We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Psychological Intervention Facilitator. This is an exciting role that aims to deliver defined wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles.
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.
This role will be located in various teams across the adult community mental health and older people and frailty services, increasing the psychological mindedness of the workforce.
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.
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 network groups, and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team.
2. Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.
3. Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation.
4. Be a named professional for a caseload of service users supporting and monitoring their progress in treatment.
5. Set collaborative goals for intervention with service users.
6. Deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a wellbeing practitioner, clinical psychologist, or CBT therapist.
7. Be responsive to service users’ needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.
8. Include carers and families in line with the service user’s wishes.
9. Liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.
10. Communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation, and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.
11. Monitor and record progression, highlight concerns, and report any perceived changes in service users’ wellbeing to the team.
12. Provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users’ progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team.
13. Attend and fulfil all of the requirements of the training element of the post, including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments.
14. Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager.
To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employer’s policies.
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