Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The Role: What you will do?
Are you looking for the chance to work remotely in a supportive team? We have a number of opportunities across our NHS business for mental health professionals to be part of our growing and high-performing teams. As a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner you’ll join our team of staff working in our IAPT services across the UK. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about mental health and who want to work for an award-winning specialist healthcare company that is dedicated to improving services and seeking the best outcomes for our patients.

Would you like:

- To work for an award-winning specialist healthcare company that is dedicated on improving and delivering services rather than delivering the same for less?
- Outstanding personal development and CPD opportunities?
- Flexibility that enables you to balance your work life and personal commitments?

If you answered yes to the above Vita Health Group is your perfect next employer

**The Role**:
As a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner you’ll join our team working in our IAPT services across the UK. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about mental health and who want to work for an award-winning specialist healthcare company that is dedicated to improving services and seeking the best outcomes for our patients. We welcome newly qualified trainees and are keen to speak to practitioners who can help us make a real difference to the local community.

Following the easing of restrictions around COVID, individuals who can work within the Kent and Medway CCG footprint are sought after as we expand the local workforce. An element of ongoing remote delivery is envisaged and can be accommodated to varying degrees based on personal circumstance.

Are you a passionate Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, can you demonstrate:

- A Low Intensity post graduate certificate
- Experience of providing low intensity interventions for common mental health problems
- Excellent communication skills
- IT skills - Microsoft Office/Patient record systems

To achieve our ultimate aim of making people better we recognise the importance and benefits of investing in our team. We provide:

- Focus of staff wellbeing through, events, staff events, wellbeing champions and initiatives
- Flexible approach to working through remote and homeworking options
- Day to day clinical support and leadership
- Excellent clinical supervision in accordance with IAPT Manual and IAPT Supervision guidance
- Ongoing continual professional development opportunities
- Individual CPD and development plans
- Opportunities for High Intensity training or Senior PWP Roles as part of longer-term career development
- A friendly and supportive work environment with an overall culture of energy, solution focus and excellence in both our service delivery and support to our team

**Skills and Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Have completed PGCert in Low Intensity Interventions working with adults
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem and experience within IAPT
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required

**Desirable**:

- Experience of facilitating groups
- Experience of computerised CBT packages (Silvercloud)
- Experience of using iaptus patient record system

**Why Vita Health Group?**:
Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience. We work in partnership with the NHS, support the UK’s largest corporate companies to help assist their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of **making people better**, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view in full on our website. To progress your skills and enable career development we provide Continued Professional Development opportunities including secondments, management training, a mentoring scheme and regular events and webinars across a range of clinical disciplines.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

- Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
- Our status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
- Our sign up to the Employer with Heart Charter.
- Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS2), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
- The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues which includes a team of trained Mental Health Advocates and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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