An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Stoke NHS Talking Therapy Service, a Primary Care Psychological Therapy Service in Stoke-on-Trent offering innovative and effective treatments for a broad range of mental health problems in primary care, focusing on anxiety disorders and depression.
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum, full time 37.5 hours per week.
We are looking to recruit a number of trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP). You should have significant paid experience working in a mental health setting. If successful, you will be nominated and supported to apply for the post graduate certificate PWP course at Newham University, Birmingham in the 2025/26 cohort commencing in February 2025.
If successful, you will be funded to work as trainee PWP within the Stoke NHS Talking Therapies Service employed by Changes Health and Wellbeing Service. You must be in a position to submit an application to the university in good time to participate in their selection process.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Undertakes patient-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and/or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
2. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating bodies, and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
3. Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to their clinical supervisors on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and to meet the requirements of the course.
This will ensure that clinical governance obligations of the post holder, supervisor and service are met.
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