Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Solent Mind; South Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health charity in England is seeking a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to provide assessments and treatments for individuals facing mild to moderate mental health issues. You will deliver supportive therapy using various formats including phone and video, focusing on ensuring empathetic care and collaboration across teams. Candidates should be qualified as PWPs and ideally accredited with a professional body. The role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patients’ wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic about supporting people with mental health issues.
• Strong understanding of mental health conditions.
• Responsive to feedback for skill development.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and evidence-based treatments.
• Deliver treatments via phone, video calls, or in-person.
• Support step 2 patients with mild to moderate symptoms.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Self-reflection

Education

Qualification as a PWP

Accreditation with BPS or BACBP

Job description

About the role

The purpose of this role is to provide assessments and a full range of evidence-based treatments in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines to a caseload of step 2 patients with mild to moderate symptoms such as worry and low mood.

Treatment options include guided self-help, computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT), webinars and workshops. These are delivered over the phone, video calls or zoom, and face to face appointments.

About you

You will need to be enthusiastic about supporting people with empathy and have a strong understanding of mental health. We especially value those with personal experience of mental health conditions, such as anxiety or depression.

• Qualified as a PWP and accredited with either British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Psychologists (BACBP) or working towards accreditation.
• Self-reflective and responsive to feedback to develop skills.
• Able to communicate across multiple teams to achieve a shared goal.

About us

The NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire service is provided in partnership by Solent Mind and the Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Psychological wellbeing practitioners are employed by Solent Mind to deliver low intensity support at step 2 of the stepped care model.

Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire, supporting over 48,000 people with mental health interventions annually. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.

For further details on this role please email:
Aster Dawe (Recruitment Coordinator) [e-mail]
Solent Mind Talent Acquisition team [e-mail] or 023 8201 1718