Job summary
Lincolnshire Talking Therapies sits within Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. An opportunity has arisen for two Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners within the service in Sleaford & Grantham teams and Stamford & Spalding teams (2 posts in total) . The Service provides evidence based interventions within a stepped care model, treating people with mild to moderate common mental health problem. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a major national initiative, which has fundamentally changed the way in which psychological treatments are provided.
We are looking for motivated individuals with demonstrable knowledge of mental health and Talking Therapies service delivery. The successful candidate will need to hold a Post Graduate Certificate in low intensity Psychological Therapies and ideally have completed the IAPT Low Intensity Supervision Course. You will also need to be Registered with the BABCP or BPS. Please do not apply unless you hold this qualification.
Regular management and clinical supervision will be provided by qualified supervisors. The service has a strong commitment towards CPD, staff wellbeing and providing quality services. There will also be the expectation of working a late once a week, 12 - 8pm to support patient needs.
For further information regarding this post please contact Barbara Keogh Team Manager, Spalding LTT Team via email at Barbara.Keogh1@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide support for people in the self-management of their common mental health problems. The role will be threefold - firstly, the post holder will be expected to hold a clinical caseload, providing low-intensity psychological interventions. These include computerised cognitive behavioural therapy, psycho-educational courses and guided self-help. Interventions may be delivered as group work or individual work through telephone contact, computer messaging, email or face-to-face.
Secondly, the post holder will be responsible for providing regular case management and clinical skills supervision to both qualified and trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners. The post holder will support trainees to meet the requirements of their course and will work with the Team Manager and Clinical Lead to support the development of staff in the team. This will include the development, support and delivery of training.
Thirdly, the service operates a model of "live supervision" where every assessment carried out in the service is discussed with a supervisor and the outcome agreed - this ensures that the decision making is shared and the outcome is adherent to the Talking Therapies model. The successful applicant will be responsible for facilitating live supervision across the service as part of a rota of cover.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service this includes paper screening
Undertake patient assessments in line with service protocols these can be conducted face to face or telephone
Make decisions on suitability of new patients adhering to the services protocols and refer unsuitable patients to the relevant service or back to the referrer as necessary in conjunction with the live supervisor
Conduct risk and safeguarding assessments, and take appropriate action in line with the organisations risk management processes and procedures.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This may include; guided self-help, computerised CBT, courses and workshops. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
Adhere to an agreed activity contact relating to the overall number of patient contacts.
offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
Attend team meetings, or any other meetings as request by your manager
Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice.
Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice
To work towards/maintain BABCP accreditation
Deliver Clinical Supervision, Case Management and Clinical Skills to PWPs.
Engage is service development at step 2.
Embed new initiatives
Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners
Job description
Job responsibilities
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service this includes paper screening
Undertake patient assessments in line with service protocols these can be conducted face to face or telephone
Make decisions on suitability of new patients adhering to the services protocols and refer unsuitable patients to the relevant service or back to the referrer as necessary in conjunction with the live supervisor
Conduct risk and safeguarding assessments, and take appropriate action in line with the organisations risk management processes and procedures.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This may include; guided self-help, computerised CBT, courses and workshops. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
Adhere to an agreed activity contact relating to the overall number of patient contacts.
offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
Attend team meetings, or any other meetings as request by your manager
Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice.
Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice
To work towards/maintain BABCP accreditation
Deliver Clinical Supervision, Case Management and Clinical Skills to PWPs.
Engage is service development at step 2.
Embed new initiatives
Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners
Person Specification
Special requirements
Essential
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working in an IAPT/LTTD service delivering step 2 interventions
- Experience of delivering Case Management and Clinical Skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrates and understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Evidence of working in the local community
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Certificate in low intervention Psychological Therapies
- TTAD/IAPT Low Intensity Supervision Course
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
- Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
Skills
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- 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
Person Specification
Special requirements
Essential
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working in an IAPT/LTTD service delivering step 2 interventions
- Experience of delivering Case Management and Clinical Skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrates and understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Evidence of working in the local community
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Certificate in low intervention Psychological Therapies
- TTAD/IAPT Low Intensity Supervision Course
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
- Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
Skills
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- 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
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.
