About this role
Job summary
Thinking of a career in Mental Health? or want a career route to become a therapist but don't have the required hours of clinical experience?
If the above ignites your interest the Psychological Intervention Facilitator (PIF) position could be for you. It is a new band 4 community-based role to support people to develop psychological intervention skills under supervison. The role requires you to complete a trust delivered training program whilst working as part of a team of therapists in the community on your other working days.
You will work as part of Lincoln North Locality Mental Health Team that will build integrated ways of working and provide a collaborative approach to delivering local services. This includes involvement from health, social care, local authority, third sector and voluntary and community organisations; everyone working together to find solutions to the health and wellbeing challenges in Lincolnshire.
In addition to the skills and experience gained in the performing the role you will also develop a portfolio of practice based evidence which can be used to support future application for a range of practitioner courses.
Main duties of the job
The Psychological Intervention Facilitator (PIF) role aims to deliver defined wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles. Increasing the psychological mindedness of the workforce this role will be located in various teams across the adult community mental health and older people and frailty services.
The post-holder will engage in a trust led vocational training programme for the delivery of specified wellbeing interventions and deliver these interventions to patients on their caseload under the close supervision of a nominated psychological practitioner in their team. Attendance at weekly case management supervision and fortnightly clinical skills is an essential part of the role.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For further information please contact Natasha Jefferson Team Manager Lincoln North Locality 01522 [email protected]
Person Specification
Special requirements Essential
Ability to travel across sites in good time without the use of public transport
Experience Essential
Experience of work interacting with the public Experience working as part of a team Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
Desirable
Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
Qualifications Essential
Evidence of ability to study successfully at academic Level 5
Skills Essential
Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Trust working in a trauma informed way, promoting social inclusion and challenging stigma. Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role Commitment to team working and ability to work successfully in a team
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.
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Carholme Court, St George's
Long Leys Road
Lincoln
LN1 1FS
Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)