Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

Lincolnshire Talking Therapies sits within Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. An opportunity has arisen for three Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners within the service in Boston, Spalding/Stamford and Countywide, post base to be confirmed at Interview. 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 Vanessa Randles Team Manager, Sleaford LTT Team via email at Vanessa.randles1@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.