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1 month ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and enthusiastic Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our dedicated team of clinicians in Merton Talking Therapies on a permanent basis.
Merton Talking Therapies offers evidence-based psychological interventions, including CBT, IPT, DIT, BCT, and EMDR, to its residents. Our clinical team comprises qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologists and CBT Therapists, IAPT High Intensity Trainees, and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, all of whom provide evidence-based psychological interventions in line with NICE guidance.
Key Responsibilities- To provide comprehensive triage assessments and low-intensity therapeutic services for adult patients with common mental health problems, referred to the service based on sound, evidence-based CBT principles, working within the context of the agreed policies and procedures of the service.
- To formulate and implement plans for the psychological treatment and/or management of patients' mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the patients' problems, and employing methods of intervention that are based upon evidence of treatment efficacy.
- To make appropriate use of specialist assessments of patients' mental health, including structured and semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, rating scales, and guided inquiry methods.
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual patients and to provide advice on psychological aspects of risk assessment, including the risk of self-harm.
- To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation, and treatment plans of patients under their care and to monitor progress during the course of their treatment within the Merton Uplift service.
- 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.
- Qualification from an accredited PWP Training Course (Postgraduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) OR equivalent, e.g., experienced and qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant primary care experiences and competences as required.
- Psychology or other social science or health-related undergraduate degree
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or counselling
- Psychology or other social science or health-related postgraduate degree
- Extensive experience of working in primary care or IAPT services
- Experience of working towards clinical and operational performance targets
- A good understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care
- Skills in the assessment and Step 2 CBT treatment of patients with depression and anxiety disorders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Skilled in carrying out risk assessments
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