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Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners

Employer
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Teesside
Salary
£25,655 to £31,534 a year per annum
Closing date
3 Oct 2022

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Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for qualified, highly motivated, skilled, and enthusiastic Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to work as part of the Tees Crisis Service. The service is currently undergoing a period of transformation and the post holder will be part of an exciting change to our initial client facing offer. The post holder will be joining a new team of strong PWP's with the opportunity to aid in the development of the Team's triage, assessment and low intensity treatment processes.

We have a number of positions available working into our teams in the Tees Crisis Service with full time positions offering 13 x 8am-8pm shifts on a rolling basis including enhanced weekend shifts. As this is a newly emerging initiative we expect there to be ample opportunities for personal development and professional progression with the potential for future clinical and managerial opportunities.

Applicants should hold an IAPT qualification in Low Intensity interventions namely Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions (PWP) - adult specific. You will need to have significant experience of working with people with mental health problems along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You are required to use your own initiative and work independently, whilst working flexibly and co-operatively as part of the team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be expected to provide screening/triage, and where appropriate assessment, for individuals at the point of contact. You will be expected to undertake patient-centred interviews, making an accurate assessment of risk to self and others, escalating high and immediate risk to senior crisis clinicians as required. As the service receives a wide variety of calls, with varying degrees of risk and mental health presentations, the post holder will be expected to offer signposting information to appropriate services and to facilitate referral to specialist services where appropriate. The post holder will offer Low Intensity Psychological Interventions, where appropriate and safe to do so, and so must have significant experience working within psychological models providing a range of information and support via evidence based low-intensity psychological treatments.

About us

We are geographically one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country with an annual income of £423m and a workforce of over 7,500 staff operating from around 160 sites. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and learning disability services for the people of County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby, serving a population of around 2 million people. We also provide additional specialist services to other parts of Northern England.

We deliver our services by working in partnership with 8 local authorities and clinical commissioning groups, a wide range of voluntary organisations, as well as service users, their carers and the public. The services are spread over a wide geographical area of around 3,600 square miles, which includes coastal, rural and industrial areas.
Our alues
The most important way we will get there is by living our values all of the time. These are:
  • Respect - listening, inclusive, working in partnership
  • Compassion - kind, supporting, recognising and celebrating
  • Responsibility - honest, learning, ambitious


Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details. Applicants should demonstrate how they meet each of the criteria in their application in order to be shortlisted for interview.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities, Patient Contact

Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.

Provide screening and assessment for individuals at the point of contact via the telephone and face to face where requested.

Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.

Undertake patient-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and/or recovery and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

3Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to referral protocols, organising assessment, signposting to appropriate services and facilitating referral to specialist services where required.

Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This will include guided self-help computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.

Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.

Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

Additional contact details

Donna Reid - Team Manager

donna.reid7@nhs.net

Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • IAPT qualification in Low Intensity interventions namely Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions (PWP) - adult specific.
Desirable
  • Key skills in literacy, numeracy and IT
Experience Essential
  • Experience of working with people with common mental health problems.
  • Ability to demonstrate a range of experiences in offering and delivering a full range of evidence-based low intensity interventions
  • Experience of working with and managing risk.
Desirable
  • Experience in drug/alcohol management.
  • Experience of Partnership working.
  • Experience of working with and managing high risk patients
Skills & Knowledge Essential
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
  • Competent in risk assessment.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depressive disorders and how they may present.
Desirable
  • Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.


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