Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team in a well-established talking therapies service where you will contribute to the provision of psychological support. This role offers the opportunity to deliver a range of low-intensity interventions, engage in community outreach, and benefit from substantial professional development. With a commitment to staff wellbeing and a focus on quality service delivery, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in mental health care. The organization values diversity and inclusion, providing a supportive environment for all staff. If you're ready to enhance your career while helping others, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Must have PG Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment or equivalent.
• Experience in working with diverse communities and emotional difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychological assessments and low-intensity interventions.
• Engage with community outreach and service-related research.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Presentation skills

Ability to build relationships

Education

PG Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy talking therapies service and contribute to the provision of a stepped-care service for psychological problems.

The post is based at St Leonard’s Hospital in Hoxton.
Full-time staff are expected to work on-site two days per week and work remotely three days per week.

City and Hackney Talking Therapies is a well-established service with a commitment to quality and service innovation. You will be joining a team of 40 PWP’s, Trainee and Senior PWP’s and 40 High Intensity Therapists with ready access to specialist supervision. We also have good links with regional clinical/counselling psychology training courses and substantial in-service training programmes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for delivery of a range of psychological assessment and low-intensity interventions. These include: one to one protocol based treatments of common mental health problems, guided self-help, online CBT programs and psycho-educational group workshops.

We have a well-established long term conditions team of PWP and HI Therapists with opportunities for further training in this area, and a dedicated frontline staff pathway for frontline staff impacted by the current pandemic. Staff are actively encouraged to engage with outreach work within the community and with service-related research.

The service has a strong focus on staff wellbeing within the context of talking therapies service provision, with opportunities for continued professional development.

Candidates must have a PG Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment for adults or equivalent. Applicants without this qualification will not be shortlisted.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Educated or able to demonstrate experience to degree level
• PG Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment or equivalent

Skills/Abilities

• Ability to build and sustain cross-discipline / sector relationships
• Analytical – able to interpret data and synthesise information from different sources
• Computer literate – able to use spreadsheets and computerised information systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Well-developed English written and oral communication skills – able to present complex information in jargon-free, reader-friendly ways
• Influencing and negotiating skills
• Presentation skills in front of groups

Experience

• Experience of building a relationship / face to face contact with people with emotional difficulties
• Experience or understanding of working with a diverse range of communities (e.g. black and other minority ethnic groups)
• Experience of engaging groups or individuals with little knowledge of the subject matter
• Working with Primary Care staff within a medical / health setting
• Experience of carrying out health or other promotion work in the community
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge

• Broad background knowledge of the NHS, Local Authority, primary care and voluntary sector provision and the legislative frameworks underpinning the provision of health and social care
• Detailed understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems and their carers.
• Understanding of clinical mental health conditions and their responsiveness to talking therapies
• Understanding of long term conditions and rehabilitation

Other requirements

• Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
• Understanding of the Trust values
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic
• Able to engage with others
• Able to work both independently across different bases
• Flexible – able to respond to changing and developing circumstances whilst maintaining overall direction of travel
• Personal resilience and stamina – able to see things through

General Guidance for Applicants

Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.

Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares.

If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.

Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name James O'Shea

Job title Low Intensity Lead / Senior CBT Therapist