Job summary
Are you a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Therapist looking for your next career step in one of the country's leading NHS Talking Therapies services? NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies has a permanent position available in our West Team.
Join the NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies team and help us continue to build on our success and work with a range of adults with anxiety, depression and trauma-related problems in a primary care setting.
Using your skills, knowledge, enthusiasm and commitment to providing NHS talking therapies you will manage a patient caseload offering high quality, evidence-based low intensity interventions and assessments by telephone, video, face to face, groups and online.
You will be fully supported by our management and clinical leads and surrounded by a friendly, highly competent supportive workforce. We have taken time to create a model and culture in our service which ensures that you are happy in your work.
As one of the country's leading NHS Talking Therapy services, we lead the way in the provision of NICE recommended psychological therapies, are focused on clinical excellence, innovation, and collaborative working.
We offer:
o Excellent CPD and career development opportunitieso Regular support, supervision and trainingo Opportunity to engage in a number of interesting and social activities led by a Wellbeing lead in each locality
Main duties of the job
Provide assessment and evidenced based Low intensity interventions egpsycho-educational interventions, Guided Self Help, computerised CBT topatients who access NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies drawing from CBT theories and techniques.
To undertake clinical risk assessment and take the appropriate action.
To work with colleagues to formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
To maintain a clinical caseload within agreed limits and supervision.
Provide a service that is equitable, non-discriminatory, and accessible to a broad range of patients who have common mental health problems and who are over 18 years of age.
Support GPs and other primary care workers in making appropriate referrals.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our West Team covers Chichester and the surrounding rural area, and costal area including Bognor Regis. We provide services Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm with plenty of opportunities to work flexible hours and staff have laptops and mobiles allowing for office and home working flexibility. West Sussex Talking Therapies works hard to meet the diverse needs of patients and there is an expectation for full time staff members to be available to work at one of our venues at least 2 days a week.
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the PWP role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our West Team covers Chichester and the surrounding rural area, and costal area including Bognor Regis. We provide services Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm with plenty of opportunities to work flexible hours and staff have laptops and mobiles allowing for office and home working flexibility. West Sussex Talking Therapies works hard to meet the diverse needs of patients and there is an expectation for full time staff members to be available to work at one of our venues at least 2 days a week.
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the PWP role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients on telephone, face to face and in group settings.
- Experience of relating sensitive, emotional and sometime traumatic information.
- Experience of working in an environment where protocols have to be strictly adhered to.
- Experience of using database to electronically record information gained.
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
- Experience of team working.
Desirable
- Experience of black and minority ethnic communities and/or the hard to reach communities (e.g. hearing-impaired, asylum seekers and homeless).
- Experience of working with people with long term health conditions.
- Experience of running psycho educational courses.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage own workload and time.
- Able to carry out a risk assessment.
- Able to work in a service where agreed KPIs are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication, high standard of record-keeping, with due regard for NHS Confidentiality, Data Protection and Information governance.
- Able to write clear reports and letters.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent telephone skills with the ability to type information being gained in real time.
- Ability to work under pressure and with high volumes of patients who may be distressed.
- Ability to develop appropriate therapeutic relationships by phone/video/face-to-face and in small group settings.
- Ability to present information to groups of professionals and/or patients.
- Is computer literate and experienced at using MS Office, Internet.
- Has used IAPTus or equivalent patient computerised health record system.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users in own personal and professional development and in supervision. Has effective self-care strategies.
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
- Demonstrates knowledge and practical application of stepped care approach and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary care.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
- Knowledge of medication routinely used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to the post.
- Have knowledge of and be committed to the concept of recovery and mental resilience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist services available nationally and locally.
Other requirements
Essential
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- Aptitude for group work or willingness to learn.
- Able and willing to travel to sites across the locality.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, which may include one evening per week as the service is commissioned to provide Mon-Fri 8am-8pm cover.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 Undergraduate Course).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients on telephone, face to face and in group settings.
- Experience of relating sensitive, emotional and sometime traumatic information.
- Experience of working in an environment where protocols have to be strictly adhered to.
- Experience of using database to electronically record information gained.
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
- Experience of team working.
Desirable
- Experience of black and minority ethnic communities and/or the hard to reach communities (e.g. hearing-impaired, asylum seekers and homeless).
- Experience of working with people with long term health conditions.
- Experience of running psycho educational courses.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to manage own workload and time.
- Able to carry out a risk assessment.
- Able to work in a service where agreed KPIs are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication, high standard of record-keeping, with due regard for NHS Confidentiality, Data Protection and Information governance.
- Able to write clear reports and letters.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent telephone skills with the ability to type information being gained in real time.
- Ability to work under pressure and with high volumes of patients who may be distressed.
- Ability to develop appropriate therapeutic relationships by phone/video/face-to-face and in small group settings.
- Ability to present information to groups of professionals and/or patients.
- Is computer literate and experienced at using MS Office, Internet.
- Has used IAPTus or equivalent patient computerised health record system.
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users in own personal and professional development and in supervision. Has effective self-care strategies.
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
- Demonstrates knowledge and practical application of stepped care approach and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary care.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
- Knowledge of medication routinely used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to the post.
- Have knowledge of and be committed to the concept of recovery and mental resilience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of specialist services available nationally and locally.
Other requirements
Essential
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
- Aptitude for group work or willingness to learn.
- Able and willing to travel to sites across the locality.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, which may include one evening per week as the service is commissioned to provide Mon-Fri 8am-8pm cover.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 Undergraduate Course).
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).
