Job summary
As part of a national NHS Talking Therapies, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, are recruiting into a number of salaried trainee positions to work across Oldham and Bury.
We would like to recruit Talking Therapies Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners into salaried 1-year trainee positions, with the offer of permanent future employment in one of our Talking Therapies services upon successful completion of the training. We are looking for people with a commitment to scientific practice with a willingness to learn new skills and a desire to improve the health and wellbeing of people with common mental disorders.
Main duties of the job
Services are committed to supporting recovery for people with anxiety and depression-related problems, including people with long term physical health conditions such as diabetes and respiratory problems.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship. You will need to be eligible to have the right to work within the UK and this will be verified at interview.
About us
You will benefit from working for an organisation that is part of the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, and as such, is able to drive innovation and work collaboratively to improve practice and deliver high quality care. As a partnership, we are proud of our collective ambition to improve the health and wellbeing of the population of Greater Manchester and we support each other via network meetings and other events which you may be able to be involved in.
Below are links to last years away day:
https://youtu.be/B_egf5a_fWg
https://youtu.be/POXXvnbRr_4
https://youtu.be/vOSHqBDkFNE
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are committed to selecting people with excellent potential who have a desire to learn and develop and who have personal characteristics that relate to effective psychological practice. In order to qualify for interview, you will need to demonstrate all the essential criteria in the person specification within your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are committed to selecting people with excellent potential who have a desire to learn and develop and who have personal characteristics that relate to effective psychological practice. In order to qualify for interview, you will need to demonstrate all the essential criteria in the person specification within your application.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Able to demonstrate evidence of successful completion of academic studies at level 5, i.e. Foundation degree; Diploma of Higher Education or Higher National Diploma Or Receipt of confirmation letter from a north west training provider (Liverpool John Moores, University of Central Lancashire or University of Manchester) demonstrating level 5 academic ability through completion of a portfolio
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working or volunteering in a health or social care setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety problems and depression and how they may present.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to put new learning into practice.
- Computer literate.
- Good standard of communication skills.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Able to demonstrate evidence of successful completion of academic studies at level 5, i.e. Foundation degree; Diploma of Higher Education or Higher National Diploma Or Receipt of confirmation letter from a north west training provider (Liverpool John Moores, University of Central Lancashire or University of Manchester) demonstrating level 5 academic ability through completion of a portfolio
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working or volunteering in a health or social care setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety problems and depression and how they may present.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate ability to put new learning into practice.
- Computer literate.
- Good standard of communication skills.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
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).
