Job summary
- Main area
- Assistant Psychologist
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 15 months (Fixed Term for 15 months until 31/03/2026 due to funding.)
- Hours
- Full time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 070-ACS083-1024
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Hospital
- Town
- Brecon
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Online CBT Coordinator
Band 5
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Team as an Online CBT Coordinator, working from home with a base near Brecon, Powys. Providing an online therapy service designed to help children, young people and adults manage their mental health and wellbeing.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with experience of CBT to offer support whilst focussing on recovery and outcomes.
An honours degree in Psychology or equivalent eligibility for affiliate status graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Requirements include high standards in all forms of communication, basic IT skills, work well under pressure, and have a flexible approach to work.
Main duties of the job
Promote and administer the Online CBT service, including maintaining patient records registering service users on the programme, providing patients with activation details, corresponding with, monitoring and offering clinical support throughout the programme.
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service.
Provide support and advice to all referring healthcare professionals, answering any queries they or their service users may have with regards to online CBT.
Motivate, encourage and offer clinical telephone/email support to service users throughout completion of the Online CBT programme.
Be proactive in proposing changes to procedures and provide support in introducing these changes.
Responsible for the management of the protocol process for monitoring and reporting of any risk alerts, criminal intent or patient deterioration as reported by users either within the Online CBT system or directly.
Manage clinical responsibility for any self-referrals for the online CBT service.
Provide training and continual support to the referring healthcare professionals relating to the Online CBT service.
Working for our organisation
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
This is a Fixed Term / Secondment until 31/03/2026 due to funding. If you wish to be offered on a secondment basis, you will need to have gained your line managers approval for the secondment prior to going to interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Honours degree in Psychology or equivalent. Eligibility for affiliate status graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Diploma in Counselling with significant experience of delivering CBT
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in CBT or other evidence-based qualification – post grad or diploma level Accredited with BABCP or UKCP or other equivalent body or working towards
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Post graduate Certificate)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of different delivery methods of brief psychological therapiesguided self-help, Online CBT Knowledge and understanding of CBT and Online CBT principles, interventions and or other psychological therapies
- Knowledge and understanding of the stigma and discrimination that can sometimes be experienced by individuals suffering mental health problems, and commitment to challenging all discriminatory beliefs and behaviour
- Understanding of the assessment and management of risk within primary health care
- Evidence of working with clients with common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression Experience of providing mental health support
- Proven experience of working effectively with adult/young people/children’s brief psycho t psychosocial interventions
- Demonstrates high standards in all forms of communication
- Ability and willingness to learn new skills and ways of working
- Ability to adapt approach according to individual’s needs, values, capacities, social context, and resources in order to practice in an age and ability inclusive way
- Ability to develop and maintain good therapeutic relationships with clients. Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to provide information, guidance, and advice about mental health issues to service users, carers and primary care providers
- Basic IT skills, including word processing and database packages
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Flexibility and capacity to embrace change and service development. Able to work hours flexibly
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to travel within geographical area
Desirable criteria
- Experience in using Online CBT platforms Knowledge and experience of delivering CBT guided self-help face to face and via telephone
- Awareness of theory and models that underpin counselling/or evidence based psychological therapies
- Awareness of the legislation underpinning service delivery, e.g., Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
- Experience of organising and facilitation of psychoeducation to groups of service users
- Evidence of supporting daily living, community networking, health promotion
- Ability to speak Welsh is desirable (if the successful applicant wishes to develop an understanding of the language, will be supported through the personal development plan process)
- Ability to undertake clinical risk assessment
- Interest and or experience in research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fionnuala Clayton
- Job title
- Project Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07776514699
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