Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a highly motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join their team in North Tyneside. The successful candidate will provide low intensity psychological interventions to clients with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression. This role emphasizes compassionate and collaborative practices while supporting staff development. Full and part-time hours available.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in a psychological wellbeing practitioner role.
• Experience in delivering low-intensity psychological interventions.
• Commitment to continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high volume low intensity psychological interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Role model compassionate and inclusive leadership practices.

Skills

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Assessment skills

Team collaboration

Education

Qualification as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job description

A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team at North Tyneside Talking Therapies as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP). North Tyneside Talking Therapies is recognised for its high-quality therapeutic delivery and our patients experience significant improvements which is demonstrated in our performance outcomes. We pride ourselves on adopting a compassionate culture and have collective leadership approach. Our staff are our biggest asset, their dedication is inspiring, and we value and support them greatly. North Tyneside Talking Therapies service currently operates Monday- Friday covering some evening work. Full & part time hours per week available, please state required hours in application. x2 posts available Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. The post-holder will work within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service providing assessment and high-volume low intensity psychological interventions; these comprise a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions to assist clients who experience mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression. These interventions will be delivered via digital, video, face to face, telephone and groups. We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

• The post-holder will work within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service providing high volume low intensity psychological interventions as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)
• The post holder will provide a range of low intensity CBT based (cognitive behavioural therapy) self management interventions to support a caseload of clients who experience mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
• The post holder will deliver evidence-based psychological interventions in line with the Talking Therapies manual and NICE guidelines to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients
• The post holder will be committed to continual professional development as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership practices within your role in order to support a collective leadership culture within the service and trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) demonstrates psychologically safe behaviours, and (c) contributes team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries