Apprentice Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job responsibilities

You can find out more about PWP training on the UEA website at:

Low Intensity Resources - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies and CBT Resources - About (uea.ac.uk)

If you are invited to interview, you must bring with you the original certificates and evidencefor any relevant academic qualifications you hold. Offers cannot be made without this information. Applicants must have GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English or Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English to be eligible for the funded training.

Attendance at all UEA teaching days is compulsory and annual leave cannot be booked for UEA teaching days. Attendance is monitored and to ensure adequate development of competency trainees must ensure that their attendance does not fall below a set minimum (80% per module). Training is expected to begin 3rd March 2025 and therefore successful applicants will need to be available for this time.

Due to the funding source, candidates must have UK residency status that allows recourse to public funds to be eligible to access the training course which accompanies this role.

On completion of the training you will be required to apply for and pay for Accreditation by the BPS or BABCP within 6 months of qualifying. This is a mandatory requirement to allow you to practice as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and will need to be renewed yearly. The application and renewal process will be supported by your clinical supervisor.

Norfolk and Waveney NHS Talking Therapies Strategy

Our Vision: To improve all aspects of peoples lives in the community of Norfolk and Waveney through a service that people feel proud to be part of.

Our Mission: To be a locally and nationally recognised and well-respected Talking Therapies service, that champions the bio-psycho-social model of health and wellbeing and holds the people of Norfolk and Waveney at the heart of everything we do.

Core Principles/Values:

• Our values as a Trust are that Together we TALK. We are a Team. We are Accountable. We Learn and Improve and We are Kind.
• Facilitate opportunities for the people of Norfolk and Waveney, including marginalised groups, to be involved in developing all aspects of our service.
• Create and utilise best practice
• Embracing staff and client experience, insight and data/information to inform all quality improvement
• Caring about everyones experience of the service.

Qualification

Essential

• Apprentice Training. Route Minimum GSCE Grade C or above in Maths and English, or Functional Skills Level 2 (or equivalent) in Maths and English. Applicants must be able to provide the certificates for verification to qualify for funding. Applicants will also be required to have a minimum one year of relevant care experience (such as care worker, support worker, healthcare assistant, healthcare administration, Support, Time & Recovery workers etc

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
• Experience of delivering interventions to people with Mental Health issues.
• Experience of evaluation of the outcomes of interventions used in role.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time

Desirable

• Experience of working within a primary care setting.
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes. Received training(either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training Computer literate & ability to use a range of programmes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Ability to function well as part of a multi - disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and anxiety how these may present in Primary Care.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.

Desirable

• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS Talking Therapies programme for Anxiety and Depression model and application to treat common Mental Health conditions.
• Knowledge of the impact of physical conditions on aspects of Mental Health.

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training.
• Computer literate & ability to use a range of programmes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Ability to function well as part of a multi - disciplinary team.
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and anxiety how these may present in Primary Care.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.

Desirable

• Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS Talking Therapies programme for Anxiety and Depression model and application to treat common Mental Health conditions.
• Knowledge of the impact of physical conditions on aspects of Mental Health.

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel to the University of East Anglia on a regular basis.
• Able to complete academic components of the course.
• Able to integrate training into practice High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
• Advanced communication skills Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willingness to work towards individual targets that relate to the overall service targets on client recovery (based on outcome measures) and the number of clients seen per week.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Ability and willingness to travel to local clinics in the community, as part of the PWP role.
• Residential Status in UK allows recourse to public funds.
• Willingness to register with the BABCP or BPS on qualification. There is annual fee payable by individual registrants

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).