Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Widnes

Meeveem Limited; Widnes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver Step 2/ IAPT low intensity CBT within the Talking Therapies service in Widnes. The post requires a qualification in Low Intensity work and UK registration, with at least one year post-qualification experience.

You will hold a reduced caseload, deliver group and one-to-one interventions, work with diverse clients, and support development of Step 2 provision.

Qualifications

• A degree related to Mental Health (e.g., Psychology).
• Low Intensity Worker / PW qualification (e.g., Post Grad Certificate).
• Registration with BABCP or BPS.

Responsibilities

• Support the Step 2 provision within a high-pressured environment.
• Hold a reduced low intensity caseload and deliver evidence-based interventions to clients in one-to-one and group settings.
• Be familiar with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and committed to equal opportunities.
• Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners and other workers in Low Intensity roles.
• Develop the service and raise awareness with external organisations and take a lead role in Step 2 development across Talking Therapies.
• Support links with Primary and Secondary Care, GP practices and non-statutory organisations, especially minority groups.
• Provide clinical case management, possible line management, and occasional clinical supervision to Step 2 PWPractitioners and trainees.
• Lead on nominated core tasks such as courses, trainees, recovery, CBT.

Skills

Core psychological approaches

Clinical risk assessment

Self-reflection & supervision

Therapeutic relationships

Team collaboration

Education

Mental Health related degree

Low Intensity Worker / Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification

UK registration (BABCP or BPS)

Job description

Job summary

Applicants must be suitably qualified and experienced to specifically deliver step 2 / Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner work within an Talking Therapies service, with evidence of having completed an Talking Therapies improved low-intensity CBT course with at least one year post-qualification experience.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to:

• Support the Talking Therapies team KPIs with a focus on recovery
• Support the development of the Step 2 provision within a high pressured environment
• Hold a reduced low intensity caseload and deliver evidence based interventions to clients in one-to-one and group settings
• Be familiar with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and be committed to equal opportunities.
• Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners, and other workers qualified to act in Low Intensity worker roles
• To develop the service and provide awareness raising with colleagues from external statutory and non-statutory organisations- To take a lead role in a key area of Step 2 development across the Talking Therapies Liverpool service which may include work with long term conditions, older adults, or groups/courses
• Support the development of links with Primary Care, Secondary Care, GP's and service users in non-statutory organisations, especially services supporting minority groups
• Provide clinical case management, Clinical skills groups, possible line management for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainees.
• To lead on nominated core tasks which could include courses, trainees, recovery, CBT

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Job responsibilities

• Support the development of the Step 2 provision within a high pressured environment
• Hold a reduced low intensity caseload and deliver evidence based interventions to clients in one-to-one and group settings
• Be familiar with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and be committed to equal opportunities.
• Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners, and other workers qualified to act in Low Intensity worker role
• To develop the service and provide awareness raising with colleagues from external statutory and non-statutory organisations
• To take a lead role in a key area of Step 2 development across the Talking
• Therapies Liverpool service which may include work with long term conditions, older adults, or groups/courses
• Support the development of links with Primary Care, Secondary Care, GPs and service users in non-statutory organisations, especially services supporting minority groups
• Provide clinical case management, possible line management, and occasional clinical supervision to Step 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainee

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A degree related to Mental Health e.g. Psychology
• Specific Low Intensity Worker / Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification (e.g., Post Grad Certificate in Primary Care Mental Health Practice or equivalent)
• Registration with either the BABCP or the BPS

Desirable

• Training in a High Intensity Modality
• A qualification or experience in professional supervision

Skills

Essential

• The capacity to adapt core psychological approaches to the primary care culture, incorporating a range of skills to meet a broad spectrum of presenting issues
• Clinical risk assessment
• Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships

Desirable

• Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
• Able to work through interpreters

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems
• Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualifying experiences (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 multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management
• Experience of working within the IAPT culture

Desirable

• Experience in drug/alcohol management
• Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting of helping profession such as social work nursing
• 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

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
• Understanding of models of assessment, screening, referral, record-keeping and evidence-based brief psychological intervention
• Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
• Knowledge of Child Protection legislation

Desirable

• An awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar)
• Evidence of further training in psychological interventions/therapy

Values

Essential

• Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all
• Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care
• Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way
• Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
• Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Talking Therapies Halton, St John's Unit, Alforde Street, Widnes, WA8 7QA, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Team Manager, Naomi Olaneye, [e-mail]

Supporting documents

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