CBT Practitioner

Job summary

The South Wales Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology/ CBT Student Wellbeing Clinic: CBT Practitioner - Band 8a 1 Year Fixed Term Post.

The South Wales Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology is seeking to appoint a new member of staff to support a new CBT Clinic initiative. The appointment will be on a fixed term for 1 year initially, with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

The CBT Student Wellbeing Clinic has been developed in partnership with Cardiff University Student Support Services and the NHS Mental Health University Liaison Service (MHULS: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2632012-new-student-mental-health-service-officially-launches-in-cardiff). The successful applicant will work as part of a team to provide CBT therapy sessions for Cardiff University Students and provide supervision to other NHS staff. (mostly trainee clinical psychologists and trainee CBT therapists). The post are open to CBT BABCP and HCPC registered practitioner psychologists or/and therapists with backgrounds in any specialism, but with accredited CBT training. Interest in CBT training and student wellbeing would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

The Doctorate in Clinical Psychology is run in partnership between Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB) and Cardiff University. The programme is based in the School of Psychology which has an established international research record. The programme works in partnership with supervisors from across health boards in south, mid, and west Wales.

CAVUHB operates a comprehensive equal opportunities policy and seeks to encourage applications from the widest possible field, including people with disabilities and family commitments. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.