Apprentice Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Hatfield, East of England, England
Job description
Salary £25,147 - £27,596 moving to £28,407 - £34, 581 upon qualification
37.5 Hours per week
Permanent contract subject to successful completion of the course within 12 months and End Point Assessment (EPA).
You don’t need a degree to be a PWP!
The introduction of the PWP apprenticeship scheme offers the opportunity to train for the PWP role without requiring an undergraduate degree.
**If you have a relevant undergraduate degree or above, please don’t apply for this advert. Please apply via our Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner vacancy **
Are you passionate about mental health? Does working within a primary care setting as part of a multi-professional workforce, providing treatment for people with depression, anxiety and other common mental health conditions interest you? If so, you may wish to consider training as an Apprentice Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and getting paid to do it! Alongside the ability to work independently, you will understand the importance of team working. You will also be highly motivated, adaptable and have enthusiasm for working in primary care.
The Apprentice Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will be a core member of the NHS Talking Therapies Team.
The role of a PWP is demanding and fast paced. Empathy, resilience, and excellent organizational skills are essential qualities. Apprentices are expected to progress working with a high degree of autonomy, with high volume caseloads including individual and group work; this may include telephony, video consultation, and face-to-face clinical work. The role is well supported with weekly clinical and case management supervision from qualified clinicians. In addition to clinical contact, the roles will include data collection, data management, analysis and note writing.
We deliver a wide range of digital based interventions including traditional telephone therapy, online guided self-help packages, and therapy via videoconferencing software for individuals and groups.
We are hoping to attract people who have experience of working in mental health, or experience of a setting where they have contact with people at increased risk of experiencing mental health difficulties (this can be either paid or voluntary work in a variety of roles). For example, people that have worked in relevant admin or health care assistant roles.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on…”
NHS Talking Therapies Hertfordshire (formally IAPT) services across 6 teams in Hertfordshire and North Essex supporting around 40,000 adults every year to manage their common mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression.
We pride ourselves on the support we offer to staff and provide an extensive programme of CPD for all our clinicians.
Our services are focused on delivering high quality therapy and are one of the highest performers in the East of England, with high recovery rates exceeding the national target of 50% and high levels of patient satisfaction.
Six of our teams have accreditation status with the Accreditation Programme for Psychological Therapies Services (APPTS) demonstrating high standards of practice as acknowledged by the British Psychological Society & the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
We deliver a range of interventions to support people who are living with a long-term condition in conjunction with a range of physical health providers.
Where Will I Be Based?
You will be based at one of 4 sites across North, East and West Hertfordshire
- Welwyn/Ware
- Stevenage /North Herts
- Watford/Borehamwood
- Hemel Hempstead/St Albans
Expected start date for the apprenticeship route is 4thSeptember 2024.
Three days per week will be spent in service gaining invaluable experience assessing and working with people from local communities, with one day at university and one scheduled study day. This may be a combination of in person and remote learning.
Those without a valid permit to work and study in the UK are not eligible to apply for this position.
Applicants must have a visa that allows work and study in the UK and must have been a UK resident for the previous 3 years (on day one of the course).
Applicants will only be offered an apprenticeship post if they meet the eligibility criteria for apprenticeship funding as set out by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
All applicants must have the ability to travel independently as required.
Interviews expected in July 2023. The remote interview panel will consist of service and university representatives.
If you are successful at interview you will need to complete a portfolio, to determine suitability for academic work.
As you graduate to a qualified PWP you will now be required to register with BABCP to become an accredited PWP.
Minimum Qualifications Required
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Apprenticeships are open to people who have the relevant qualifications, please only apply if you meet the minimum requirements. If you are unsure if you meet these please get in contact with us.
Entry requirements:
- All candidates should have Level 2 Maths and English qualifications, or the equivalent and must be able to evidence this with certificates.
- More information on the types of qualification can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-and-maths-requirements-in-apprenticeship-standards-at-level-2-and-above. Applicants must also have a hard copy of the certificates confirming these qualifications. It is possible to sit or resit these exams relatively quickly, but these must be completed prior to starting the programme.
We welcome applications from candidates who do not have a degree or recent study experience but have good experience in a caring capacity in a support, care or admin role and are interested in supporting patients with anxiety and depression using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy self-help.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate capacity to work at level 5 either through a formal qualification at that level or completion of the attached portfolio. Qualification information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels
PLEASE NOTE: should we have a high volume of applications we may close the vacancy early.
