Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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We are offering a new opportunity to join the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Talking Therapies Workforce Development Hub team. We are a high-quality service providing clinical supervision, a centralised recruitment offer, CPD, and staff wellbeing support.
It is an exciting time to join our service as the Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP). The role would ideally suit an experienced senior PWP looking to develop in their career. The post holder can expect a high level of support from the Senior Management team and opportunities for continuing professional development.
The Lead PWP will play a key role in providing leadership and guidance to our Step 2 team, overseeing the trainee PWP collaboration process. The Lead PWP will be instrumental in maintaining stakeholder relationships and advocating for best practice and wellbeing pertaining to the wider Step 2 workforce in Cheshire and Merseyside.
The Workforce Development Hub is a remote-based service; however, the successful candidate will be expected to attend in-person meetings on occasion.
Main duties of the job
To ensure effective delivery of the Step 2 provision within the Workforce Development Hub and provide compassionate leadership to the Senior PWP team, ensuring well-being and resilience are maintained through line management. To support Senior PWP development within the service, including coordinating training and clinical supervision, appraisals, and continuous professional development (CPD).
To oversee the clinical supervision delivery to both trainee and qualified PWPs, being the main point of contact with external services and universities.
To encourage best practice and provide support to the development of projects that enhance the competency of the Step 2 workforce. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across multiple trusts and providers, adhering to a range of policies and procedures in line with the Talking Therapies Manual.
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, 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 Behaviours, which are the 6 Cs: Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion, and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
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 here. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email cwp.recruitment@nhs.net 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.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
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.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Talking Therapies Post Graduate Certificate in evidence-based psychological interventions OR Postgraduate certificate involving mental health in primary care
* Evidence of regular CPD
* BPS/BABCP registration
* Psychology degree
Knowledge and Expertise
* Knowledge of different models for understanding anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care.
* Understanding of models of Biopsychosocial assessment, referral management, record-keeping, and evidence-based brief psychological interventions.
* Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting
* A good understanding of the Talking Therapies model, supervision, and service delivery
* Experience working as a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in a Talking Therapies service
* Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
* Ability to work through interpreters
* Ability to demonstrate leadership skills and delegate appropriately
Experience
* Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems as a PWP.
* Able to manage own caseload efficiently and achieve agreed activity targets.
* Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualifying experiences in offering and delivering the range of evidence-based Talking Therapies low-intensity interventions.
* Experience of and ability to provide mentorship, training, clinical skills, and clinical case management supervision to qualified and trainee PWPs.
* Consolidated and reflective supervised post-qualifying experience in a community setting.
* Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting.
* Experience of assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with common mental health problems.
* Experience of working within the Talking Therapies culture.
* Experience of line management and leadership or commitment to undertake Trust training programme.
* Experience of dealing with issues relating to Child Protection/vulnerable adult legislation.
* Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork.
* Experience of 'partnership working.'
* Evidence of working within a service development role.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
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