Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Transformation Unit; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner for Bedfordshire Talking Therapies. The post involves assessments and low intensity CBT for patients in the Bedfordshire area, delivering Guided Self-Help, psychoeducational groups, and Computerised CBT.

You will work across bases in Bedfordshire, attend at least two days per week, and provide face to face appointments; one evening per week until 8pm.

Qualifications

• Will have undertaken an undergraduate / postgraduate training course to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
• BPS or BABCP Accreditation as a PWP.
• Experience delivering low intensity CBT in a talking therapies service.

Responsibilities

• Offer Telephone/Video/Face to Face Guided Self-Help appointments.
• Complete Telephone Triage appointments.
• Work with people from different cultural backgrounds and use interpreters when necessary.
• Run psychoeducational groups.
• Utilise a Computerised CBT programme.
• Work on a Focus Group Project.

Skills

Cultural awareness

Clear communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Safety assessment training

Education

Undergraduate/postgraduate training to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

BPS or BABCP Accreditation as a PWP

Tools

IAPTus

Job description

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job overview

Bedfordshire Talking Therapies (BTT) is an integrated Talking Therapies service providing a range of Talking Therapies approved interventions.

The successful candidate will provide assessments and low intensity CBT interventions to patients within the Bedfordshire area. PWPs complete triage assessments as well as providing evidence based treatments through Guided Self-Help, Psychoeducational Groups and Computerised CBT.

The service currently have bases across Bedfordshire and the expectation is that the post holder attends base at least two days a week and offers face to face appointments to patients. Which base and days the post holder attends will be decided based on service need, availability and service user need and could change based on these needs. In addition, you will be required to work one evening per week until 8pm.

We also run face to face training and whole team events where the expectation is that all clinicians attend these in person.

The Bedfordshire Talking Therapies team care about our staff’s wellbeing and we have initiatives that support this such as a wellbeing hour each month and whole team events.

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities

Main duties of the job

• Offering Telephone/Video/Face to Face Guided Self-Help appointments.
• Completing Telephone Triage appointments.
• To work with people from different cultural backgrounds and use interpreters when necessary
• Running psychoeducational groups.
• Utilising a Computerised CBT programme.
• Working on a Focus Group Project

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for more details of the responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Will have undertaken a undergraduate / postgraduate training course to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
• BPS or BABCP Accreditation as a PWP

Experience

• Worked with people who have had mental health difficulties using low intensity evidence based interventions specifically for anxiety and depression in a talking therapies service
• Assessment – Has received training (either formal or through experience) resulting in the ability to carry out agreed assessments which are conducted within service protocols
• Worked in a setting where there was a need to liaise with other agencies and services
• Experience in using IT systems for case management, clear record keeping, communication and seeking information
• Supervision – Has received training (either formal or through experience) on how to utilise supervision in the workplace
• Local knowledge of Bedfordshire
• Experience of using IAPTus

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to work with people from different cultural backgrounds and use interpreters where necessary
• Has received training to carry out safety assessments and develop safety management plans
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues, service users carers and relatives
• Able to manage own time and case load, and demonstrate good administration skills

Making Things Better

Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don’t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

We have launched our new Five Year Strategy 2026-2031. This strategy sets out how we will build on our strengths, focus on what matters most, and work with our communities to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver high-quality care now and in the future.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Staff and Service Users United

We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.

We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.

Diversity

ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.

Other reasons to apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £8,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.