Job summary
We are currently recruiting for exciting opportunities to join Turning Point and be part of our highly successful and innovative Talking Therapies service. Total Wellbeing Luton is an integrated Talking Therapies service combining healthy lifestyles and emotional health programmes provided in partnership with Active Luton and we are looking for a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Leader to join the team.
We support people in the local area who are having difficulty in coping and who may be suffering from a common mental illness such as depression, anxiety or phobias. Our approach embeds the notion of wellbeing and recovery and promotes personal responsibility for lifestyle choices and selfmanagement of mental wellbeing. For our clients, this has resulted in a highly accessible and userfriendly service available across a wide geographical area.
We also offer the opportunity to manage your wellbeing by working flexibly and, as the service is open 7 days a week there are lots of opportunities to ensure this can work for you as well as our clients. We pay incentivised rates of pay for weekend working and additional hours.
This is a hybrid role - minimum 2 or 3 days in service according to service need.
We offer £1,200 joining bonus (for external candidates only).
Please apply directly on our website using the link provided in supporting information section.
Main duties of the job
As a PWP Team Leader youll be managing your own caseload, supervising PWPs and line managing trainees from across the service, and providing leadership across low-intensity service delivery.
Leadership skills are essential as you will both line manage and mentor therapists, supporting their development and wellbeing and working as part of a leadership team who work closely to deliver an ethical and innovative service.
We provide excellent CPD opportunities for your ongoing growth and development. There are also many opportunities for career progression into areas of leadership or further clinical training.
About us
As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.
We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for further details.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to
each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture
supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career
we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.
You
will get 32 days paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of
service up to 34 days. Plus the option to buyadditional holidays and
spread the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we
offer by following the link in the supporting link section to explore all the
exciting perks available to our employees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for further details.
What Benefits Will I Receive?
We know reward looks different to
each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture
supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career
we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.
You
will get 32 days paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of
service up to 34 days. Plus the option to buyadditional holidays and
spread the cost.
Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we
offer by following the link in the supporting link section to explore all the
exciting perks available to our employees.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- We are looking for an experienced qualified PWP who is ready to take the next step into the role of Team Leader. You will need outstanding written and telephone communication skills as well as the ability to work effectively as part of a team to support staff wellbeing, waiting lists and building relationships with external providers. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with a special interest in cultural diversity, long term conditions, medically unexplained symptoms, veterans, peri-natal, offenders, older adults and learning disabilities.
- In return, youll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your career with us. So, if youre ambitious and focused on helping people with mental health issues, join us and add real value to their lives, as well as your own.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- We are looking for an experienced qualified PWP who is ready to take the next step into the role of Team Leader. You will need outstanding written and telephone communication skills as well as the ability to work effectively as part of a team to support staff wellbeing, waiting lists and building relationships with external providers. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with a special interest in cultural diversity, long term conditions, medically unexplained symptoms, veterans, peri-natal, offenders, older adults and learning disabilities.
- In return, youll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your career with us. So, if youre ambitious and focused on helping people with mental health issues, join us and add real value to their lives, as well as your own.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
