Job overview
This is a Fixed Term / Secondment until 31/03/2027 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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
You will be able to find a full Job description attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering online CBT based support
Desirable
- Experience of using CBT within a work setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Psychology or Counselling or equivalent
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Knowledge and understanding of delivery methods for brief psychological therapies, including guided self-help and online CBT
- Knowledge and understanding of CBT and online CBT principles and interventions, and/or other psychological therapies
- Understanding of stigma/discrimination experienced by individuals with mental health problems, with commitment to challenge this
- Understanding of the assessment and management of risk within a primary care setting
Desirable
- Qualification in CBT or other evidence-based psychological therapy
- Accreditation with, or working towards accreditation with, BABCP, UKCP or equivalent professional body
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification
- Awareness of theoretical models underpinning counselling and evidence-based psychological therapies
- Awareness of relevant legislation underpinning service delivery (e.g. Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010)
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This advert is for Online CBT Coordinator with Powys Teaching Health Board in Bronllys, West Wales, Wales. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,557 - £39,631 per annum. The contract type is 8 months (Fixed Term until 31/03/2027 due to funding). The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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