Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for the Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner role in the Sheffield Talking Therapies Health and Wellbeing Service.
You will need to demonstrate considerable and relevant experience of working with LTCs/PPS and anxiety and low mood, drawn from previous experience as a Senior PWP. It is essential you hold a Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions; have completed the LTC top up training for LTCs/PPS and have substantial clinical, supervision and leadership experience.
Sheffield Talking Therapies is committed to the continuous professional development and wellbeing of its workforce and offers numerous opportunities for in-house CPD.
Main duties of the job
The Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will:o Support staff to deliver Step: 2 Talking Therapies interventions within the Talking Therapies service; to offer evidence based interventions within a stepped care model for people living with LTCs/PPS and who experience common mental health problems such as depression and anxietyo Ensure that PWPs are able to support allied health care professionals across partnering organisations (e.g. GPs; other members of the Primary Care team; community and hospital based staff) in the management of patients with common mental health problems.o Be responsible for ensuring that high quality clinical supervision and support is available to low intensity staff within the Talking Therapies service.o Offer expert clinical support and guidance to Step: 2 staff seeing difficult patients or managing challenging and complex referrals when appropriate in a way that helps to promote learning and resilience.o To be representative of the Step: 2 workforce in Senior Talking Therapies meetings and when representing the service.o To have a lead role in the clinical governance for the delivery of Step: 2 interventions in collaboration with other professional leads and the wider Talking Therapies Senior Team as appropriate.
About us
At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Requirements
To be a clinical/professional lead for the Step: 2 Talking Therapies service ensuring the development of the role and the continued development of guided self help within the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) role.
Principal Duties
Ensure that PWPs are able to provide support to GPs and other allied health care professionals in managing patients with common Mental Health problems. Ensure that a training plan is developed for PWPs that is equitable and reflects the development needs of the workforce and the service; that also reflects and embraces new opportunities and service changes. Offer expert advice to Step: 2 staff who assess patients who are considered a risk to themselves or others (following Trust protocols and guidance), including child and adult protection policies. Have operational oversight of the delivery of Step: 2 interventions such as the LTC/PPS courses. Ensure that Step: 2 staff within Sheffield Talking Therapies provide evidence based Step: 2 interventions as appropriate in line with NICE and Talking Therapies /HEE guidance/training. Ensure that Step: 2 staff have the skills and knowledge to step-up within the stepped care model as appropriate and adhere to best practice guidance. Oversee the framework for clinical supervision ensuring that all staff who deliver Step: 2 interventions have access to high quality clinical supervision that is appropriate to the interventions they offer. Support Step: 2 staff to collect and organise information for patients and families about conditions; medication and management; alternative treatments and the wide range of local resources in the community. Access information in different media and languages. Promote sign posting resources through out the service, with special regard to what Step: 2 staff can sign post to. Work with Step: 2 staff to ensure they show respect for peoples social and cultural needs and preferences; working with people from a wide range of backgrounds; working with interpreters also when appropriate. Promote and contribute to the development of training for allied health care professionals and support the development of their mental health skills generally. Work with other Trust services to share positive learning from the Talking Therapies service. Ensure that any systematic issues that prevent Step: 2 staff being able to record data on databases and clinical record systems required by Talking Therapies are proactively managed. Contribute to the further development of Sheffield Talking Therapies service.
Service Development
The post holder will play a significant role in the development of Step: 2 interventions within the Talking Therapies service; representing and promoting the Sheffield Talking Therapies service regionally, and when possible contributing to the wider development of Talking Therapies policy particularly with regard to Step: 2.
Job description
Job responsibilities
General Requirements
To be a clinical/professional lead for the Step: 2 Talking Therapies service ensuring the development of the role and the continued development of guided self help within the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) role.
Principal Duties
Ensure that PWPs are able to provide support to GPs and other allied health care professionals in managing patients with common Mental Health problems. Ensure that a training plan is developed for PWPs that is equitable and reflects the development needs of the workforce and the service; that also reflects and embraces new opportunities and service changes. Offer expert advice to Step: 2 staff who assess patients who are considered a risk to themselves or others (following Trust protocols and guidance), including child and adult protection policies. Have operational oversight of the delivery of Step: 2 interventions such as the LTC/PPS courses. Ensure that Step: 2 staff within Sheffield Talking Therapies provide evidence based Step: 2 interventions as appropriate in line with NICE and Talking Therapies /HEE guidance/training. Ensure that Step: 2 staff have the skills and knowledge to step-up within the stepped care model as appropriate and adhere to best practice guidance. Oversee the framework for clinical supervision ensuring that all staff who deliver Step: 2 interventions have access to high quality clinical supervision that is appropriate to the interventions they offer. Support Step: 2 staff to collect and organise information for patients and families about conditions; medication and management; alternative treatments and the wide range of local resources in the community. Access information in different media and languages. Promote sign posting resources through out the service, with special regard to what Step: 2 staff can sign post to. Work with Step: 2 staff to ensure they show respect for peoples social and cultural needs and preferences; working with people from a wide range of backgrounds; working with interpreters also when appropriate. Promote and contribute to the development of training for allied health care professionals and support the development of their mental health skills generally. Work with other Trust services to share positive learning from the Talking Therapies service. Ensure that any systematic issues that prevent Step: 2 staff being able to record data on databases and clinical record systems required by Talking Therapies are proactively managed. Contribute to the further development of Sheffield Talking Therapies service.
