Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP)

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking enthusiastic Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join their NHS Talking Therapies team. This role involves delivering low intensity CBT interventions and working directly with clients through various modes, including telephone and face-to-face sessions. Ideal candidates will possess relevant mental health qualifications and be dedicated to improving the lives of others through effective psychological support. The provider emphasizes flexible working arrangements, supporting staff in their professional development and career aspirations.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working conditions

Supervision and CPD trainings

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psychological therapies.
• Ability to offer telephone or video sessions.
• Skills in face-to-face interactions with clients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver low intensity CBT intervention to clients.
• Conduct weekly team meetings and supervisory sessions.
• Participate in clinical skills supervision and feedback meetings.

Skills

Low intensity CBT intervention

Flexible working

Teamwork

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) to join the NHS Talking Therapies for Depression and Anxiety delivered by NHS Talking Therapies Southwark (TTS). We are seeking enthusiastic PWPs who are passionate about developing their skills in order to help improve the lives of others. Successful applicants can expect to join a highly valued and motivated TTS workforce who are committed to develop a person‑centred and effective psychological assessment and treatment service to the local population.

Professional Development

We provide extra supervision and CPD trainings on working with specific client groups, e.g. perinatal, older adult, young people, clients presented with long‑term conditions. There are opportunities to shadow or facilitate our treatment groups (e.g. Overcoming Worries, Connecting with You). We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other specialties like High Intensity CBT therapist or Clinical Psychologist.

Responsibilities

Our PWPs deliver low intensity CBT intervention, offer telephone or video sessions working from home or a team base, and face‑to‑face sessions either from the team base or from one of the GP surgeries. PWPs attend weekly team meetings, weekly individual case management supervision, and a fortnightly clinical skills supervision group. There is also a bimonthly meeting for all PWPs, their supervisors and our PWP leads, to review, discuss and develop the low intensity provision within the service.

Working Conditions

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.

Band

Band 5

Location

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is based at Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill, London. The South team is currently based at the Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell and the north team at the Munro Centre near London Bridge. Within each team, CBT therapists, psychologists, counsellors, psychological wellbeing practitioners and career coaches work closely together offering assessment, psycho‑educational workshops and groups, as well as individual treatment sessions covering all the NHS Talking Therapies recommended therapy modalities.

Equal Opportunity

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion; Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.

Application Process

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e‑recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at‑risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke‑free Trust