Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Walsall is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join their NHS Talking Therapies Service. The role involves providing clinical supervision, training, and delivering evidence-based psychological interventions. Candidates should possess a postgraduate certificate in Low Intensity interventions and have extensive experience in the field. This position offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a positive impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-qualification experience as a PWP delivering evidence-based step 2 interventions.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of Psychotropic medications.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to PWPs and Trainee PWPs in the IAPT team.
• Offer training to promote CBT-based interventions.
• Participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to liaise with other disciplines

Ability to use IT systems

Ability to respond and manage change

Education

Post graduate certificate in Low Intensity interventions

IAPT PWP clinical supervision training

Tools

PCMIS/IAPTUS

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Employer Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kingshill Centre Town Walsall Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2025 23:59

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 6

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• Mental health services for children and young people
• Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.

We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.

Don’t meet every single requirement?Studies have shown that women and ethnic minority candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Black Country Healthcare we recognise and value all forms of knowledge and expertise, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification or criteria in the job description/person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

For further supporting information to help you apply for this role please see documents attached under ‘Additional documents’.

Job overview

If you do not hold the relevant qualification for the post (i.e. PGCert in an IAPT approved course for low intensity psychological interventions) applications will not be accepted

Walsall Talking Therapies Service within the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression services to the local population of Walsall.

The service offers a number of evidence-based psychological interventions both at step 2 and step 3 as proposed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. The service endeavours to offer the local population a full range of evidence-based psychological interventions, within a stepped care approach, to a high standard and quality .

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the team for one permanent and full-time Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join and contribute to the innovation and success of our well-established IAPT service.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will work alongside other Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and will be required to assist in providing line management, supervision, direction, and development to the step 2 workforce. The post holders will also have a significant role to play with the development of trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners.

Working for our organisation

The step 2 service offers a combination of Computerised Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Telephone one-to-one Low Intensity CBT, and face-to-face one-to-one Low Intensity CBT. The service endeavours to introduce group interventions at step 2 and post holders will be key in developing and shaping the content and delivery of step 2 groups to sit alongside the aforementioned interventions.

Our service is keen to hear from applicants who have the motivation and enthusiasm to contribute to the innovation and improvement existing processes both within step 2 and the service as a whole. We would value applicants who have our clients' and colleague's wellbeing at heart.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to PWPs and Trainee PWPs in the IAPT team.
• Offer training to do promotional work on increasing uptake of CBT based interventions
• Support supervised staff to maintain appropriate clinical records in keeping with service operational policy
• Support supervised staff participate in activities of 'continuing professional development' (CPD) on an annual basis.
• Participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research as required
• Other appropriate duties to contribute to the clinical functioning of the service

Person specification

Education/Training

• Post graduate certificate in Low Intensity interventions
• IAPT PWP clinical supervision training
• Training in Long Term Conditions

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to liaise with other disciplines
• Ability to use IT systems such as PCMIS/IAPTUS for recording data
• Ability to respond and manage change
• Proficient use of microsoft word, excel, outlook, and powerpoint

Knowledge/Experience

• Extensive post-qualification experience as a PWP delivering evidence-based step 2 interventions
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of Psychotropic medications
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
• An understanding of the context of IAPT stepped care
• Knowledge of IAPT key performance indicators and minimum data set requirements
• Experience of delivering training
• Experience of leadership
• Experience of supervising and mentoring

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work autonomously and within multi-disciplinary team settings
• Flexibility of working hours
• Full UK Driving Licence and Transport
• Second language

** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.

If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback.

The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.

Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.

The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.

As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.

Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.

Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kerry Devlin Job title Service Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0800 953 0995 Additional information

For all enquiries about the post please contact Kerry Devlin, Service Manager