Level 1

What’s offered

• Regular peer support
• Clinical supervision
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development
• Welsh language learning options and staff support