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Mental Health and Wellbeing AdvisorAn excellent opportunity for a mental health and wellbeing specialist to join Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, delivering organisational wellbeing strategy, provide psychological interventions, and support staff wellbeing within a public sector environment.If you've also worked in the following roles, we'd also like to hear from you:Mental Health Advisor, Wellbeing Specialist, Occupational Health Advisor, Counsellor, PsychotherapistSALARY: £42,839 to £45,091 per annum + Benefits (see below)LOCATION: Service Headquarters, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire (SA31)JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent WORKING HOURS: 37 Hours per Week with flexible hours in line with the Service's flexi-time schemeJOB OVERVIEWWe have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor to join our busy Human Resources team supporting staff wellbeing across Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor, you will lead the delivery of wellbeing initiatives, provide confidential psychological support, and contribute to a proactive culture of mental health awareness and resilience.This role involves close collaboration with HR, Health and Safety, and specialist teams, alongside travel across the service area. As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor, you will also represent the organisation at local, regional, and national forums.ABOUT USMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is one of the largest Fire and Rescue Services in the UK, covering almost two-thirds of Wales across 12,000 km , from Carmarthenshire to the Pembrokeshire coast and up to Powys in the north.With over 1,300 dedicated staff and 58 stations, we protect a population of 900,000 people - rising to over 2 million during peak tourism seasons. Our mission is to make mid and west Wales a safer place to live and work through prevention, protection, and emergency response.We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and we value our people as our greatest asset. As an organisation, we also champion sustainability and are on the path to achieving Net Zero Carbon status by 2030.APPLY TODAYReady to make your next career move? Apply Now for our Recruitment Team to review.DUTIESYour duties as the Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor include:<ul><li>Wellbeing Strategy Delivery: Leading and implementing organisational mental health and wellbeing strategies</li><li>Psychological Interventions: Providing assessments, counselling, and evidence-based therapeutic support</li><li>Confidential Support: Offering confidential advice and support to employees experiencing personal or work-related challenges</li><li>Trauma Response: Supporting trauma management processes and contributing to post-incident care</li><li>Training and Awareness: Designing and delivering mental health awareness campaigns and training sessions</li><li>Resilience Planning: Developing tailored resilience and intervention plans for individuals and teams</li><li>Stakeholder Collaboration: Working closely with HR, Health and Safety, and specialist support services</li><li>Data and Insight: Analysing wellbeing trends and sickness absence data to inform initiatives</li><li>Manager Support: Advising managers on wellbeing responsibilities and employee support</li><li>Representation: Representing the organisation at regional and national wellbeing forums</li></ul>CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSESSENTIAL<ul><li>A professional qualification in counselling, psychotherapy, or a related discipline</li><li>Previous experience working within a mental health, wellbeing, or welfare-focused role</li><li>Proven experience providing psychological or therapeutic support</li><li>A comprehensive understanding of mental health issues and workplace wellbeing</li><li>Experience supporting individuals following trauma or crisis situations</li><li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to maintain confidentiality</li><li>Confidence in challenging stigma and promoting positive mental health culture</li><li>Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities</li><li>A full driving licence or the ability to travel across multiple locations</li></ul>DESIRABLE<ul><li>Experience within a public sector or emergency services environment</li><li>Knowledge of human resources, health and safety, or occupational health processes</li><li>Experience contributing to policy development or wellbeing programme design</li><li>Welsh language skills</li></ul>BENEFITS<ul><li>Competitive rates of pay</li><li>Local Government Pension Scheme</li><li>Generous annual leave entitlement</li><li>Flexi Scheme</li><li>Access to Blue Light Card</li><li>Car Leasing Salary Sacrifice Scheme</li><li>Let's Connect IT Equipment Loan Scheme</li><li>Subsidised canteen facilities</li><li>Sports and Social Club</li><li>Firefighters Charity</li></ul>This role requires a DBS checkNO AGENCIES PLEASEHOW TO APPLYPlease be advised that applications are welcome in Welsh, and any applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. JOB REF: AWDO-P14220This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceAWD-IN-SPJ

