Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pay & pensions

Flexible working

Career development

Car lease

Accommodation

NHS discounts

Counselling services

Wellbeing events

Long service awards

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Staff restaurants

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Step 2 team in Lambeth Talking Therapies. The role involves working as part of a supportive team of PWPs, High Intensity therapists, and administrators.

The post requires working in the office 2 days a week and contributing to high-quality, accessible mental health support for diverse communities in Lambeth. We welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Join the Step 2 team in Lambeth Talking Therapies.
• Role requires working in the office 2 days a week.

Job description

Lambeth Talking Therapies is a well-established, successful, friendly service with over 100 members of staff. Our team is made up Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity therapists, Clinical Support Workers and administrators.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Step 2 team. The role requires working in the office 2 days a week.

Lambeth Talking Therapies Service Mission

Working with people to reduce the distress and practical problems caused by common mental health problems; by developing and supporting staff who are dedicated to providing high quality, continuously improving psychological services to all of Lambeth's diverse population. As a service, we are committed to being an anti-racist service. This commitment is ongoing and represents our desire to cultivate a culture that represents anti-racism, equity and belonging. We will not allow racism and discrimination to have any place within the service.

All our qualified PWPs have additional responsibilities and interests to keep the role varied and exciting. We have four senior PWP roles for career progression, and find that working in our team is often a springboard for PWPs to develop and excel in their chosen career paths.

We are committed to helping to develop the people that come to work with us. We know our service can only be as good as the people who work here, and we will invest in you to maximise that potential. We really welcome new members of the team and value our staff highly. We think staff wellbeing is essential, and have a range of initiatives to support our staff.

Lambeth is a borough of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. We value this and want to reach these needs. We would like our team to reflect the diversity of our community and therefore we would welcome applications from individuals from a Black, Asian or any other minority backgrounds. We would particularly welcome candidates fluent in Portuguese (we have a large Brazilian and Portuguese community), Spanish (for our Latin American clients) and Mandarin or Cantonese (for our clients from the Chinese community). As a team, we are committed to addressing racial inequality and improving outcomes for clients from Black or Asian backgrounds. We deliver specialised staff training and have a monthly peer support group for our staff from a Black or Asian background or other minority backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some Of Our Benefits Are Highlighted Here

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other Benefits Include

• Access to SLaM counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Staff restaurants

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sherrell Williams Job title: Step 2 Team Lead Email address: [e-mail]