Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Psychological Practitioner (APP)

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated band 5 APP to work within Preston & South Ribble PCN. We have funding for one permanent full-time role, and this role will work across four different practices across the Longton and Preston area.

PCNs are a group of General Practice Surgeries who work together and share resources. Being part of the PCN team, you will work alongside other members of the 'behaviour change team', such as other mental health practitioners, social prescribers and health and wellbeing coaches.

Main duties of the job

Working across a PCN, you will provide assessments, structured formulations and brief psychological interventions to help meet presenting need and supporting your General Practice colleagues. You will be supervised by a Psychological professional. You will work closely with General Practice staff members and other mental health services and you may also work into the community, to help normalise mental health and teach others have to care for their emotional wellbeing. You will work as part of a team and contribute to the psychological understanding of distress and behaviour. There will be opportunities to hopefully shape this role alongside the PCN, and/or the T/APPs clinical team, which may include additions or adaptations to the current service delivery model.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

25 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN863-MT

Job locations

Longton Health Centre

Liverpool Road

Longton

PR4 5HA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.
Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health
To have worked as part of a team in a clinical setting.
Experience of conducting research projects of service related audit.

Skills

Essential

Ability to undertake travel across a wide geographical area.
Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.
Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health
To have worked as part of a team in a clinical setting.
Experience of conducting research projects of service related audit.

Skills

Essential

Ability to undertake travel across a wide geographical area.
Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Longton Health Centre

Liverpool Road

Longton

PR4 5HA

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Longton Health Centre

Liverpool Road

Longton

PR4 5HA

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)