Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner- Apprentice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.Talking Therapies Redbridge provides psychological treatment for people in the community with mild to moderate symptoms of depression and specific anxiety disorders.

Talking Therapies Redbridge can provide treatment for people who experience difficulties including; Depression, Panic, Phobia, Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Health Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, medically unexplained physical symptoms and long term conditions. This allows our trainees to gain experience in assessing a number of different mental health presentations.

We offer a range of therapies including: CBT Based guided self-help (which is delivered by trainee and qualified PWPs), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Couples Therapy for depression, Behavioural Couples Therapy, Counselling (delivered by CBT therapists and counsellors) and a wide selection of courses, groups and workshops. We also have a Physical Activity Coordinator who works closely with therapists to provide additional support and advice.

As a service, we have developed a robust group program to support a variety of clients. These group programmes include a PTSD workshop, worry management group, sleep improvement group, stress management group, and a depression group. We are continuously developing our long term conditions pathway; at present we are developing a pain management group, a group for clients with diabetes, and a group for clients with . We are an innovative team and welcoming of new ideas for groups as such some of these groups were created and developed by PWPs and CBT therapists in the last few months.

We pride ourselves on being a supportive service continually promoting the professional development of our staff. Clinicians regularly receive in-house training as well as external delivered training by services within and outside the NHS. Trainee PWP will have weekly case management supervision, weekly clinical skills supervision, and line management supervision monthly. We also have a duty supervisor that is available daily to support with clinicians with supervision of cases.

We are currently predominantly working remotely and offer telephone, video sessions face to face sessions. Staff typically work one day a week in the office, which staff have found to be beneficial with regards to maintaining team cohesion and for developing face to face clinical skills. Staff wellbeing is most important to the trust and TTBD, this is demonstrated with our wellbeing initiative which staff are actively encouraged to engage with regularly via email and at our zoom lunches

Training & Qualifications:

• The post holder to demonstrate psychological mindedness: .
• Graduate certificate route- To have NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy.

Experience:

• Experience in working with mental health service users in an NHS service or in the voluntary sector
• Experience of working in service with agreed targets in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Relevant care experience (such as care worker, support worker, healthcare assistant, healthcare administration, Support, Time & Recovery workers etc for a period of one year

Skills:

• The post holder will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop a good therapeutic relationship with clients
• Can demonstrate the ability to study at degree level.

Knowledge:

• To demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how they may present in primary care
• To demonstrate an understanding of the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post graduate Route: Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree. OR Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy Undergraduate Route: relevant care experience (such as care worker, support worker, healthcare assistant, healthcare administration, Support, Time & Recovery workers etc for a period of one year)
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in adult mental health services or a care setting.
• Able to write clear reports and letters
• Carried out groups or have completed some level of group work

Desirable

• Experience of working in a primary mental health service
• Experience of working in mental health for greater than an year
• Evidence of working in the local community

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary

Desirable

• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Computer literate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills

Desirable

• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Been involved risk management of 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

NELFT TALKING THERAPIES

Manford Road

Ilford

IG7 4DA

Employer's website

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