Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Widnes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver low intensity CBT for depression and anxiety in a primary care setting. The role emphasizes independence, good lines of communication, and experience in community delivery, with opportunities to lead patient workshops and use cCBT via SilverCloud.

The post requires a recognised PWP qualification or nearing completion, with registration planned within six months.

Qualifications

• Must hold a recognised Post Graduate Certificate / qualification demonstrating training to work as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner OR be near completion within 3 months.
• Registration in place or in progress to achieve this within 6 months of qualifying.
• Experience in primary care and community settings; able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Deliver low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based treatment for mild to moderate depression and anxiety related disorders.
• Deliver services familiar with primary care psychological services.
• Facilitate courses/workshops for patients/community members.
• Deliver cCBT via SilverCloud or willingness to learn.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Computer literate

Therapeutic relationships

Primary care experience

Group delivery

cCBT delivery (SilverCloud)

Education

Post Graduate Certificate in PWP or near completion

Tools

SilverCloud

Job description

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our dynamic and innovative service that delivers psychological interventions for people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety related disorders. You will be familiar with primary care psychological services, and will deliver low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based treatment.

Important Note: You MUST hold a recognised Post Graduate Certificate / qualification which demonstrates that you are specifically trained to work as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner OR be toward the end of studying for this qualification, and expect to complete this within 3 months. You should only apply if you have undergone / are completing training for a specific PWP role.

Owing to National requirements around Psychological Well Being Practitioner registration, qualified PWPs will need to have registration in place or newly qualified staff to achieve this within 6 months of qualifying.

You must also be able to demonstrate high levels of written and verbal communication; be computer literate and be able to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with people.

You will have experience of working in primary care and community settings and be able to work on your own initiative.

You should have a real interest in helping people with anxiety and depression to achieve a level of recovery which will improve their overall wellbeing and day to day life.

Ideally, you will also be experienced in facilitating courses/workshops for patients and/or community members (or have a willingness to get involved in the delivery of groups) and experience of delivering cCBT via SilverCloud (or willingness to learn).

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Naomi Olaneye Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 5926954