Job summary
Applicants must be suitably qualified and experienced to specifically deliver step 2 / Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner work within an Talking Therapies service, with evidence of having completed an Talking Therapies improved low-intensity CBT course with at least one year post-qualification experience.
We are looking to find an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Senior PWP) to join our step 2 leadership team at Talking Therapies St Helens.
Talking Therapies St Helens is the provider of Talking Therapies primary care psychological therapies across St Helens and this vacancy here is for a Senior PWP (band 6) position. The role is a permanent post.
Applications would be welcomed from existing Senior PWPs wishing to broaden their Talking Therapies experience, as well as qualified PWPs who have experience of delivering supervision / supporting colleagues within a Talking Therapies environment.
The successful candidate will work alongside Team Leads, other Senior PWPs, and within the wider Talking Therapies St Helens leadership structure to ensure support and guidance is given to the step 2 workforce and the needs of the patients of Talking Therapies St Helens serves are being met.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to:
- Support the development of the Step 2 provision within a high pressured environment- Hold a reduced low intensity caseload and deliver evidence based interventions to clients in one-to-one and group settings- Be familiar with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and be committed to equal opportunities.- Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners, and other workers qualified to act in Low Intensity worker roles- To develop the service and provide awareness raising with colleagues from external statutory and non-statutory organisations- To take a lead role in a key area of Step 2 development across the Talking Therapies St Helens service which may include work with long term conditions, older adults, or groups/courses- Support the development of links with Primary Care, Secondary Care, GP's and service users in non-statutory organisations, especially services supporting minority groups- Provide clinical case management and clinical skills supervision to Step 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainees
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to:
- Support the development of the Step 2 provision within a high pressured environment- Hold a reduced low intensity caseload and deliver evidence based interventions to clients in one-to-one and group settings- Be familiar with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and be committed to equal opportunities.- Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners, and other workers qualified to act in Low Intensity worker roles- To develop the service and provide awareness raising with colleagues from external statutory and non-statutory organisations- To take a lead role in a key area of Step 2 development across the Talking Therapies St Helens service which may include work with long term conditions, older adults, or groups/courses- Support the development of links with Primary Care, Secondary Care, GPs and service users in non-statutory organisations, especially services supporting minority groups- Provide clinical case management and clinical skills supervision to Step 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainees
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be expected to:
- Support the development of the Step 2 provision within a high pressured environment- Hold a reduced low intensity caseload and deliver evidence based interventions to clients in one-to-one and group settings- Be familiar with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and be committed to equal opportunities.- Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners, and other workers qualified to act in Low Intensity worker roles- To develop the service and provide awareness raising with colleagues from external statutory and non-statutory organisations- To take a lead role in a key area of Step 2 development across the Talking Therapies St Helens service which may include work with long term conditions, older adults, or groups/courses- Support the development of links with Primary Care, Secondary Care, GPs and service users in non-statutory organisations, especially services supporting minority groups- Provide clinical case management and clinical skills supervision to Step 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainees
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree related to Mental Health e.g. Psychology
- Specific Low Intensity Worker / Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification (e.g., Post Grad Certificate in Primary Care Mental Health Practice or equivalent)
- Registration with either the BABCP or the BPS
Desirable
- Training in a High Intensity Modality
- A qualification or experience in professional supervision
Knowledge / Expereince
Essential
- Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems
- Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualifying experiences (min 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence-based IAPT low intensity interventions such as guided self help and group psycho-education
- Consolidated and reflective supervised post-qualifying experience in a community setting
- Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting
- Experience of 'partnership working'
- Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management
- Experience of working within the IAPT culture
- Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
- Understanding of models of assessment, screening, referral, record-keeping and evidence-based brief psychological intervention
- Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
- Knowledge of Child Protection legislation
Desirable
- Experience in drug/alcohol management
- Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting of helping profession such as social work nursing
- Experience of dealing with clients whose children are subject to Child Protection legislation
- Experience of co-working with general nurses and health visitors in a Primary Care setting
- Experience of screening, assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with moderate common mental health problems
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of and ability to provide mentor/supervisor role
- An awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar)
- Evidence of further training in psychological interventions/therapy
Skills
Essential
- The capacity to adapt core psychological approaches to the primary care culture, incorporating a range of skills to meet a broad spectrum of presenting issues
- Clinical risk assessment
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- 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
- Able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to liaise and network with a wide range of organisations and members of the public
- Comprehensive IT skills, including word processing and database packages
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
Desirable
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
- Able to work through interpreters
Other
Essential
- An good understanding of IAPT
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Able to work shift pattern.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respect
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree related to Mental Health e.g. Psychology
- Specific Low Intensity Worker / Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification (e.g., Post Grad Certificate in Primary Care Mental Health Practice or equivalent)
- Registration with either the BABCP or the BPS
Desirable
- Training in a High Intensity Modality
- A qualification or experience in professional supervision
Knowledge / Expereince
Essential
- Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems
- Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualifying experiences (min 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence-based IAPT low intensity interventions such as guided self help and group psycho-education
- Consolidated and reflective supervised post-qualifying experience in a community setting
- Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting
- Experience of 'partnership working'
- Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management
- Experience of working within the IAPT culture
- Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
- Understanding of models of assessment, screening, referral, record-keeping and evidence-based brief psychological intervention
- Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
- Knowledge of Child Protection legislation
Desirable
- Experience in drug/alcohol management
- Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting of helping profession such as social work nursing
- Experience of dealing with clients whose children are subject to Child Protection legislation
- Experience of co-working with general nurses and health visitors in a Primary Care setting
- Experience of screening, assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with moderate common mental health problems
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of and ability to provide mentor/supervisor role
- An awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar)
- Evidence of further training in psychological interventions/therapy
Skills
Essential
- The capacity to adapt core psychological approaches to the primary care culture, incorporating a range of skills to meet a broad spectrum of presenting issues
- Clinical risk assessment
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- 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
- Able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to liaise and network with a wide range of organisations and members of the public
- Comprehensive IT skills, including word processing and database packages
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
Desirable
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
- Able to work through interpreters
Other
Essential
- An good understanding of IAPT
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Able to work shift pattern.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respect
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
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).
