NHS Talking Therapies Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Warmley, Bradley Stoke, Old Down; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bespoke CPD training

Regular supervision

Flexible working

Blend of home and base working

Job summary

The Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) for bank or contracted hours (22.5–37.5 per week). The role focuses on assessing people with common mental health problems and supporting recovery, mainly via phone and group sessions, with hybrid working after an initial office-based probation and included supervision and CPD.

Applicants need a PWP certificate and BABCP or BPS registration.

Qualifications

• Degree in psychology, social sciences or health, or equivalent through relevant experience and accredited courses.
• PWP Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions.
• Registration with BABCP or BPS as a PWP.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals through agreed service protocols.
• Assess people with common mental health problems and support self-management of recovery.
• Deliver low-intensity treatments, mainly by telephone and in groups, with some face-to-face work.
• Carry out patient-centred interviews to identify goals and assess risk to self and others.
• Decide suitability of new referrals, referring on, back to the referrer, or stepping up to high-intensity treatment.
• Provide information and support for evidence-based low-intensity treatments, including guided self-help, computerised CBT and information on medication.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment.
• Meet an agreed activity contract for client contacts and clinical sessions each week.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings on referrals or clients in treatment where appropriate.
• Complete all service data collection requirements

Skills

Written communication

Computer literacy

Education

Degree in psychology, social sciences or health, or equivalent through relevant experience and accredited courses

Job description

This is a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner post in the NHS Talking Therapies service at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, on bank or contracted hours of 22.5 to 37.5 a week. The work centres on assessing people with common mental health problems and supporting their recovery, mainly by phone and in groups. Hybrid working follows an office-based probation, with supervision and CPD included. Applicants need a PWP certificate and BABCP or BPS registration.

What the job involves

• Accept referrals through agreed service protocols
• Assess people with common mental health problems and support self-management of recovery
• Deliver low-intensity treatments, mainly by telephone and in groups, with some face-to-face work
• Carry out patient-centred interviews to identify goals and assess risk to self and others
• Decide suitability of new referrals, referring on, back to the referrer, or stepping up to high-intensity treatment
• Provide information and support for evidence-based low-intensity treatments, including guided self-help, computerised CBT and information on medication
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment
• Meet an agreed activity contract for client contacts and clinical sessions each week
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings on referrals or clients in treatment where appropriate
• Complete all service data collection requirements

Qualifications

• Degree in a subject such as psychology, social sciences or health, or equivalent through relevant experience and accredited courses
• PWP Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions

Registration & licences

• Registered as a PWP with the BABCP or BPS

Experience

• Working therapeutically with people who have experienced mental health problems
• Understanding of anxiety and depression and how they present in primary care
• Experience of facilitating psycho-educational groups

Skills & knowledge

• High standards of written communication
• Computer literacy

Nice to have

• LTC IAPT top-up training
• IAPT supervisor training
• Understanding of the need for evidence-based psychological therapies and how they relate to the post

What’s offered

• Bespoke CPD training
• Regular supervision
• Flexible working
• Blend of home and base working
• Trust bank or contracted hours from 22.5 to 37.5 a week