Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
The closing date is 29 July 2025
Job summary
Barnet NHS Talking Therapies provides psychological / psychotherapeutic services to residents with a GP in the borough. Candidates will be highly competent in working within a socially deprived and multi-cultural setting. Candidates will have had experience in adult mental health and/or primary care. We will ensure you have a committed team to work with including a peer group of CBT therapists and counsellors with the opportunity to help us shape and develop the service as it expands. We will be committed to helping you plan and continue to develop and progress your career, and we offer a wide range of CPD and training opportunities.
This post will report to and be supported by the Senior Psychotherapist/ Step 2 Team Lead.
The post holder will be a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and will be at least one year post qualification. The post holder will have existing training on a nationally recognised post graduate programme to improve knowledge on a range of mental health issues, and in how to provide a range of brief solution focused interventions for adults who are experiencing mild to moderate emotional difficulties, particularly anxiety and depression.
We operate a hybrid working policy. The successful applicant will be asked to work from our base at least 2 days per week and the remainder will be done remotely.
Main duties of the job
1.1 Under supervision, to manage a caseload of clients who have mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression referred and assessed by the GP, other professionals or self-referred.
1.2 To support and assist patient referral to other services as appropriate.
1.3 In collaboration with colleagues and under supervision, to provide a range of evidenced based brief interventions using guided self-help methods.
1.4 To ensure that work is patient focused, responsive to need, culturally competent and sensitive.
1.5 To assist in the running of self-help groups, activities and use of self-help material, information and other mental health resources as appropriate.
2. Managerial Responsibilities
2.1 To support general practice staff in their management of patients with mental health needs.
2.2 Provide clinical and line management supervision, which includes reviewing performance, to the step 2 workers according to clinical expertise.
2.3 Screening of new referrals into the service, and following screening to liaise as appropriate with secondary care mental health services and social service departments.
2.4. To assist with recruitment and selection procedures of step 2 staff including trainees.
This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
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We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
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With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
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We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
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We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Details
Date posted
17 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,485 to £52,521 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
455-NLFT-0252
Job locations
1st floor Westgate House,
Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway,
Edgware,
HA8 0AD
Employer details
Employer name
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
1st floor Westgate House,
Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway,
Edgware,
HA8 0AD
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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