Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (High Intensity)

About the role

Make a meaningful difference to the lives of older adults while developing your specialist CBT skills within a highly supportive psychology service. This exciting opportunity is for a BABCP‑accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join the well‑established Older Adult Mental Health Psychology Service at Hywel Dda University Health Board. The role offers specialist CBT assessment, formulation and evidence‑based interventions for older adults experiencing complex psychological and mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety disorders, trauma‑related difficulties, bereavement, adjustment to life changes, and long‑term health conditions. You will work across community and inpatient settings as part of a compassionate, multidisciplinary team delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care, contributing to psychologically informed consultancy, shared formulation, care planning and collaborative multidisciplinary working to improve outcomes for older people and their families.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CBT assessment, formulation and evidence‑based interventions for older adults with a range of complex psychological and mental health difficulties.
• Work across community and inpatient settings within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high‑quality, person‑centred care.
• Contribute to psychologically informed consultancy, shared formulation, care planning and collaborative multidisciplinary working to improve outcomes for older people and their families.

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.

About You

• Enthusiastic and motivated BABCP‑accredited CBT Therapist.
• Experience delivering CBT within mental health services.
• Excellent assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention skills.
• Commitment to compassionate, evidence‑based and recovery‑focused care.
• Strong collaborative and communication skills.
• Experience working in secondary care mental health services, older adult mental health, or with individuals presenting with complex and enduring difficulties (advantageous).
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. With over 13,000 staff, the board delivers primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services across four main hospitals (Bronglais Hospital, Glangwili Hospital, Prince Philip Hospital, Withybush Hospital), five community hospitals, two integrated care centres and numerous community settings.