Assistant Psychological Therapy Practitioner
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
The Assistant Psychological Therapy Practitioner will provide 1:1 guided self-help and deliver wellbeing and therapeutic interventions online and face to face. This role includes assessments of referrals, updating spreadsheets, and producing reports for the wider service. There is an element of psychoeducation via the production of newsletters and elements of advertising our workshops through our networks and channels. The Employee Wellbeing Team is part of the wider People's Health and Wellbeing Service. The Employee Wellbeing Team consists of Counsellors, Clinic Coordinators, Assistant Psychological Therapy Practitioners, and a Lead Counsellor. We work together to offer mental health and wellbeing support to staff within Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
Main duties of the job
Working in a multi-disciplinary team, you will offer a range of low-intensity, CBT-based interventions which will help employees manage their mental health. Working with individuals and groups, you will be IT literate and have an interest in delivering wellbeing and therapeutic interventions in innovative ways. Currently, we offer Guided Self Help and Wellbeing Workshops.
A part-time position is available.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation, we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts, and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Eligibility for Graduate Membership of BPS
* Relevant Degree/diploma e.g. social science, counselling, teaching or training
* Extensive experience of working with people who have suffered from a mental health problem and providing psychological interventions (including peer support work) and completed appropriate level recognised training as designated in Matrics Cymru in delivering low-intensity therapies
* In process of completing training in delivering low-intensity psychological therapies.
* Demonstrates high standards in written communication
* Able to write clear reports and letters
* Ability to manage own caseload and time
* Experience of working with therapeutic groups
* Experience of working with people who have a mental health problem and/or dementia
* Experience of care work
* Experience of working in primary care services
Skills
* Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
* Ability to communicate sensitive information to clients, carers, and colleagues in a way that addresses psychological resistance
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
* Ability to manage own caseload and time
* Competent in risk assessment
* An ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
* Ability to implement Matrics Cymru guidance for low-intensity interventions for mental health problems with structured supervision
Knowledge
* Demonstrates an understanding of mental health conditions and/or dementia and when low-intensity interventions may be appropriately applied
* Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
* Good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Matrics Cymru, and the Psychological Therapies Plan
* Knowledge of, and a willingness to work guided by, the principles of prudent healthcare (as defined by the Welsh Government)
* Demonstrates knowledge of the main psychological therapy models
Personal Qualities
* High level of enthusiasm and motivation
* Capable of independent travel to locations throughout the organisation
* Advanced communication skills
* Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
* Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
* Ability to work under pressure
* Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
* Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
* Ability to speak Welsh/other non-English languages, and a willingness to use this ability, where relevant, in the work context
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
£26,928 to £29,551 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
001-AC011-0325
Job locations
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
#J-18808-Ljbffr