Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organisation in Milton Keynes seeks qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) to provide assessments and interventions for individuals facing common mental health issues. This role offers hybrid working options and focuses on delivering compassionate care while maintaining high communication standards. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in mental health services.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Regular supervision and appraisals

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding of anxiety and depression in Primary Care.
• Proficient in evidence-based psychological therapies.
• Able to manage own caseload and time.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and deliver low-intensity interventions.
• Work within a stepped care model to support clients.
• Maintain high standards in written communication.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Therapeutic relationship development

Teamwork

Education

Qualification from PWP Training Course

Job description

Overview

Job Overview: We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated qualified or newly qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) to join our team at Milton Keynes NHS Talking Therapies, formerly known as the IAPT service. Our service is well-established and located in the diverse new city of Milton Keynes.

Main duties

We are passionate about wellbeing and dedicated to supporting both our clients and our staff. As a PWP, you will work within a stepped care model, providing assessments and evidence-based low-intensity interventions for individuals experiencing common mental health issues. These assessments and interventions may be conducted in person, online using a digital platform, or via telephone. Our service offers hybrid and flexible working options, allowing you to split your time between working from home and at our service base at the Stantonbury Health Centre. We also offer flexible working hours, along with regular supervision, appraisals, and opportunities for professional development.

Working for our organisation

Our Vision Wellbeing for life: We work in partnership with all who use our services to improve health and wellbeing. Together we look at ways of improving an individual’s quality of life, through high quality healthcare and personal support.

Our Values Compassion: Our staff will be led by compassion and embody the values of care outlined in our Staff Charter.

Respect: We will respect and value the diversity of our patients, service users and staff, to create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognises the uniqueness of each individual.

Empowerment: We will involve, inform and empower our patients, service users, carers and their families to take an active role in the management of their illness and adopt recovery principles. We will ensure our staff receive appropriate direction and support, to enable them to develop and grow.

Partnership: We will work closely with our many partners to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we serve.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications Essential criteria

• Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) OR equivalent, e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant Primary Care experiences and competences as required.

Experience Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Knowledge Essential criteria

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Key Skills/Abilities Essential criteria

• Computer literate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Other Requirements Essential criteria

• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to work under pressure
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization
• Fluent in languages other than English
• Experience of working with diverse communities within a multicultural setting