Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is hiring a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Talking Therapy service. The post supports adults with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, delivering low intensity interventions via telephone, online, and face to face clinics.

You will assess referrals, manage a caseload, apply service protocols, and work collaboratively with service users, carers, staff and external agencies to promote accessible, evidence-based care.

Qualifications

• Specialist clinical skills in practice
• Ability to work with interpreters when necessary
• Commitment to equal opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide low intensity psychological interventions
• Manage a caseload of mild to moderate psychological disorders
• Complete assessments and decide on suitability of referrals
• Adhere to Service protocols and Trust policies
• Potential supervisor responsibilities as required
• Deliver interventions via telephone, online, and face to face

Job description

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The post-holder will work within the Talking Therapy service providing low intensity psychological interventions and will manage a caseload of mild to moderate psychological disorders, complete assessments and make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments Service protocols and Trust Policies. The post holder will demonstrate specialist clinical skills in practice and provide support/advice regarding service development and the delivery of care, in partnership with service users, carers, staff, managers and other agencies. The post holder will work with a diverse population, people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities. The post-holder may need to fulfil supervisor responsibilities dependant on Service needs. The Service currently works with patients via the telephone, online, and face to face to deliver interventions, so the ability to do this is a requirement. For further information regarding this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust