Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The role of the Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner is to develop and expand the low intensity service provision within Community Living Well in Kensington and Chelsea.

The post holder will hold a qualification (post graduate diploma / certificate) in Low Intensity working, from an accredited course, will offer evidence-based practice in facilitated self-help, cCBT and psycho-educational groups and will develop, support and train innovative practice to qualified and trainee IAPT Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, and to other workers qualified to act in low intensity worker roles.


This is an exciting post for an experienced and confident Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to develop the role of Senior PWP to support our expanding Talking Therapies Service in Kensington and Chelsea.

For the post, we are looking for someone who is passionate about the benefits and scope of low intensity interventions and who will innovate in our Step 2 team.

Your role will include working together with the Step 2 lead to develop the Step 2 team, manage our groups programme and increase our offer of low intensity interventions in the community.

There will be a focus on integrating and developing links with community resources in order to provide regular workshops and groups in community settings to increase access to the service.

You will also share the case management and line management responsibilities for the qualified and trainee PWP's in the service as well as hold a caseload of your own.

Applicants must have post-qualification experience of working as a PWP in an IAPT service, be highly competent in using IAPTus, have some experience of supporting other low intensity staff and have substantial group experience.

You will be well-supported in the role by the service management team.

Interview date:

TBC


Community Living Well is a large and busy integrated IAPT service, providing step 2, 3 and 4 interventions as well as support from our Primary Care Liaison nursing team, Employment support, health Navigation and Peer Support and works to IAPT national service requirements.

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, PWP trainees and Assistant PWP's provide assessments and low intensity interventions as well as facilitating groups and outreach programmes

Main

Responsibilities:

  • To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
  • To assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self management of their recovery.
  • To undertake patient-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
  • To make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocols, refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or step up the person's treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
  • To provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
  • To educate and involve family members and others in treatment where necessary and appropriate.
  • To adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
  • To attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
  • To complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
  • To keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making.
  • To 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.
  • To assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
  • To operate at all times from an inclusive values base that promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.
  • To prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
  • To generate links in the community in order to break down barriers of access for hard to reach client groups.
  • To liaise with relevant charities, services and other NHS trusts in order to further promote the offer of low intensity interventions in the area.
  • Conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated (including requests for

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