Assistant Psychological therapy practitioner

at  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychological Therapy Practitioner to work alongside a team of Community Dietitians and Highly specialist Clinical Psycholoists specialising in adult weight management, the role will include supporting your own caseload of patients to lose weight and achieve life long change.
This is a role for a full time, permanent, Assistant Psychological Therapy Practitioner, integrated into the Weight Management Service for Adults.
You will need to work at Riverside Health Centre, with the flexibility to travel and work in clinics across the Cardiff University Health Board site. You will work across the pathway, at levels 2, 3 (All Wales Weight Management Pathway (2021) and in Maternity Services with adults living with obesity.
This post will involve direct work with adults living with obesity and roles supporting the wider multi-disciplinary team.
An interest in nutrition in the health and wellbeing of patients and experience of working in the community would be advantageous.
The ability to speak welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and /or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The post-holder will be supported and supervised by two part-time Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologists.
The role includes individual and group work with adults living with obesity using therapeutic models such as Dialectical Behavioural therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. There will be opportunities to learn more about trauma based therapeutic models in this context. The role also involves support to the Maternity Services for women living with obesity. There will be an administrative and data entry component to the role. There will be a chance to support psychological care in this setting via training and research/audit supervised by Clinical Psychologists and Dietitians.
The main base is at Riverside Health Centre with additional time at other sites across Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Site.

THE POST HOLDER WILL:

Follow standard operating procedures and contribute to the aims and outcomes of the Nutrition & Dietetic Service.
Plan and prioritise patient caseload and implement treatment of adult patients.
Carry out consultations in 1 to 1 or group settings.
Support the Weight management service lead in developing the weight management service going forward.
Support dietetic and psychology services with collection and management of data as per Welsh Government requirements.
Assist in the organisation and provision of performance management and programme evaluation information.
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.
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