Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Do you want to be a part of an exciting and innovative NHS Talking Therapies service here at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust? We are a successful, supportive and established Talking Therapies service providing psychological interventions for people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety disorders and/or depression. The service currently has a position available for qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners who will provide high volume, low intensity interventions.

We are looking for PWPs to work across our service. The North team covers Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and East Northants and are based at Willowbrook Health Centre in Corby. The South team covers Northampton, Daventry and Towcester and are based at Lotus House in Northampton.

We can offer:

• Regular supervision and clinical skills supervision
• Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development
• Monthly pay
• Holiday pay up to 33 days, plus bank holidays, depending on NHS service
• NHS discount and salary sacrifice scheme

Main duties of the job:

As a qualified PWP, you will have a key role to perform in the service we provide to people across Northamptonshire. Using your clinical expertise, you will assess the suitability of new referrals through telephone assessments and provide short term, low-intensity interventions via telephone, online or face-to-face appointments. You will work closely with Step 3 and Step 4 colleagues and external services, to support safe onward referrals and step-ups, at all times maintaining and advocating for patient dignity, confidentiality and inclusivity.

As part of your day to day duties, you will:

• Conduct interviews to assess and support the patient's needs
• Facilitate 1:1 interventions to support patients meet their goals
• Design and run group therapy sessions and webinars
• Signpost patients to other helpful services
• Keep accurate and up to date patient care records
• Support and train other healthcare professionals

We support blended working from home and either a trust venue, GP surgery or community venue.

Working for our organisation:

We put the person at the centre of everything we do, so if you want to work for a Trust that makes a difference; this is the place for you. We know that our staff are our biggest asset, and we want to do all we can to support their wellbeing. From being part of Time to Change and ensuring we are Living Wage employer, to creating networks to support our diverse staff body and celebrating through our Quality Awards. teamNHFT promotes a close-knit culture with the aim of empowering people to challenge stigma and speak openly.

Anyone can apply for a job at NHFT. No matter age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. All are welcome to apply. In our last two Care Quality Commission (CQC) reports we have been rated outstanding, and we are only the third mental health Trust in the country to receive this.

We can’t wait to meet you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• PG Cert LI Interventions
• Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Social Work
• Psychology degree
• Other psychological or other health-related degree
• Counselling

Experience:

• Minimum of 18 months working with people with a common mental health problem
• Minimum of 12 months working in a Talking Therapies service or working in a primary care mental health service or working in the local community

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history. You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account. Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds. All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility.

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly; the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position. Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.