Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Band 5

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Ilford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting full-time Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies. You will provide Low Intensity CBT-based self-management interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, and work with diverse communities.

The role offers opportunities for CPD, supervision, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team across therapeutic orientations to support service users and carers in the local area.

Qualifications

• Provide Low Intensity CBT interventions from a range of self-management interventions for mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
• Work with people from diverse backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary.
• Involvement in group and community engagement work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Low Intensity CBT-based interventions within a busy talking therapies service.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team across therapeutic orientations.
• Participate in CPD and supervision and contribute to team initiatives.

Skills

Low intensity CBT interventions

Group & community engagement

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Interpreting when necessary

Cultural sensitivity

Job description

Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies are looking to recruit full-time, enthusiastic and motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our dynamic and innovative service., This post involves:

• Providing Low Intensity interventions from a range of CBT based self-management interventions for clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression
• Working with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary
• Involvement in Group and Community Engagement work

We have a firm commitment to CPD and offer high quality supervision as well as the opportunity to participate in team initiatives. The team works closely with a variety of trained professionals across a range of therapeutic orientations including, DIT, Systemic, IPT, CBT and Psychodynamic. We have always been a proactive and forward looking service, with a strong commitment to meeting the needs of the diverse community in which we are located and we particularly welcome applicants with fluency in Sylheti.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.