Mental Health Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Mental Health Professional to join South Powys LPMHSS Team. Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, RNMH’s and Psychologists are all eligible to fill this role.

The LPMHSS is a psychologically minded service with a strong commitment to clinical governance agenda and with regular access to training and continued professional development.

You will be responsible for delivering the five functions of Part One of the Mental Health Wales (2010) Measure; providing consultation (advice and information) to Primary Care professionals, service users and carers; delivering high quality, brief evidence based psychological interventions for individuals with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and supporting onward referral. This service is delivered remotely or in GP practices or PTHB premises within South Powys.

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

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.

The post-holder will manage their own caseload and have a willingness to work in a variety of locations and be accountable for mental health assessments and first follow up appointments, and on-going short term psychological therapies, utilising the LPMHSS systems and procedures to record outcomes and data collection.