Main area: Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent, in-county face-to-face working as part of working week.
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Service Hours flexible Mon to Fri between 08:00 - 20:00)
Job ref: 201-24-855
Employer: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: NHS Talking Therapies North/East Cornwall (Liskeard)
Town: Liskeard
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum / Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/12/2024 23:59
Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - North/East Cornwall
Band 5
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Job overview
Are you passionate about delivering high quality patient care? Wanting to work in a service who values you and supports your development? Looking for new challenges and innovative ways of working? If so, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly’s NHS Talking Therapies is the service for you!
We are currently recruiting a qualified PWP to work in county, as part of an exciting expansion which has quality patient care and staff wellbeing at the heart of it. You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are striving towards gold standard ways of working.
Applicants must have completed PWP training from an accredited Low Intensity course, have experience working in the stepped care model delivering Low Intensity Psychological Interventions to patients experiencing mild to moderate common mental health difficulties and have PWP registration.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Main duties of the job
As a PWP, you play an integral part in the everyday workings of the service, from promotional work to assessing patients to providing clinical evidence-based interventions to help service users make lasting changes in managing their mental health.
Post holders will be completing clinical contacts 1:1 face to face, over the telephone, video consultation, group courses (remotely and in person) and CBT. Where needed, holding discussions with step 3 and/or step 4 clinicians to ensure step ups and safe onward referrals are completed and that patient dignity and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
The post-holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
The post-holder will be required to work at any times between 8am and 8pm on weekdays as required by the service. The post-holder will also be required to participate in evening clinics offered by the service between 5pm and 8pm.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree in IAPT Low Intensity Psychological Therapies Practice (PWP Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner)
* Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
* Experience of working in Primary Care Services
Skills
* Previously worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
Benefits
* Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
* Protected CPD time for registered staff
* Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
* Leadership and Management development programmes
* Coaching and mentoring opportunities
* A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
* Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
* A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
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