Main area Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
373-SMH2343
Site Psychology Department
Town
Chester
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.
Are you a qualified or soon to be qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner? Then we would like to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Western Cheshire NHS Talking Therapies service, which has a well-established supportive Step 2 team. We strive to be a committed, high-quality clinical team, providing evidence-based interventions to the people of Western Cheshire.
We are seeking a highly motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our valued Step 2 team.
Post holders need to be registered with the BABCP or BPS, or working towards registration.
Main duties of the job
Western Cheshire NHS Talking Therapies Service has full/part-time vacancies for Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our well-established, innovative, and highly successful Primary Care - NHS Talking Therapies Service. We pride ourselves on being a supportive, flexible, and welcoming team.
We are looking to recruit Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners who are highly motivated to provide excellent, high-quality, and time-limited low-intensity psychological interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines to individuals in Western Cheshire.
The successful candidate will join our NHS Talking Therapies Team on a permanent basis. The Team is currently based in the Psychology Department at Bowmere Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester; however, we are soon to relocate to Coronation Road in Ellesmere Port.
The successful candidates will:
* Have completed an 'IAPT' post-graduate certificate in low-intensity interventions, qualifying them to work as a Psychological Well-being Practitioner.
* Provide step 2, NICE compliant interventions using digital platforms, remote technology, telephone, and face-to-face, on an individual and group basis.
* Have experience of working in an NHS Talking Therapies and/or Primary Care Mental Health Service.
* Have good knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies targets the Teams are required to achieve.
* Be required to work flexibly to cover the expanding service hours, as required by the service.
Working for our organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation, and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010 and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria
* IAPT Post graduate PWP Certificate in Evidence Based Psychological Interventions
Desirable criteria
* Psychology or other health-related degree
Knowledge and ExpertiseEssential criteria
* Evidence of working with people who have experienced a common mental health problem
* Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
* Ability to manage own caseload and time
* Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to the post
Desirable criteria
* Personal development within current role
* Evidence of working in the local community
* Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
ExperienceEssential criteria
* Advanced communication skills
* 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
* Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users in own personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of dealing with GP practices and primary and secondary services
* Primary Care mental health team experience
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Alan Woodward
Job title
NHS Talking Therapies Team Manager
Email address
Telephone number
01244 397575
Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact or telephone 01244 393100
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