Band 6 Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Devizes/Salisbury

To offer assessment and referral advice, informed by knowledge of service provision, the spectrum of mental health needs and presenting risk factors. Provide low-intensity interventions e.g. psychoeducational courses/workshops, computerised CBT and one-to-one guided self-help using telephone, video conferencing and face-to-face formats.

To maintain the relevant Professional Registration required for the post. Provide a service that is comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of patients who are experiencing mild to moderate common mental health problems, who are over 16 years of age and registered with a GP Practice/Health Centre in the Wiltshire area. To provide a service that is equitable and non-discriminatory in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and disability.

To support GPs and other Health Care Professionals to make decisions regarding appropriateness of patients for primary care Talking Therapies interventions and in carrying out the mental health aspects of their own roles. To make appropriate referrals to other service providers in the statutory and voluntary sectors and redirect patients to other sources of appropriate support within the local community as required.

To develop a local knowledge of the locality and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues. To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying Low Intensity CBT formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.

To liaise as appropriate with secondary care mental health services and social service departments. To conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated. To be flexible in terms of clinical hours, enabling at least one clinic to be run outside of normal working hours.

To participate in the services Duty system offering support and guidance to practitioners, administrators, other professionals and to clients and their families as required. To take a lead on the development, planning and promotion of courses/workshops, teaching new and existing staff members in facilitating these courses/workshops as required.

To take a lead on the computerised CBT offering within the service ensuring patients are being referred to and entering this therapy in a timely manner, supporting and training practitioners in the effective delivery of digitally enabled therapy.

To take a lead in the recruitment, induction, planning, ongoing supervision and management of Trainee PWPs, supporting trainees as they progress through their training enabling them to gain their qualification, and as they transition into Qualified PWP positions.

To work proactively with Senior PWP colleagues towards shared objectives, ensuring the constant effective functioning of CBT and group interventions, and the supervision and training of practitioners.