Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

We are offering an exciting opportunity to the right individual. We seek to recruit a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP), to support the ongoing delivery and developments of our step two services. The successful applicants will hold a Post-Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions, with experience of working within primary care. A good level of organisation and self
- motivation are required skills.

We can offer you
- Monthly Clinical Group Supervision
- Weekly Case Management Supervision - essential to effective skills development and case management and ensuring ethical practice.
- Regular opportunities for ongoing continuing personal development.
- Opportunities to lead on Projects or develop specialisms.
- Involvement with ongoing service developments and priorities.
- Working pattern is Flexible: role can be carried out FT, PT, Job share.

**Working for our organisation**

At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we’re building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.

**Person specification**

**Essential**

**Essential criteria**
- Possess a qualification in IAPT Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course).
- Accredited or working towards accreditation with British Psychological Society or British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapists as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

**Desirable criteria**
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Evidence of working in the local community
- Demonstrates 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
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- Fluent in languages other than English

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £27,055.00-£32,934.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Childcare
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Relocation assistance
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Transport links
- UK visa sponsorship
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- working with people with mental health problem: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- IAPT Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification (required)
- accreditation or working towards BPS or BAC (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: 285-8406D-MH

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