Specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Powys Teaching Health Board

Job Summary

Powys Adult Psychology and Psychological Therapy Service are looking for an experienced, compassionate, and motivated cognitive behavioural therapist to join our collaborative, friendly and supportive team.

As a service we believe in investing in the personal and professional development of our team through a bespoke programme of CPD, supervision and mentoring. We are very keen to support clinicians to further develop their expertise in CBT to support people experiencing mental health difficulties including psychosis, eating disorders, trauma, and complex emotional needs.

The Psychology and Psychological Therapy Service is highly regarded within the Mental Health and Learning Disability Directorate. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a key intervention pathway as part of our ‘core offer’ as a service. We pride ourselves on delivering person-centred and evidence-based psychological interventions in line with local and national legislation, policy and guidelines.

We are open to considering part-time arrangements for the right candidate in addition to considering agile working arrangements. There will be an expectation to offer face to face clinics in one or more of our clinical bases in Newtown, Welshpool, and Llandrindod Wells.

Main duties of the job

Providing high intensity and highly specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to clients with moderate to severe and/or enduring psychological/mental health difficulties within the Adult Psychology and Psychological Therapies service (developing specialist interventions such as CBTp, CBTe, and Trauma Focused CBT, as appropriate).Contribute to the provision of training, consultation, CBT supervision and support and advice to colleagues within the mental health service. This may include providing group or individual CBT supervision to Mental Health Practitioners, Assistant Psychologists, Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology, Trainee Clinical/Counselling Psychologists, and CBT Therapists. (training will be available to support clinicians to develop their supervisory skills and competencies). The service is keen to expand our provision of specialist psychological interventions and would welcome candidates with additional training and qualifications or with an interest in additional training and supervision in evidence-based interventions (such as EMDR, CBT, DBT, CAT). Attending Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, providing consultation, team formulation, specialist supervision and advise; offering psychological assessments and formulations; and liaising with the CMHT and other services regarding referrals to the Adult Psychology and Psychological Therapy Service.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or knowledge

Essential

  • HPCP registrant or professional for undertaking assessment under Part 1 of the Mental Health Measure (Wales) OR BACP Registered and Accredited Counsellor Or Psychotherapist
  • BABCP Accredited CBT Practitioner (3) Or Provisional accreditation awarded by the BABCP (2) OR Recent successful completion of a Level 2 BABCP accredited course with well progressed supervised practice and portfolio for accreditation within the next 6 months (2)
  • Up to date knowledge of legislation, policy, and professional issues pertinent to the area of specialism and its contexts
  • Specialist knowledge in relation to complex mental health difficulties

Desirable

  • Formal supervision training in CBT
  • Portfolio evidencing supervised practice in supervision and further relevant training

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Registered Social Worker or Accredited Counsellor working with clients with moderate to severe and complex mental health difficulties
  • Extensive experience of undertaking Psychological assessments and providing evidence based interventions for a range of mental health difficulties
  • Expertise in managing and treating a range of highly complex client presentations
  • Experience of providing supervision / consultation

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Demonstrate situations where effective leadership and management skills have been used
  • Evidence of undertaking presentations to groups
  • Able to contain and work with organisational challenges and manage the stress of others
  • Significant ability in the supervision of staff working with highly complex problems

Values and Other

Essential

  • Demonstrate PTHB Values
  • Ability to travel within geographical area

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 24 April 2025

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