Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

Whittington NHS Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Greater London is looking for a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The role involves supervising a team of PWPs, providing clinical training, and managing a caseload. Candidates should have a PG Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Treatments and a minimum of one year’s experience. This position supports the delivery of psychological interventions in a diverse community and offers hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Career development

Hybrid working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year post-qualification PWP experience.
• Experience of delivering workshops and public speaking is essential.
• Ability to work effectively within a small team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical supervision to PWPs and trainee PWPs.
• Manage a reduced caseload of clients with mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression.
• Coordinate service developments and workshops in the community.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently

Cultural competence

Workshop delivery

Education

Post Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Low Intensity Psychological Treatments

Educated to degree level

Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job description

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

Contract: Permanent. Full-Time 37.5 hours per week

Haringey Talking Therapies service is a thriving, dynamic service committed to excellence in its delivery of psychological interventions in Haringey's multi‑cultural, multi‑lingual community. We offer great opportunities for training, career development and the chance to share your ideas and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Deliver weekly case management supervision to a team of PWPs
• Deliver clinical skills training to Trainee PWPs
• Work on service developments as needed
• Conduct clinical work with an adjusted caseload
• Work with the Outreach Lead in delivering workshops, liaising and engaging with community groups and services
• Offer screening supervision after first triage
• Work within a large established team of CBT therapists, PWPs & counsellors
• Work one late shift per week (12 to 8 pm)
• Offer hybrid work; two days on site, three days from home each week

Clinical Responsibilities

• Support staff in their management of patients with mental health needs
• Provide clinical supervision to PWPs, trainee PWPs and other unqualified step‑2 workers
• Screen new referrals to the service and liaise with secondary care mental health services and social care departments
• Manage a reduced caseload of clients with mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression
• Assist patient referral to other services as appropriate
• Provide a range of evidence‑based brief interventions using guided self‑help methods
• Ensure work is patient‑focussed, responsive to need and culturally competent and sensitive
• Assist in the running of self‑help groups, activities and use of self‑help material and information
• Engage health and social care professionals, promote the service and deliver psycho‑educational workshops to various groups
• Assist in developing new referral ideas and evidence‑based psycho‑educational interventions to further the Service’s need for outreach and engagement

Qualifications & Experience

• Post Graduate Certificate in Evidence‑Based Low Intensity Psychological Treatments (Talking Therapies NHS approved)
• Minimum of one year post‑qualification PWP experience
• PWP supervisor training (desirable)

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Qualified (through formal PG Cert Training) Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of delivering workshops and public speaking
• Excellent communication skills, comfortable presenting to small and large audiences
• Significant consolidated post‑qualifying experience with people with common mental health problems
• Ability to learn at a post‑graduate level
• Understanding of mental health issues
• Experience of working with other agencies, statutory and voluntary
• Experience of working in primary care

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working in a multicultural setting
• Experience supervising others in a therapeutic setting (e.g. clinical supervision or clinical skills)
• Experience in marketing, communications and/or promotion
• Reading, writing, speaking in Turkish or any of the most common languages spoken in the borough

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in one‑to‑one and group situations
• Work independently and effectively within a small team
• Ability to secure health information from relevant specialists to inform assessment processes
• Well‑organised and willing to learn new computer skills rapidly

Desirable Criteria (Skills)

• Previous work with computer databases and spreadsheets
• Evidence of innovative thinking to meet challenging health needs

Safeguarding Children and Adults

• Ensure familiarity with and compliance to the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
• Ensure familiarity with and compliance to the London Multi‑Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan‑London Procedures
• Ensure familiarity with and compliance to local protocols and systems for information sharing
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and reporting lines
• Participate in required training and supervision
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure all our services are fair and equally accessible. We employ a workforce representative of this population and treat all staff and applicants fairly, recognising differences in age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, and more.

We welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups.