Assistant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (italk)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Step 2 IAPT Senior Psychological Wellbeing

Practitioner (employed by Solent Mind)

Salary: £33,706 per annum (awaiting 2023 government announcement re NHS pay before pay review finalised)

Hours: 37 hours per week

(5 days (Mon to Fri), occasional Saturday may be required)

Reports To: italk Clinical Manager PWP Lead

Location: East (Gosport) or West (Eastleigh) Locality Hubs. Remote contracts may also be considered.

Direct reports: Qualified, Assistant and Trainee Psychological Wellbeing

Practitioners

Key Relationships: IAPT Step 2 team, IAPT Step 3 team, Southern Health NHS Trust, NHS Hampshire, GPs across Hampshire.

Job Summary

This post holder will:

Work within the Hampshire Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service which is run as a partnership with Solent Mind and Southern Health NHS trust. The post holder will be working specifically for Solent Mind.

Support and co-facilitate the delivery of Step 2 groups across the County both face to face and via webinars.

Support patients through computerized Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT).

Provide a range of administrative support to the low intensity Step 2 Clinical Team.

Undertake GP liaison, data entry and follow up work.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

Provide support to patients accessing Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT)

Co-facilitate the delivery of group interventions at community venues across the County and via webinars.

Provide assistance and support to the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) clinical team within agreed service protocols, such as by writing and sending referrals to other agencies following agreed sign-off from a qualified practitioner.

Support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery by phone, email or face to face in identified sites across Hampshire.

Adhere to an agreed activity schedule relating to the number of client contact interventions and clinical sessions during treatment in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient in relation to meet the needs of the service (cCBT and group facilitation).

Complete all requirements relating to data collection and recording within the service.

Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.

Complete Patient Experience Questionnaires (PEQs) with patients.

Administrative

Keeping signposting information up to date.

Sending out materials, resources and data to patients via post or email.

Collating materials to be given out to patients at face-to-face groups across the county.

Production of PowerPoint presentations in line with brand guidelines for delivering to patients during our psychoeducational courses and workshops.

Preparation of materials and equipment for groups.

Input the MDS (Minimum Data Set) from groups sessions in a timely manner.

Scanning and uploading documents to patient records when required.

Letter writing to GPs and other agencies, including writing Community Mental Health Team and other referrals for sign off by the allocated PWP.

Reporting information to other agencies.

Professional

Work in partnership with GPs to ensure appropriate referrals, raise its profile of the service and keep GPs informed about patient outcomes/progress.

Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.

Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the support offered by Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services.

Ensure clear objectives and activity levels are identified, discussed and reviewed with line managers on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis.

Participate in individual annual appraisal review and respond to agreed service objectives.

Attend relevant training/ workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

General

To uphold the aims and values of the organisation.

To contribute to the ongoing development of the service and to best practice.

To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.

Work within the organisations policies and procedures.

All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.

All employees have a responsibility to prevent abuse and neglect and report concerns.

All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Legislation and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

Undertake not to abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

This list is non exhaustive and other duties may be required to be undertaken to meet the needs of the organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Psychology Degree OR
• Mental Health Worker (e.g. mental health practitioner) with relevant primary care experiences

Desirable

• N/A

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working effectively with people with mental health problems, specifically anxiety and depression

Desirable

• Experience of joint work and multi-agency and partnership working
• Experience of delivery group based or computer based therapies
• Experience of using patient management systems

Knowledge / Skills / Competencies:

Essential

• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care
• High standard of written and verbal communication skills to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues, service users, carers and relatives
• A thorough understanding the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) and the concept of stepped care and the ability to contribute to the development of best practice
• Intermediate computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office programs
• Ability to work at speed with a computer based information system and to record all client activity on the system
• Professional telephone manner
• Ability to be self-reflective and use supervision, training and performance review to enhance professional development, skills and knowledge
• Ability to be resilient, work under pressure and manage own personal stress
• Ability to work as an effective team member and form good working relationships
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to work on own initiative, seeking guidance and support where needed
• Good administrative skills
• Ability to be flexible
• Willingness/ability to travel to localities across Hampshire

Desirable

• N/A

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Solent Mind

Address

15-16 The Avenue

Southampton

SO17 1XF

Employer's website

https://www.solentmind.org.uk/work-with-us/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)