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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (High Intensity)
Hywel Dda University Health BoardPosted 5 hours ago
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Make a meaningful difference to the lives of older adults, while developing your specialist CBT skills within a highly supportive psychology service.
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our well-established Older Adult Mental Health Psychology Service, within Hywel Dda University Health Board.
This rewarding role offers the chance to provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for older adults experiencing a range of complex psychological and mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety disorders, trauma-related difficulties, bereavement, adjustment to life changes, and long-term health conditions.
Working across community and inpatient settings, you will be part of a compassionate, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. You will contribute to psychologically informed consultancy, shared formulation, psychologically informed care planning, and collaborative multidisciplinary working, to improve outcomes for older people and their families
Main duties of the job
Why Join Us?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist with:
If you are passionate about improving the psychological wellbeing of older adults and would like to join a service that values innovation, clinical excellence and professional development, we would love to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Make a meaningful difference to the lives of older adults, while developing your specialist CBT skills within a highly supportive psychology service.
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our well-established Older Adult Mental Health Psychology Service, within Hywel Dda University Health Board.
This rewarding role offers the chance to provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for older adults experiencing a range of complex psychological and mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety disorders, trauma-related difficulties, bereavement, adjustment to life changes, and long-term health conditions.
Working across community and inpatient settings, you will be part of a compassionate, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. You will contribute to psychologically informed consultancy, shared formulation, psychologically informed care planning, and collaborative multidisciplinary working, to improve outcomes for older people and their families
Main duties of the job
Why Join Us?
- Meaningful and rewarding work with a valued older adult population.
- Opportunities to develop specialist skills in complex mental health presentations.
- Strong psychological therapies and multidisciplinary team support.
- Involvement in service development, quality improvement, audit and outcomes monitoring.
- Opportunities to contribute to supervision, training and the ongoing development of CBT practice across Older Adult Mental Health Services.
- Access to professional development and continuing learning within a supportive health board.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated BABCP-accredited CBT Therapist with:
- Experience of delivering CBT within mental health services.
- Excellent assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention skills.
- A commitment to compassionate, evidence-based and recovery-focused care.
- Strong collaborative and communication skills.
If you are passionate about improving the psychological wellbeing of older adults and would like to join a service that values innovation, clinical excellence and professional development, we would love to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.
We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.
We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.
Our services are provided in:
- Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
- Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
- Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
- 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
- Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked. To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable).
These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing in line with current Data Protection Legislation especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data (sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). As an organisation, we ensure that the legislation defining confidentiality is observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII)
If you are successfully appointed, by completing the application form you authorise the UHB to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.