Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Job summary
Bedfordshire Talking Therapies (BTT) is an integrated Talking Therapies service providing a range of Talking Therapies approved interventions. The successful candidate will provide assessments and low intensity CBT interventions to patients within the Bedfordshire area.
PWPs complete triage assessments as well as providing evidence based treatments through Guided Self-Help, Psychoeducational Groups and Computerised CBT. The service currently have bases across Bedfordshire and the expectation is that the post holder attends base at least two days a week and offers face to face appointments to patients.
Which base and days the post holder attends will be decided based on service need, availability and service user need and could change based on these needs. In addition, you will be required to work one evening per week until 8pm. We also run face to face training and whole team events where the expectation is that all clinicians attend these in person.
The Bedfordshire Talking Therapies team care about our staff's wellbeing and we have initiatives that support this such as a wellbeing hour each month and whole team events. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities
Main duties of the job
Offering Telephone/Video/Face to Face Guided Self-Help appointments. Completing Telephone Triage appointments. To work with people from different cultural backgrounds and use interpreters when necessary Running psychoeducational groups. Utilising a Computerised CBT programme. Working on a Focus Group Project
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for more details of the responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
Will have undertaken a undergraduate / postgraduate training course to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner BPS or BABCP Accreditation as a PWP
Experience · Essential
Worked with people who have had mental health difficulties using low intensity evidence based interventions specifically for anxiety and depression in a talking therapies service Assessment - Has received training (either formal or through experience) resulting in the ability to carry out agreed assessments which are conducted within service protocols Worked in a setting where there was a need to liaise with other agencies and services Experience in using IT systems for case management, clear record keeping, communication and seeking information Supervision - Has received training (either formal or through experience) on how to utilise supervision in the workplace
Desirable
Local knowledge of Bedfordshire Experience of using IAPTus
Knowledge and Skills · Essential
Ability to work with people from different cultural backgrounds and use interpreters where necessary Has received training to carry out safety assessments and develop safety management plans Able to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues, service users carers and relatives Able to manage own time and case load, and demonstrate good administration skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
