Practitioner Psychologist/ Psychological Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) or very experienced Psychological Practitioner (RMN, Social Worker, OT) to join our Community Mental Health Team in Torfaen. Specifically, we are looking for practitioners that share our values of compassionate and person-centred care and doing what matters.

The successful candidate would be joining a cohesive Psychology team within the CMHT and will be supported in their role by a professional infrastructure consisting of Assistant Psychologists, Senior and Principal Psychologists. We are all part of a bigger specialty with a commitment to personal and professional development and a robust sense of professional identity. Within the team there is a range of highly specialist skills and accredited practitioners in CAT, DBT, MBCT, EMDR and CBT. The role therefore provides an opportunity for newly or recently qualified psychologist or practitioner to develop their skills in a safe, supportive environment surrounded by experienced colleagues.

This is an exciting time for Adult Psychology in ABUHB as we work to find innovative and sustainable ways of increasing access to Psychological Therapies. The Mental Health Division has made this a strategic priority.There are opportunities to contribute to the intention of increasing service user voice through a range of initiatives including developing peer mentor roles and using co-production as part of how we approach our work.

Main duties of the job

Alongside the Psychology Team and the Wider MDT to:

Provide highly specialist assessment of psychological distress and psychological needs

To be able to formulate the difficulties collaboratively with the patient and use this as a basis for a planned intervention

With consent, to share formulations with significant others including family, carers and other professionals where indicated

To provide and be supervised in high intensity and highly specialist psychological interventions

To support the supervision of colleagues including more junior members of the profession or those aspiring to be in the profession.

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

About us

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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.