Band 5 PWP London, England
Job description
Are you a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner seeking a new LOCUM challenge? Do you have previous experience working with Adults with enduring Mental Health issues? Are you looking for a Remote role?
Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to support a Step 2 Mental Health service. The successful candidate will work with Havering NHS Talking Therapies service, part of North East London NHS Foundation Trust
This is a LOCUM opportunity for the duration of 12 weeks with the likelihood of extension. This is a full-time placement. Part-time applications will also be considered with flexibility on which days you can work throughout the week.
Job Purpose: Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Pay Rates: £20.18 PAYEE + £250 Sign Up Bonus
Location: Remote
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00 | 37.5 hours per week
The post-holder will support and enhance the professional care of clients within the designated service by providing low intensity CBT treatments within IAPT guidelines and triage assessment as required.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
- Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery
- Undertake patient centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others
- Help to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols, refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps up the person's treatment to higher levels of psychological therapy
- Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high volume low intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, group therapy and information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face or via other media
Essential
- Previously completed IAPT low-intensity or PWP Training Course accredited by BPS
- Previous IAPT experience
Desirable
- BABCP Registration
- Substantial Mental Health experience
- Previous experience using IAPTus
The benefits of Service Care Solutions:
- Four weekly payroll runs
- £250 training allowance
- Excellent pay rates
- Exceptional referral bonuses
- Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact
- Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
- Ltd & PAYE payment options available
- Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.
- DBS disclosures provided via fasttrack online services free of charge.