Service Development
The post holder will play a significant role in the development of Step: 2 interventions within the Talking Therapies service; representing and promoting the Sheffield Talking Therapies service regionally, and when possible contributing to the wider development of Talking Therapies policy particularly with regard to Step: 2.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Expert knowledge of offering Step: 2 interventions as part of integrated care pathways e.g. Primary Care; other allied health services (community or hospital based).
- Knowledge of significant developments in the delivery of Step: 2 interventions and how they are implemented within a Talking Therapies service.
- Knowledge of other Talking Therapies services and how they deliver Step: 2 interventions.
- Ability to support the Step: 2 workforce to accurately record relevant information, including note keeping and using electronic patient record systems.
- Ability to develop reports and information relating to the development and delivery of Step: 2 interventions within the Talking Therapies service.
- Ability to manage own time and workload.
- Ability to be an effective member of the Senior Talking Therapies Team; working collaboratively with Senior Talking Therapies Managers; providing information and contributing to the ongoing development of the service.
Desirable
- Ability to speak a second language commonly used in Sheffield.
- Have a wider understanding of the Trust and other Trust based mental health services which Talking Therapies may come into contact with.
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Primary Care mental health work or Low Intensity Psychological Interventions (Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions; or a Graduate Worker Mental Health Worker qualification with additional top up training).
- Completed LTC PWP top-up training
- Completed Talking Therapies PWP Supervisor training
- A further qualification related in the delivery of Step: 2 interventions.
Desirable
- Other professional, registered or accredited health related qualification and experience e.g. RMN; RGN; Counselling.
Experience
Essential
- Expert experience of offering Step: 2 interventions as part of integrated care pathways e.g. Primary Care; other allied health services (community or hospital based) - to people experiencing Depression and/or Anxiety; with or without a physical health condition.
- Experienced in offering high quality Talking Therapies low intensity supervision for LTC cases.
- Proven abilities offering guidance and leadership to junior staff.
- Experience working with a diverse group of staff to achieve common goals.
- Experience of leading pieces of work; projects; or aspects of service development within a Talking Therapies service.
Desirable
- Experience of working with diverse communities.
- Experience of project management and a project leadership role.
Other
Essential
- Committed to offering high quality Step: 2 clinical interventions within a Talking Therapies service.
- Have the ability to work effectively as a member of the Talking Therapies senior Team and its members; promoting and representing the Step: 2 service and working to raise its profile.
- Able to travel to multiple sites.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Expert knowledge of offering Step: 2 interventions as part of integrated care pathways e.g. Primary Care; other allied health services (community or hospital based).
- Knowledge of significant developments in the delivery of Step: 2 interventions and how they are implemented within a Talking Therapies service.
- Knowledge of other Talking Therapies services and how they deliver Step: 2 interventions.
- Ability to support the Step: 2 workforce to accurately record relevant information, including note keeping and using electronic patient record systems.
- Ability to develop reports and information relating to the development and delivery of Step: 2 interventions within the Talking Therapies service.
- Ability to manage own time and workload.
- Ability to be an effective member of the Senior Talking Therapies Team; working collaboratively with Senior Talking Therapies Managers; providing information and contributing to the ongoing development of the service.
Desirable
- Ability to speak a second language commonly used in Sheffield.
- Have a wider understanding of the Trust and other Trust based mental health services which Talking Therapies may come into contact with.
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Primary Care mental health work or Low Intensity Psychological Interventions (Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions; or a Graduate Worker Mental Health Worker qualification with additional top up training).
- Completed LTC PWP top-up training
- Completed Talking Therapies PWP Supervisor training
- A further qualification related in the delivery of Step: 2 interventions.
Desirable
- Other professional, registered or accredited health related qualification and experience e.g. RMN; RGN; Counselling.
Experience
Essential
- Expert experience of offering Step: 2 interventions as part of integrated care pathways e.g. Primary Care; other allied health services (community or hospital based) - to people experiencing Depression and/or Anxiety; with or without a physical health condition.
- Experienced in offering high quality Talking Therapies low intensity supervision for LTC cases.
- Proven abilities offering guidance and leadership to junior staff.
- Experience working with a diverse group of staff to achieve common goals.
- Experience of leading pieces of work; projects; or aspects of service development within a Talking Therapies service.
Desirable
- Experience of working with diverse communities.
- Experience of project management and a project leadership role.
Other
Essential
- Committed to offering high quality Step: 2 clinical interventions within a Talking Therapies service.
- Have the ability to work effectively as a member of the Talking Therapies senior Team and its members; promoting and representing the Step: 2 service and working to raise its profile.
- Able to travel to multiple sites.
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
