Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in Bootle. The role involves providing assessments and low-intensity interventions, supporting primary care workers, and managing client needs. Candidates must have a degree in mental health and relevant qualifications. The position offers a salary starting at £38,682 for a 37.5-hour week.

Qualifications

• Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with at least 1 year post qualification experience.
• Able to deliver evidence-based low-intensity interventions.
• Experience in supervising others and working within a primary care setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and low intensity interventions to patients.
• Support GPs in making referrals and managing mental health aspects.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage patient safety.

Skills

Experience with common mental health problems

Supervision experience

CBT skills

Risk assessment

Education

Degree related to Mental Health (e.g., Psychology)

NHS Talking Therapies qualification

Registration as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job description

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

This role will be working alongside the Step 2 Leads and all members of the Step 2 Team to ensure appropriate clinical support and guidance is given to the step 2 workforce and that the needs of the clients NHS Sefton Talking Therapies serves are being met. You must be a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner or a QualifiedGraduate Mental Health Worker with at least 1 year post qualification experience.

Main duties of the job

• Provide assessment and low intensity interventions e.g psycho educational interventions, Guided Self Help, to patients registered with GP practices/health centres, drawing from CBT theories and techniques.
• Provide a service that is comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of patients who have common mental health problems and who are over 16 years of age.
• Provide a service that is equitable and non-discriminatory in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and disability.
• Support GPs and other primary care workers in making appropriate referrals and in carrying out the mental health aspects of their own roles.
• Make appropriate referrals to other service providers in the statutory and voluntary sectors and redirect patients to other sources of appropriate support within the local community as required.
• Develop a knowledge of the locality and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues.
• Provide a service that is flexible, as far as possible, to meet the demands of the client.
• Liaise as appropriate with secondary care mental health services and social service departments.
• Conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated (including requests for mental health act assessments and referrals to relevant secondary care services).

About us

Mental Health Matters (MHM) is a national charity with over 40 years of experience in delivering high-quality mental health and social care services. We have a positive impact on the lives of people living with mental health needs in our local communities. We provide services across England, from Northumberland to Plymouth, led by a highly motivated and enthusiastic workforce who are committed to delivering the best quality services to those in need of support. Everything about MHM is people focused, our people are central to delivering the highest quality of service and care to our clients and service users.

Job responsibilities

Address: Mental Health Matters, Bootle, L20 4TZ; Hours: 37.5 per week 8am - 4pm OR 9am - 5pm (including one late shift 12pm-8pm); Salary: NHS Band 6 – Starting Salary £38,682.

Job summary: You must hold a degree related to Mental Health e.g. Psychology and an NHS Talking Therapies qualification as a psychological wellbeing practitioner and Registration as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with either BABCP or BPS.

The successful candidate will work alongside the Step 2 Leads and all members of the Step 2 Team to ensure appropriate clinical support and guidance is given to the step 2 workforce and that the needs of the clients NHS Sefton Talking Therapies serves are being met.

Main Duties

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
• Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
• Undertake patient‑centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change or recovery and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service's referral protocols, refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or step‑up the person's treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
• Provide a range of information and support for evidence‑based high volume low‑intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self‑help computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone, workshops or via other media.
• Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step‑up and step‑down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
• Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
• Operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.

Training and Supervision

• Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
• Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice.
• Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
• Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
• Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT.
• Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting.
• Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems.
• Ability to demonstrate a range of post‑qualifying experience (min 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence‑based IAPT low‑intensity interventions such as guided self‑help and group psycho‑education.
• Consolidated and reflective supervised post‑qualifying experience in a community setting.
• Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting.
• Experience of 'partnership working'.
• Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management.
• Experience of working within the IAPT culture.
• Experience in drug/alcohol management.
• Experience of dealing with clients whose children are subject to Child Protection legislation.
• Experience of co‑working with general nurses and health visitors in a Primary Care setting.
• Experience of screening, assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with moderate common mental health problems.
• Experience of audit and research.
• Experience of and ability to provide mentor/supervisor role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A degree related to Mental Health e.g. Psychology.
• An NHS Talking Therapies qualification as a psychological wellbeing practitioner.
• Registration as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with either BABCP or BPS.
• PWP qualification, or equivalent.
• Training in risk assessment.
• Training in CBT.
• A qualification or substantial experience in Professional Supervision.

Experience

• Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting.
• Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems.
• Ability to demonstrate a range of post‑qualifying experience (min 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence‑based IAPT low‑intensity interventions such as guided self‑help and group psycho‑education.
• Consolidated and reflective supervised post‑qualifying experience in a community setting.
• Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting.
• Experience of 'partnership working'.
• Substantial experience of multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management.
• Experience of working within the IAPT culture.
• Experience in drug/alcohol management.
• Experience of dealing with clients whose children are subject to Child Protection legislation.
• Experience of co‑working with general nurses and health visitors in a Primary Care setting.
• Experience of screening, assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with moderate common mental health problems.
• Experience of audit and research.
• Experience of and ability to provide mentor/supervisor role.

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.