Are you passionate about psychological approaches and making a meaningful difference to the lives of older people experiencing mental health difficulties?

The Older Adult Mental Health Psychology Service is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a full-time Band 5 Low Intensity Psychological Therapy Practitioner based at St Brynach's Day Hospital, Bro Cerwyn , Haverfordwest.

The successful applicant will work across acute and community older adult mental health services, alongside other Low Intensity Psychological Therapy Practitioners across the three counties. The post offers regular peer support, clinical supervision and opportunities for ongoing professional development.

This is an exciting time to join our service as we continue to develop and evaluate innovative ways of delivering psychological interventions across inpatient and community settings.

We are seeking a motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic practitioner who is committed to improving psychological care and contributing to service development.

Whether your aspiration is a future career in Clinical Psychology, Psychological Therapies or broader mental health services, this post provides an excellent foundation, offering opportunities to develop assessment, formulation, therapeutic and service development skills whilst working alongside experienced psychology professionals across inpatient and community settings.

Under the supervision of Clinical Psychologists and Registered Psychological Therapists:

Undertake psychologically informed assessments using interviews, observations, rating scales and outcome measures.

Assist in the formulation and delivery of low intensity psychological interventions in individual and group formats across inpatient and community settings.

Support the administration, scoring and interpretation of psychometric measures and outcome data.

Contribute to clinical reports, correspondence and care planning.

Assist in the development, facilitation and evaluation of group interventions.

Contribute to service evaluation, audit and quality improvement initiatives.

Be a visible and valued member of ward and Community Mental Health Team settings, contributing to multidisciplinary working and psychologically informed care.

Support team formulation, reflective practice and teaching initiatives.

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

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

Interviews to be held on 23/11/2026.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.