Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner United Kingdom
Job description
We are looking for a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join us in delivering the best care we can to our patients.
In this varied role, you will primarily be supporting the PWP Team Lead, and the wider Step 2 team in every aspect of their day-to-day work inclusive of providing supervision, pastoral care, line management, managing annual leave and sickness absences, assistance with decision making and treatment plans, monitoring and agreeing levels of risk, general queries and problem solving. Within this is responsibility for the staff that you line manage, ensuring agreed and expected clinical activity is maintained weekly. Being flexible, open, fair and honest in your work, you will be actively involved in the development of the Step 2 staff group, assisting with the training of PWP trainees, as well as promoting and encouraging professional development.
Clinical responsibilities will further include the screening of incoming referrals to the service for risk and suitability, determining levels of risk presented and co-ordinating the development of robust, risk management plans. You will be able to carry a client caseload, delivering effective, low intensity interventions, whilst meeting your own performance targets. You will deliver a Step 2 Caseload of 0.4 FTE across a working week.
Working as part of the Step 2 management team will involve effective communication, adhering to the values of the service and organisation, and being positive and enthusiastic in your work, setting an example to the rest of the Step 2 team.
About you
We would love to hear from you if you possess the following:
- Holds either PG/UG certificate in Low Intensity Interventions from a recognised BPS accredited PWP training provider OR MSc Applied Psychology integrated with PWP qualification with dual BPS accreditation as PWP training OR PWP Apprenticeship training qualification from a BPS accredited PWP training programme.
- PWP registration with either BABCP or BPS.
- PWP Supervision qualification.
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem, using low-intensity CBT in the PWP role.
- Experience of working within an IAPT service and achieving good individual outcomes in patient work.
- Experience of using IAPT data management systems.
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of anxiety disorders, depression, the stepped care model, and high-intensity step-up options to aid clinical decision-making in the service and appropriate patient coordination.
- Experience of providing PWP supervision.
What we offer in return
We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years’ service) and the option to purchase or sell days
- Enhanced pension
- Refer a Friend payment of £500 (or £750 for certain roles)
- Cycle to work & enhanced car schemes
- Vitality Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts
- Fully funded flu vaccines
- Technology salary sacrifice scheme for home appliances, tablets, mobiles, TV’s, fitness trackers and more
- A supportive culture that values work-life balance including agile working and the option to apply for flexible working from day one, career breaks, and up to a week’s special leave a year to help you manage unexpected life events
- Various colleague networks including neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ and BAME
- Bi-monthly values awards, where winners receive gift vouchers and a tree planted in their honor
- Ongoing CPD – Through our brand new 'Elevate' programme, we work with experts from across the country to bring high-quality CPD to our teams, to help further their skills and knowledge and improve the support we provide
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Volunteer programme
- Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
