Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner / Assistant Psychologist Wigan, England
Job description
We are recruiting a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner or Assistant Psychologist to deliver interventions to staff members as part of our permanent, specialist Staff Psychological Support Service. The contract is fixed term for 12 months, 18.75 hours per week. Whilst this post is advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) has a national reputation for placing staff engagement, culture and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, with our award-winning staff engagement model and our long-established philosophy of ‘happy staff, happy patients’. WWL has also been at the forefront of staff support during the COVID-19 pandemic, with our stepped-care model of staff support. Having evidenced the effectiveness of this model to date, we have recently secured funding to expand and consolidate our offer to staff, and we are now looking to recruit a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner or Assistant Psychologist to deliver therapeutic interventions with staff.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this position early if sufficient appropriate applications are received. Candidates who carefully demonstrate how their experience relates to this specific advertised role are more likely to be shortlisted in the event of receiving a large number of applications.
The postholder will form a crucial part of our offer, delivering evidence-based interventions directly with staff on a 1-1 and group basis, including with our pioneering outreach programme, enabling appropriate, timely support for staff who are on sickness absence. The postholder will also have an opportunity to support our reactive work, such as when staff members have been part of a critical incident. The main difficulties that the postholder will be working with are mild-moderate anxiety, depression and trauma, although they may also support with other difficulties. Staff members may present with difficulties related to work and/or personal circumstances, meaning that there is a good variety of casework within the role.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs
We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic and dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. They will have an understanding of cognitive-behavioural theory, models, interventions and outcome measurement. They will feel comfortable working in a short-term manner, but will recognise when further interventions are required and will consider wider options for support when necessary. They will be a good team player and work as part of a wider service.
This is a unique opportunity to become part of a truly pioneering initiative. You will use your enthusiasm and compassion to form a crucial part of an evidence-based service at the forefront of staff support in healthcare, during a time when comprehensively supporting our staff has never been more vital.
