Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Hpft; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

HPFT is hiring a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in St Albans/Hemel Hempstead for a hybrid role. You will work with High intensity therapists, support step 3 groups, and deliver group webinars as clinical work allows.

The role requires PWP registration (BABCP/BPS) or eligibility, and an on-site presence two days a week with access to other areas as needed. Internal CPD is provided.

Qualifications

• Talking Therapies Graduate or Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions (or equivalent).
• PWP registration with BABCP or BPS, or eligible and willing to apply.

Responsibilities

• Work as PWPs alongside High intensity therapists to support a variety of step 3 groups.
• Promote the service and deliver group webinars when clinical work allows.
• Participate in an internal CPD program offered to all staff.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Education

Talking Therapies Graduate or Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity CBT

PWP registration with BABCP or BPS or eligible to apply

Job description

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

Are you a qualified PWP looking for a move and a new challenge? Are you keen to demonstrate your passion, enthusiasm and clinical expertise and join a service that supports and invests in you?

Then please read on…

NHS Talking Therapies in St Albans and Hemel Hempstead are recruiting a qualified PWP.

Please note that appointment to a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (QPWP) post is conditional upon candidates holding current PWP accreditation at the time of appointment.

Candidates who have completed their training but have not yet received their accreditation will not be eligible to be appointed into a QPWP position. In these circumstances, any offer would be made on a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner basis until accreditation has been formally confirmed. Upon receipt of the required accreditation, the post can then be reviewed and transferred to a QPWP position.

We encourage applicants to clearly indicate their accreditation status within their application and provide evidence of accreditation where available.

Main duties of the job

Should I Apply?

If you feel you meet the following criteria then we would like to hear from you:

• A qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
• Registered with the BABCP/BPS (or can provide evidence of application)
• Significant experience of working with people with mental health difficulties in a healthcare setting
• A commitment to inclusive and anti discriminatory practice
• Able to work on site in St Albans or Hemel Hempstead at least two days a week and access other areas of Hertfordshire on occasion.

Where Would I Be Based?

You would be based in St Albans or Hemel Hempstead and would be part of a very well established, experienced and supportive team. This post is a hybrid-working role and there would be an expectation for the post holder to attend the office for a minimum of two days a week and deliver 10% of clinical contacts outside the normal 9-5 hours.

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our staff all work in a hybrid blend of home and office working. We provide the facilities for all staff to work full time in the office, but if you are able to provide yourself with a safe, suitable and confidential workspace at home, you may also work in a blended pattern.

Working from home is enabled making extensive use of Microsoft Teams and Outlook.

PWPs work alongside High intensity therapists to support a variety of step 3 groups. The PWPs also promote the service in various ways when clinical work allows, and deliver group webinars.

A full internal CPD program is on offer to all our staff, which runs throughout the year.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Talking Therapies (previously IAPT) Graduate OR Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions
• PWP registration with BABCP or BPS OR must be eligible and willing to apply

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards of written communication
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including telephone skills

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Ability to assess common mental health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

DIVERSITY

• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality

PHYSICAL SKILLS/EFFORT

• Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
• Computer skills for entering clinical notes on electronic patient record
• Requirement to carry laptop/files between office base and remote working in line with all relevant HPFT policies

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL EFFORT

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to concentrate on clinical work and deliver therapy for most of the working day
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Ability to deal with patients with common mental health problems
• Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients, patients and carers

GENERAL

• High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Welcoming / Kind / Positive / Respectful /Professional

Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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 Louise Cant Job title Operational Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07880500799 Additional information

Please do email to find out more about this team, our needs and challenges, and how the role will suit you.