Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to develop a play therapy provision within the Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (S-CAMHS). You will join our established psychological therapies service who offer a wide range of specialist comprehensive assessment and treatment service for children and young people with mental health difficulties within S-CAMHS across Hywel Dda footprint.
Excellent opportunities will be available for training and professional development and the post holder will receive managerial and clinical supervision.
Hywel Dda University Health Board is located in West Wales in an area of outstanding beauty. It covers the National Park coastline of Pembrokeshire and rolling hills of rural Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. The area consists of hamlets, villages, market towns as well as some larger towns. It is an ideal place to live and work.
Main duties of the job
The role of the play therapist within S-CAMHS will be; To provide an efficient, effective comprehensive play psychotherapy assessment and treatment service for children/adolescents with mental health difficulties within S-CAMHS.
To be a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and therapeutic play therapy for a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties affecting young people, their families and carers.
To support team members from other disciplines in processing the emotional impact of the work with children and young people referred to S-CAMHS who present with a full range of highly complex symptoms and disorders indicating exposure to severe trauma, abuse, neglect, deprivation and adverse childhood experience through applying skills and knowledge from own personal psychotherapy and training.
The post holder will provide consultation and support to caring and professional networks of children referred to the service when this is appropriate as part of the treatment package, and provide consultation for multi-disciplinary staff . Following assessment the post holder will provide play therapy, and acts as a key worker, involving colleagues from within the team and contribute to the development of an evidence based therapy program.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (five of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Interviews will be held on 14/09/2023.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Interviews will be held on 14/09/2023.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in Play Therapy to Masters level or equivalent, which includes creative processes working with group dynamics, psychodynamic processes within the creative therapeutic relationship.
- State registered with HCPC
- Registered with BAPT and abides by BAPT's Code of Ethics
- Good Knowledge of relevant theories, practice and research in the fields of play therapy and ability to apply them to relevant work situations.
Desirable
- Experience/qualification demonstrating evidence of service development and research.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health (i.e Children's Act, Child Protection Procedures)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience in play therapy.
- Experience of working with individuals with emotional/mental health issues presenting with a range of clinical diversity
- Experience of working with children and adolescents.
- Experience of working within a mental health setting
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Documentary evidence of continuing professional development
Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
- Flexibly approach to the needs of the service.
Language Skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in Play Therapy to Masters level or equivalent, which includes creative processes working with group dynamics, psychodynamic processes within the creative therapeutic relationship.
- State registered with HCPC
- Registered with BAPT and abides by BAPT's Code of Ethics
- Good Knowledge of relevant theories, practice and research in the fields of play therapy and ability to apply them to relevant work situations.
Desirable
- Experience/qualification demonstrating evidence of service development and research.
- Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group and mental health (i.e Children's Act, Child Protection Procedures)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience in play therapy.
- Experience of working with individuals with emotional/mental health issues presenting with a range of clinical diversity
- Experience of working with children and adolescents.
- Experience of working within a mental health setting
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Documentary evidence of continuing professional development
Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
- Flexibly approach to the needs of the service.
Language Skills
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
