Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Band 5

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS discount schemes

Wellbeing support

Staff networks and support groups

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust's CWPT Talking Therapies service is recruiting a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The role involves conducting psychological assessments for adults 16+, delivering low intensity interventions and running both individual and group sessions.

You will work with diverse backgrounds and ages, and refer patients to employment advice where appropriate. The post emphasises professional development, supervision, and a defined career pathway within a

Responsibilities

• Undertake psychological assessments of individuals aged 16+ referred to the service.
• Offer and provide low intensity psychological interventions for mild to moderate depression and anxiety.
• Deliver individual and group work as part of Talking Therapies Step 2 approach.
• Refer patients to employment advice services to encourage employment or training where appropriate.
• Education, training and support in mental health and psychological issues for primary care professionals and other agencies.

Job description

To undertake psychological assessments of individuals aged 16+ who are referred to or self refer to the service. To offer and provide low intensity psychological interventions (in line with Talking Therapies Step 2 approach) to individuals experiencing mild to moderate depression and anxiety including stress and adjustment to life events. This will include both individual and group work. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using a range of suitable and evidence based interventions. Where appropriate refer patients to employment advice services to encourage patients into employment or training. They will also play a role in the education, training and support in mental health and psychological issues for primary care professionals and other relevant agencies.

CWPT NHS Talking Therapies is a progressive service which encourages professional development, supervision and peer support with an identifiable career pathway for PWP's to develop into more specialised or senior roles. We work closely with members of the local community, service Commissioners, GP's, secondary care services and various voluntary sector agencies. Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over sites across Coventry and Warwickshire Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.