Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Staff benefits

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust's Wandsworth Talking Therapies service is recruiting a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver triage assessments and NICE-supported low intensity treatments in the community and primary care setting.

Based at our Tooting Broadway office with options for remote/home working, the role offers a flexible mix of face-to-face, telephone and online delivery, including evening appointments to support service users.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering triage assessments and NICE-supported low intensity treatments.

Responsibilities

• Offer triage assessments and low intensity interventions for common mental health problems.
• Provide brief telephone-based triage assessments and NICE-supported CBT-based courses.
• Receive regular clinical supervision from senior clinicians within the service.

Skills

Triage assessments

Low intensity CBT

Guided self-help

Psycho-educational CBT

Job description

Wandsworth Talking Therapies is a primary care mental health and wellbeing service which aims to provide support to people living within Wandsworth or those with a Wandsworth G.P. As a service, we aim to deliver a range of evidence-based psychological interventions to people with common mental health problems within a stepped care model. Wandsworth Talking Therapies is professionally managed by a consultant Clinical Psychologist and operationally managed by a service manager. The team consists of qualified Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) who provide evidence-based psychological interventions in line with NICE guidance.

We are looking for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our successful and dynamic NHS Talking Therapies service. You will offer triage assessments and low intensity interventions to people with common mental health problems (depression and anxiety disorders). You will provide brief telephone-based triage assessments as well as NICE-supported low intensity treatments such as guided self-help and CBT-based psycho-educational courses. You will receive regular clinical supervision from either a Senior PWP or clinical/counselling psychologist/CBT therapist working within the service.

You will offer triage assessments and low intensity interventions to people with common mental health problems (depression and anxiety disorders). You will provide brief telephone-based triage assessments as well as NICE-supported low intensity treatments such as guided self-help and CBT-based psycho-educational courses. You will receive regular clinical supervision from either a Senior PWP or clinical/counselling psychologist/CBT therapist working within the service.

You will be based at our office in Tooting Broadway with opportunities to work remotely from home as well offering a combination of face to face, telephone and digital online web camera-based programmes. The service offers evening appointments, so flexible working is required.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rhianna Blackwell Job title: Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 3513 4677