Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Talking Therapies (BTT) is an integrated Talking Therapies service providing a range of approved interventions. The successful candidate will provide assessments and low intensity CBT interventions to patients within Bedfordshire, including Guided Self-Help, psychoeducational groups and computerised CBT.

The post holder attends bases across Bedfordshire, with face to face appointments and one evening per week until 8pm.

Qualifications

• Undertaken undergraduate/postgraduate training to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).
• BPS or BABCP accreditation as a PWP is expected.
• Experience with low-intensity interventions for anxiety/depression in talking therapies.

Responsibilities

• Offer Telephone/Video/Face to Face Guided Self-Help appointments.
• Carry out Telephone Triage appointments.
• Work with people from diverse backgrounds and use interpreters when necessary.
• Run psychoeducational groups.
• Utilise a computerised CBT programme.
• Contribute to a Focus Group Project.

Skills

Cultural sensitivity

Clear communication

Time management

Administration

Safety planning

Education

PWP training

PWP accreditation (BPS/BABCP)

Tools

IAPTus

Case management IT

Job description

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

About us

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.

Job 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.