About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to announce that we recruiting a full time permanent post for Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP). The post holder will work in the East Riding Talking Therapies , Humber NHS teaching Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit dedicated, enthusiastic and innovative individual to join a growing and evolving team. Working as a Senior PWP within the team you will help to develop, support and train staff along with providing low intensity therapy to the East Riding Population and take a lead role in discussing referrals between ERTT and other Humber Service.
We are a Lead Provider of Talking Therapy services in the East Riding and work closely with our partner providers,
We are an Accredited Service with an excellent reputation
We are proud of the high quality of service we offer to our community.
This is an exciting time to become part of our highly motivated and skilled team.
Main duties of the job
The Service supports people aged 16 and upwards in the community providing a range of recovery focused Talking Therapy interventions for people with mild, moderate and severe common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. The service provides a stepped care treatment approach. The post holder will:-
- Manage a caseload of patients with mild to moderate common mental health problems.
- To attend interface (MDT) meetings to present referrals for discussion.
- Provide caseload, clinical and managerial supervision to the PWP team.
- Making decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocol.
- Review and create pathways alongside management and clinical leads.
- Attend regular clinical and managerial supervision.
- Attend CPD days.
- To undertake updates in training and to undertake new training to enable you to fulfil your duties, training may require travelling to different universities/ areas/venues within the country.
- To work within Service/Trust protocols/ policies.
- To work with a diverse population.
- To fulfil supervisor responsibilities.
- Ensure the supervision and professional development system for step 2 is in line with National Talking Therapy guidance.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree level qualification in a health related area, ie, psychology degree and a qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity therapy)
- Talking Therapy supervision qualification- we will look at those who apply without this qualification but priority will be given to those with supervisor training. We will consider applicants who can demonstrate competencies in managing complex caseloads and offering professional guidance and opinions in an MDT setting.
- Be registered with the BABCP
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies gained through training and how it relates to this post
- Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
Desirable
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- An awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar)
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem in Primary care.
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- 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 and ability to provide mentor/supervisor role.
- Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals.
- Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management.
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting of helping profession such as social work nursing
- Experience of working in a 3rd Sector Mental Health setting
- Experience of audit and research
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- 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.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Suicide risk assessment
- Able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to, liaise and network with a wide range of organizations and members of the public.
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
Desirable
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Andrews Place
Hull
HU3 3SW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)