1. Salary: £28,407 per annum (pro rata) rising to £30,639 after 2 years of service and then £34,581 after a further 2 years of service.
2. Hours: 37 hours per week
3. Location: Based across either West (Eastleigh)/East (Gosport)/North (Basingstoke) Digital Hubs, (including hybrid working considered with some home working each week)
4. Interview Date: TBC
5. Closing Date: TBC
(Ref REQ00373)
Job Details:
About the role:
Step 2 and 3 of the NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire service is provided in partnership by Solent Mind (step 2) and Southern Health NHS Foundation (step 3). Qualified PWP’s are employed by Solent Mind to deliver support to step 2 patients.
This role involves delivering assessments as well as evidenced-based low intensity CBT interventions for those with mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety disorders. The range of treatments you may provide would include one-to-one guided self-help via telephone & video, with the opportunity to offer face-to-face in addition to cCBT programmes, webinars, workshops and psycho-educational groups.
About you:
You will need to be highly motivated and resilient to cope with the demands of working in this large, high volume service. Successful candidates will also need strong communication skills, professional telephone manner and excellent IT and organisational skills.
Applicants must hold a Postgraduate or Degree Certificate in Psychological Therapies, otherwise they cannot be considered for this role.
About us:
Successful candidates will be employed by Solent Mind. We are proud to support our team in building their clinical skills and developing their own areas of interest and expertise. We offer regular additional training, monthly ‘Special Interest Groups’ and regularly offer opportunities to be involved in exciting, new projects. In addition, we offer the opportunity to develop clinical skills through Continuing Professional Development training, offering opportunities to work with Long Term Health Conditions, Behavioural Experiments, OCD and Health Anxiety.
The NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire service is run in partnership by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and Solent Mind.
Solent Mind is a mental health charity, supporting people to develop positive mental wellbeing, live well and thrive. Last year, our 400 strong team supported 45,000 people with their mental health across Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth. We are part of the Mind Federation. Solent Mind has a Gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.
In Return We Can Offer You:
6. A fantastic team of people who are passionate about mental health and supporting their colleagues
7. Learning and development training for your role and career
8. 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days per completed year of service (pro rata)
9. Contributory pension scheme
10. Flexible working to promote a healthy work life balance
11. A diverse variety of staff wellbeing groups
12. Employee Assistance Programme (offering 24/7 support)
13. Vouchers for eye tests and towards the cost of glasses for VDU users
14. Employee Wellbeing Champions
15. Enhanced family friendly benefits for maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave
16. Cycle To Work scheme discount