Senior Psychological Wellbeing Facilitator (PWP)

Integrated Care System; London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service in London is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Facilitator to join their team. This role involves delivering psychological interventions, managing staff, and contributing to service development within a supportive and innovative environment. Candidates should have a degree in Psychology, relevant qualifications, and experience in mental health. A hybrid working model is offered.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Comprehensive CPD program

Flexible working hours

Regular management support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-year post qualification experience in a Talking Therapies service.
• Experience supervising and supporting staff within a therapy setting.
• Knowledge of evidence based practices in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Lead on specialist interests & service development.
• Provide supervision of staff and manage clinical admin.
• Deliver mental health screening assessments.

Skills

Mental health communication

Clinical assessment

Supervision

Education

Second class honours degree or higher in Psychology

Registered as a PWP with the BPS/BABCP

Further post graduate training

Job description

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Facilitator (PWP)

We're a well-established service who are looking for an enthusiastic Senior PWP to join our friendly team. We welcome applicants from those who enjoy variety, new experiences and autonomy!

You will benefit from a culture of energy, innovation and support! We are investing in staff with:

A stable, supportive and engaging working environment where no two days are the same.

A healthy work-life balance with a hybrid working week - our staff work at home on some days and on site other days

A values driven environment - our Trust Values of Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our clients.

Reflective practice, excellent case management and clinical skills supervision.

5 days allocated to CPD with a comprehensive program to choose from.

Regular line management and support from our dedicated wellbeing team.

Please note that this post involves being able to work at least one evening session per week (12pm - 8pm) and you will have to have a minimum of 1-year post qualification experience in a Talking Therapies service as well as supervisory experience.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to:

Lead on specialist interests & service development within the Step 2 Team.

Line manage staff.

Provide supervision of staff.

We are very proud of the excellent professional psychological service we provide to our clients and the many excellent outcomes we achieve. You will help us provide an even better service in the future by delivering mental health screening assessments and psychological interventions (including more complex cases appropriate to Step 2 work) with the support of a qualified member of the team, and working independently according to a plan agreed with line manager within the framework of our policies and procedures.

You will take pride in:

Supporting the PWP Professional Lead/Senior Management Team to ensure the smooth operation of the Step 2 team.

Assisting in clinically related admin, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

Supporting the step 2 team via the provision of supervision and line management.

Supporting and inducting new staff to the Step 2 Team.

Working with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary. You should be committed to equal opportunities.

Screening new referrals and making decisions about the suitability of referrals. Offering a range of treatment options including GSH and groups.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• Talking Therapies Low Intensity worker/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification with at least one-year post qualification experience.
• Registered as a PWP with the BPS/BABCP
• A second class honours degree or higher in Psychology
• Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
• Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
• Talking Therapies LTC Training
• Talking Therapies Supervisor training

Experience

• Significant experience of working clinically with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
• Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualification experiences (minimum of 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence based Talking Therapies low Intensity interventions such as guided self-help and groups.
• Experience of working with people who present with risk to themselves
• Experience of managing sensitive safeguarding concerns
• Experience supervising and supporting the development of staff within a therapy setting e.g. trainee PWPs
• Experience of co-working with staff in other agencies (e.g. health visitors or staff in drug and alcohol services
• Experience of audit and research

Knowledge

• Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
• Knowledge of relevant Policies, procedures and guidelines and the ability to learn and apply these.
• Knowledge of working sensitively with diversity (including working with black & minority ethnic groups)
• Knowledge of Evidence based practice/clinical governance
• Models of assessment (including clinical risk assessment) record keeping and evidence based brief psychological intervention
• An awareness of severe and enduring mental health presentations (including psychosis, bi-polar).
• Ability to work effectively with interpreters.
• Ability to effectively manage the demands of working with more complex cases at step 2.
• Knowledge of outcome measures and their use in clinical and audit purposes
• High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
• An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
• High standard of report writing
• Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively

Personal Qualities

• An ability to work well within a team and foster good working relationships with staff from all disciplines
• An ability to develop positive therapeutic relationships with people with mental health difficulties
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with a busy workload agreed and managed at regular intervals
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in context of supervision

Other

• Available to work at least one evening shift per week
• Holds a private and confidential space at home, necessary for working from home
• Able to travel and work on site at the main hub (The Isleworth Centre, 146 Twickenham Rd) as well as other site locations throughout the London Borough of Hounslow, at least two days per week.
• (Please note that we are not able to offer 100% remote working)

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.

Hounslow Talking Therapies - Isleworth Centre

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

222-HOU-041

Job locations

Hounslow Talking Therapies - Isleworth Centre