Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - West Cornwall

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Redruth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to support Talking Therapies across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The post involves delivering Low Intensity CBT, promoting services, and helping patients make lasting changes in managing their mental health.

You will conduct 1:1 clinical contacts across face-to-face, telephone, and video, and contribute to group courses both remotely and in person.

Qualifications

• Completed PWP training from an accredited Low Intensity course.
• Experience delivering Low Intensity Psychological Interventions in a stepped care model.
• Registration as a PWP.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical contacts 1:1 face to face, by phone or video.
• Run group courses (remote and in person) and CBT interventions.
• Work with step 3/4 clinicians for safe referrals and patient dignity.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Group facilitation

Outreach

Education

PWP training (Low Intensity)

PWP registration

Job description

Are you passionate about delivering high quality patient care? Wanting to work in a service who values you and supports your development? Looking for new challenges and innovative ways of working? If so, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly's NHS Talking Therapies is the service for you!, As a PWP you play an integral part in the everyday workings of the service, from promotional work to assessing patients to providing clinical evidence-based interventions to help service users make lasting changes in managing their mental health.

Post holders will be completing clinical contacts 1:1 face to face, over the telephone, video consultation, group courses (remotely and in person) and CBT. Where needed, holding discussions with step 3 and/or step 4 clinicians to ensure step ups and safe onward referrals are completed and that patient dignity and confidentiality is maintained at all times. There will also be opportunities for community outreach work to promote the work we do to other services, educational settings and careers events.

The post-holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

The post-holder will be required to work at any times between 8am and 8pm on weekdays as required by the service. The post-holder will also be required to participate in evening clinics offered by the service between 5pm and 8pm.

Alongside LI and HI CBT, the service offers Counselling for Depression, Couples Therapy for Depression, Mindfulness based CBT, IPT and EMDR. We are currently establishing good links with our Primary Care Networks and Secondary Care Mental Health Teams.

We are currently recruiting a qualified PWP to work in county, as part of an exciting expansion which has quality patient care and staff wellbeing at the heart of it. You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are striving towards gold standard ways of working.

Applicants must have completed PWP training from an accredited Low Intensity course, have experience working in the stepped care model delivering Low Intensity Psychological Interventions to patients experiencing mild to moderate common mental health difficulties and have PWP registration.

We are committed to supporting you reach your full potential by providing CPD opportunities and you will receive Clinical Case Management Supervision, Clinical Skills Supervision, Reflective Practice Supervision and regular Line Management.

This post is open to newly qualified professionals and students who are due to complete their qualification during this calendar year. Successful applicants may receive a conditional offer subject to completion of training.

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.