CBT-Based Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – Community Care

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust in London is recruiting a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Band 5) to deliver low-intensity CBT-based self-help interventions to adults with mild to moderate anxiety and depression across Tower Hamlets. You will work face-to-face, by telephone, and in community settings, with supervision and CPD opportunities.

The post involves coordinating a substantial caseload (up to 250 patients per year) with at least 25 hours of clinical contact weekly, working with

Responsibilities

• Provide Low Intensity CBT-based self-management interventions for mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
• Face-to-face work with service users across sites and GP surgeries.
• Telephone Low Intensity work with service users.
• Telephone liaison with other professionals to expedite signposting to other services.
• Integrated working with Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies services.
• Collaborate with practice teams; liaison with service users and carers; support to GPs.
• Networking with the wider health and social care system.
• Support and educate service users regarding medication regimes.
• Work with people from diverse backgrounds in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Organise and manage a substantial caseload of active cases (≈250 patients/year) with minimum 25 hours clinical contact per week for 1.0 WTE.
• Provide information about other local services relevant to the client’s needs and cultural preferences.
• Support and facilitate use of computerised CBT and other media to deliver guided self-help per NICE guidelines.
• Attend training appropriate to the role.
• Innovate and be creative in service delivery.
• Consolidate learning from PWP Training.

Job description

East London NHS Foundation Trust in London is recruiting a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Band 5) to deliver low-intensity CBT-based self-help interventions to adults with mild to moderate anxiety and depression across Tower Hamlets. You will work face-to-face, by telephone, and in community settings, with supervision and CPD opportunities.

The post involves coordinating a substantial caseload (up to 250 patients per year) with at least 25 hours of clinical contact weekly, working with