Senior HUB Assessor

Big Life group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Big Life Group in Manchester is seeking a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Talking Therapies service. You will conduct disorder-specific assessments, provide formulation, and manage a small caseload, largely via telephone.

This role is based at Zion Centre, Manchester, with some remote working possible. The position is NHS band 5 plus 2, offering 37.5 hours per week and 25 days of annual leave (30 after five years). Interviews will be scheduled after 2 November.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
• Carry a small caseload to maintain professional registration.
• Support events in the community to generate referrals.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals that come into the service and identify the appropriate care pathway.
• Provide disorder-specific assessments and formulation to clients largely via telephone.
• Manage risk and safeguarding concerns as part of the triage rota.
• Support community events to promote the service and raise referrals.

Skills

Triage

Communication

Phone-based work

Education

Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PW)

Job description

The Big Life Group’s mission is to fight for equity in health, in wealth and in life. We are a social business delivering a range of services across the North of England, covering everything from mental and physical health, addiction and criminal justice, to housing, education, family support and much more. What links them is how we work – The Big Life Way.

We always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with people, working with them on the things that matter most to them. Everything we do is designed and informed by the needs, priorities and strengths of people and communities.

If you’re looking for more than a job – if you want to be part of a team that’s bold, creative and relentlessly committed to equity – then Big Life could be the place for you.

The basics

£34,592 pro-rata (NHS band 5 + 2)

Hours

37.5 hours

Annual leave

25 days, increasing to 30 days after five years

Base

Zion Centre, Manchester. This role can also include some remote working.

Closing date for applications

Monday, 26 October. Interviews will take place during the week starting 2 November.

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What you’ll be doing

You will triage and provide disorder specific assessments for people who have been referred into our Talking Therapies service. To do this, you will provide assessment and formulation to people presenting with complex or co-morbid presentations, who are likely to benefit from support that is not offered in a step-2 Talking Therapies service. This work will mostly be over the telephone.

You will participate in a triage rota, triaging referrals that come into the service, identifying the appropriate care pathway and managing risk and safeguarding concerns.

You must be a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and carry a small caseload where necessary to maintain professional registration. In addition, you will support events in the community, promoting the service to generate referrals.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to accept applications after the deadline, and we can’t accept CVs.

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