Remote Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Vita Health Group; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services organization in the UK is seeking an Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to provide essential psychological support to individuals facing mental health challenges. This full-time role involves assisting in clinician-led interventions and requires a minimum 2:1 degree in psychology. Candidates should have good facilitation skills and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. The position offers career development, competitive pay, and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible work-life balance

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in facilitating or co-facilitating group interventions is required.
• Must be entitled to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Home internet connection of 10mb download speed required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering clinician-led interventions.
• Conduct structured screening triage interviews.
• Support individuals awaiting therapy.

Skills

Facilitating group interventions

Working with clinical populations

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Education

2:1 or higher degree in psychology

Job description

Remote Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Looking to start your career in mental health? Join our team as an Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.You'll play a vital role in providing psychological support to individuals experiencing common mental health challenges.

Main duties of the job

You'll work closely with our diverse client base, ensuring our services align with Vita Health Group's commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. You'll receive guidance from the Step 2 leadership team and clinical supervision from the Step 2 clinical team.

About us

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. To find out more about Vita Health Group and the services we provide, please click here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

Looking to start your career in mental health? Join our team as an Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. You'll play a vital role in providing psychological support to individuals experiencing common mental health challenges. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in the delivery of clinician-led interventions
• Conducting structured screening triage interviews
• Supporting the overall triage function of the service
• Providing support to individuals awaiting therapy

You'll work closely with our diverse client base, ensuring our services align with Vita Health Group's commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. You'll receive guidance from the Step 2 leadership team and clinical supervision from the Step 2 clinical team.

This is a full time role which includes one late shift per week 12pm-8pm either Monday or Wednesday. Part time applications may be considered for the right candidate providing the late shift can be covered.

Skills and Experience:

• A second-class honours degree (minimum 2:1) or higher in psychology.
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
• Experience of facilitating/co-facilitating group interventions
• Experience of working with a clinical population
• A minimum of 10mb download internet speed at the home address
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. Now part of Spire Healthcare Group plc we have been providing physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UKs largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of Making People Better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. We are an award-winning employer recently recognised nationally as Best Company to Work for at the Health and Wellbeing Awards 2024.

This is also recognised by current employees our most recent Employee Survey results showed the top 5 reasons to work here as being:

• Supportive team and management
• Positive work environment
• Wellbeing and mental health support
• Trust and respect
• Autonomy and flexibility

We are keen to progress your skills and enable career development and provide regular Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme, apprenticeships and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is seeking to improve the diversity of its workforce. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For further information on our EDI commitments please view here: Vita Health Groups commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees.

• We are a Mindful Employer
• Our status as a Disability Confident Leader dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our Ethnicity Matters Scheme where all applicants for senior roles (£40,000+) from a minority ethnic group that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our Gender Matters Scheme where all women applicants for senior roles (£60,000+) that meet the essential criteria will be considered for interview.
• Our sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS). Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• Access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues including Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• An embedded speaking up culture facilitated by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians.
• Treating transgender individuals with dignity and recognising the potential complications that may arise when taking references. We encourage applicants to contact HR at [e-mail] to discuss or amend how we manage reference requests.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you need in the application or interview process please contact [e-mail] and we will facilitate.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check.

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months.

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Full-time,Part-time,Home or remote working