Spellbound/soulbound items abilities don't work PS4

The spellbound items do not seem to give my characters the abilities the should bestow upon them. Both spell and abilities i should get through spellbound and soulbound items do not appear  in the ability menu. They do however are mentioned under active abilities in the character screen. So for example even the spell Gref's authority is not selectable in my ability menu while i can see the specifics of the spell when i select info about it in the character screen using tool tips.

Is this a bug because this seems like it will have a pretty harsh influence on my enjoyment of the game.