Dr. Jayne Williams, Head of Speciality, Older Adult Psychology, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Jayne started her early psychology career in Cambridgeshire working with adults with learning disabilities. She returned to Wales after a period of travelling, and joined Aneurin Bevan Universirty Health Board. For 12 years, Jayne worked within the Child Psychology services, in a range of roles, but primarily in integrated working with Children’s Social Services with children who were looked after or adopted. With others, Jayne set up a therapeutic project for young people to get the support and therapeutic input they required.
Following that, for five years, Jayne worked for a Welsh Charity called Llamau, leading the creation and maintenance of a Psychologically Informed Environment across the organisation. The charity supported young people at risk of homelessness and families who had experienced domestic violence. Jayne established and led an employee wellbeing service, counselling service and training department as part of this role.
Following two years setting up a new Welsh National service for people with Lymphoedema, hosted by Swansea Bay Universit Health Board, Jayne moved into her current post in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, leading the Older Adult Psychology and Therapies Service.
Jayne’s professional interests include helping systems work for and with people, rather than creating artificial barriers to care. Jayne is an advocate of services which are clear and easy to access, timely and which reach the right person at the right time. Jayne believes in understanding people holistically, and works to reduce silos in workplaces.
Jayne is also very passionate about ensuring that she and her colleagues are supported in environments which are respectful, warm, compassionate and which enables their best work, encouraging innovation and development alongside strong governance.
Jayne loves a challenge, and is particularly interested in adaptations that can be made in systems and therapy input to meet the needs of people who find traditional systems hard to navigate, or who need extra support to have trust in others due to their experience.
Jayne is keen to promote seamless transitions across services, including primary and secondary care boundaries, so that people receive the right service as timely as possible, don’t wait on multiple lists and experience being passed from service to service. Whilst fairly new to her current post, she is keen to ensure service Older Adult Psychology service delivery is as responsive and equitable as possible.
