Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area: Psychological Therapy

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (One 12-8pm shift per week)

Job ref: 334-CLI-

Site: Lambeth

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum Incl. of HCAs

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/02/:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Job overview

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to further develop the Step 2 service provision within Lambeth IAPT and to support the senior management team in expanding the step 2 offer within the service. The post holder(s) will report to the Step 2 Leads and participate in other meetings with the senior management team. The successful applicant will be proficient in the delivery of telephone triage assessments and CBT-based guided self-help interventions, and have experience of working with common mental health problems within primary care. You will also have opportunities to co-run clinical skills groups for Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and deliver both clinical and case management supervision to this group.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

• Hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity CBT Interventions and be BABCP registered (or BPS)
• Have at least six months of experience as a Qualified PWP (12 months experience would be desirable but not essential)
• Be a highly organised and motivated individual who can effectively manage their own time and caseload along with the other requirements of this post.
• Support the wellbeing of the step 2 team including organising and attending social events.
• Support the Access team by providing triage supervision, which includes generating management plans.
• Offer evidence-based guided self-help interventions to people with common mental health disorders.
• Take an active role in the recruitment, induction and training of Trainee PWPs, including the delivery of fortnightly clinical skills groups.
• Undertake weekly clinical supervision of trainee PWPs and monthly case management supervision.
• Attend meetings with the rest of the Senior Management Team and within these meetings be willing to contribute to service discussions and demonstrate problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate a proactive and enthusiastic approach to managing challenges and feedback from the Step 2 Team.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical

1. To offer rapid screening and telephone triage assessments on the suitability of new referrals, informed by knowledge of the spectrum of mental health needs and risk factors.
2. To adhere to the departments referral protocols, referring clients on to the relevant health and social care service or back to the referrer as appropriate.
3. To provide assessment and provision of high quality Low-Intensity interventions, e.g. psycho-educational groups and workshops, Guided Self Help, computerised CBT.
4. Conduct accurate and timely assessment of risk to self and others, including child safeguarding and vulnerable adult issues.
5. Provide a service that is comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of patients who have commonplace mental health problems.

Supervision and Training

1. Undertake appropriate clinical, managerial and professional supervision on a regular basis.
2. Attend and fulfil the requirements of the IAPT approved supervision training.
3. Provide case management and clinical supervision to Low intensity workers and trainees in the IAPT team.
4. Identify training needs across the step 2 team and develop routes for CPD.

Professional

1. Take personal responsibility for achieving agreed clinical activity relating to therapy contact hours per week.
2. Proactively take responsibility for attending clinical case management supervision.
3. Participate in the appraisal process on a minimum of an annual basis.

Management and Service Development

1. Ensure that clinically supervised staff maintain appropriate clinical records.
2. Participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research as required.

Person specification Experience

• Holds a recognised qualification to work as a psychological wellbeing practitioner.
• Significant experience of working within an IAPT service.
• Experience of offering supervision for triage, qualified or trainee PWPs.

Knowledge

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression.
• Knowledge of working with diversity and of working with black and minority ethnic groups (BAME).

Skills

• Ability to adapt CBT-based self-help protocols taking account of individual client needs.
• Ability to form and maintain good therapeutic relationships with clients.

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
• Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role.
• Submit your application as early as possible.