Mental Health and Wellbeing Advisor

Principal Clinical PsychologistLocation: LlanelliHours: 21 hours per weekJob Description:A Principal Clinical Psychologist is required to provide senior-level clinical leadership within a specialist multidisciplinary service. The role involves delivering highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention, overseeing clinical formulations, and supporting complex case management. The postholder will contribute to service development, offer clinical supervision to junior psychologists and other team members, and promote evidence-based, person-centred practice. This position is suited to an experienced clinician with advanced therapeutic skills, strong leadership capability, and a commitment to improving outcomes for the individuals supported.

Senior Clinical Psychologist

Posted Thursday 18 September 2025 at 00:00Senior Clinical PsychologistSalary: Band 8 £55,690 - £62,682 per annum DOE FTEWhy Join Us?Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of peoplewith brain injuries in the UK.Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We also have a range of residential and supported living services across the UK in which we deliver person centred support that enables life changing outcomes. We treat people with a range of brain injuries - sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more - to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly enthusiastic about the jobs they do - you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other. MAIN PURPOSE To work as part of a multi/inter disciplinary team, providing clinical psychology and neuropsychology input within the Brainkind neurobehavioural model to service users with acquired brain injury. You will lead in ensuring the neurobehavioural model of rehabilitation is delivered through multi/inter disciplinary working. You will consult with internal and external professionals, family members and service users. You will engage in relevant research and advise other professionals as appropriate. MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES <ul><li>To provide specialist psychological assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to Brainkind and related services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service user's care.</li><li>To complete pre-admission assessments, highly developing specialist, collaborative and holistic neurobehavioural formulations of an individual's rehabilitation needs, including the development of SMART goals.</li><li>To coordinate Service User's care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker/clinical lead.</li><li>To be responsible for relevant data collection on work activities, as required.</li><li>To formulate and implement plans of highly specialist psychological and/or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurobehavioural rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/inter disciplinary team, based on current evidence-based best practice.</li><li>To elicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific, measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team.</li><li>To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of the intervention.</li><li>To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi/inter disciplinary assessment of service users and their families. You will highly contribute specialist psychological and neuropsychological advice to the multi/inter disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaborations with other staff.</li><li>To undertake psychologically based risk assessment and risk management for relevant clients and provide advice on the psychological aspects of risk to the multi/inter disciplinary team.</li><li>To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.</li><li>To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of service users on own caseload.</li><li>To participate in regular on call support for the Unit on a rota basis.</li><li>To demonstrate a duty of care to equipment and resources supplied by Brainkind.</li></ul>About You<ul><li>Degree in Psychology accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR) or equivalent.</li><li>Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS accredited) or its equivalent to meet requirements to register as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.</li><li>Registered with the HCPC</li><li>Demonstrate an interest in clinical neuropsychology.</li><li>General knowledge of acquired brain injury pathology, neuroanatomy, symptoms, characteristics, course of recovery and rehabilitation approaches. This includes but is not limited to - traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disease and understanding the different types of strokes, encephalopathy, hypoxic brain injury, amongst others.</li><li>Relevant experience in producing clinical reports.</li><li>At least 2 years' experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist in a relevant clinical area.</li><li>Working within an multi / inter disciplinary team, supporting team processing and promoting psychological thinking within team formulations and goal setting.</li></ul>Benefits include:<ul><li>A salary of£55,690 - £62,682 per annum DOE FTE</li><li>QiCN Sponsorship</li><li>38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)</li><li>Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave</li><li>Health Cash Plan</li><li>Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)</li><li>Excellent training and support</li><li>Group life assurance</li><li>Free parking</li><li>Enhanced Company Pension</li><li>Long Service and Staff Awards</li><li>Enhanced Sickness Entitlement</li><li>Medical Insurance</li></ul>If this position sounds of interest to you, apply today by clickingApply Nowbutton.Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis until the role is filled therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible. All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

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