Our Team

Meet our multidisciplinary team here to help you manage your long term health conditions and lead a full life.

Owen Hughes

Consultant Counselling Psychologist & Head of Powys Living Well Service

Owen is a Consultant Counselling Psychologist who has worked in the NHS for over 25 years. During that time he has managed a variety of services as well as working clinically in both physical and mental health settings.

Lelanie Smook

Consultant Practitioner Psychologist

Lelanie joined the Powys Living Well Service team in 2023, and brings extended experience in supporting individuals who live with long-term health conditions. She is a Counselling Psychologist by background and holds dear the use of the…

Gethin Harries

Consultant Physiotherapist

Gethin lives with his young family near Swansea and has been travelling up to Powys since September 2019 to be part of the team. Gethin says, I am really thrilled to be working in such a forward thinking and innovative service. For the past 19…

Sian Bebb

Advanced Practitioner Post COVID-19

Sian joined the team in May 2021 as the Long COVID practitioner. She qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 2009 and has been working in Powys for a number of years. She enjoys the challenge of working with people to help them manage the…

Katie Ironside

Physiotherapist

Katie joined the team in 2023 having worked previously as a musculo-skeletal physiotherapist in Powys and Cwm Taf Morgannwg. She is excited to be working in a multi-disciplinary team with such a holistic approach to health. Katie really…

Timothy Smith

Business Manager

Tim has a background in learning and development, having spent a number of years as a secondary school teacher and senior examiner before taking a lead role in developing a training platform for one of the UKs largest insurers. He has been the…

Katie Jones

Digital Facilitator

Katie has worked in the NHS for over 10 years. Prior to joining Powys Teaching Health Board she worked as an NHS Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme Manager for Hammersmith & Fulham, working her way up to that position from her start…

Charles Patterson

Digital Facilitator

Charles joined the team in August 2020 as a Digital Facilitator. He has a background in transformational business change and project management gained from an extensive career with Barclays, NatWest Group and in financial services consulting. His…

Julia Wallond

General Practitioner with a special interest in the management of long term conditions

Julia started working for the service in 2023 and is an experienced GP with a special interest in the management of long term conditions, having worked in a wide range of settings over the years, from the inner city to rural north Powys. Outside of…

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