Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies are offering an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and innovative team. We always invest in our staff to develop their knowledge and skills in order to provide excellent care to our service users.

If you are someone compassionate, enthusiastic and reflective with a desire to help people, our Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) apprenticeship could be the role for you Experience of working in a mental health setting or supporting service users in a similar setting will be a key part of what you could bring to the role. You may also have relevant life experience or transferable skills that would enable you to effectively support people with mental health challenges.

NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapiesprovides evidence-based psychological therapies over the telephone, online or face to face.

The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner apprenticeship is a 12-15-month course, delivered by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Apprenticeship scheme & The Learning & Development Centre. The programme combines both academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and education enables us to offer a supportive environment with high quality supervision giving you the best opportunity to build your skills.

This role offers a hybrid working pattern, to be discussed further at interview.

*This vacancy may close early once sufficient applications are received*

Main duties of the job

To train as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner you will:

Attend the academic teaching days and complete all requirements of the apprenticeship including coursework and assessments.

The apprenticeship will primarily involve one day per week protected learning time, either in person in the classroom, online learning or self-study, followed by four days working in service putting learning into practice. On occasion you will attend block teaching weeks.

Training will also involve shadowing your peers, project work, or directed study.

On successful completion of the programme, you will be equipped with the knowledge, experience and skills relevant to continue as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within our service. We continue to offer ongoing training to further develop skills.

The main duties of this role include:

Successfully completing the apprenticeship Carrying out telephone screening assessments and low intensity CBT-based treatment sessions.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers Competitive pension scheme Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Job description

Job responsibilities

To meet the eligibility for Health Education England (HEE) Funding for this apprenticeship, you will need to:

Have been resident in the UK for at least the last three years. Have not received HEE funding for a Psychological Professionals course in the last two years

You will not be entitled to receive additional HEE funding following completion of this training (if you fail to complete the course, from the date the training ends) for the next two years.

Secondly, we need to ensure that you meet the criteria. Please see the link below for information about right to work / remain in UK and residency status. Please can you read through this to ensure that you meet the criteria before applying for the post.

Please be aware as a part of our recruitment and onboarding there will be an eligibility screening process which will involve a form being sent to you for us to evaluate and ensure you meet the criteria for funding. If you have any questions regarding the funding criteria please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies is a Team of over 200 staff. Although a large Team, staff feel part of a close knit and supportive service who pride themselves on supporting patients with mild to moderate depression and anxiety across Oxfordshire.

Staff wellbeing is a top priority for us. We have a very active, nationally recognised Wellbeing Team and work hard to ensure that a supportive, collaborative, and productive culture is in place. We offer robust supervision and ongoing continuing professional development.

In everything we do, we strive to be caring, safe and excellent. We expect our staff to share and demonstrate these values as we work to constantly improve the quality of care we provide.

We offer excellent supervision and CPD and training to support career progression. We actively encourage innovation and research with opportunities for collaborations with Oxford Academic Health Science Network, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and Department of Experimental Psychology. If you are a compassionate team worker with enthusiasm and motivation, we would love to hear from you.

Interview date:

Thursday 27th June 2024

How to Apply:

Complete an online application form and refer to the job description/person specification when completing it. Please ensure you structure your statement by listing and answering the criteria on the personal specification as failure to do so may result in your application being rejected .

Please note,if you do not hold one of the qualifications listed in the Job Description/Person Specification, you must provide evidence, on the basis of prior experience and other educational achievement, that you have the ability to study at level 6 and have the potential to pass all skills-based assessments within the programme.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to a recruitment day. Please be prepared to attend for the whole day on the above date.

Please ensure you read and complete the pre-interview questionnaire attached as a document on this vacancy and get in contact with us if you have any queries.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care

Qualifications

Essential

Education to degree level / 'Level 5' qualification / evidence of equivalent experience

Skills

Essential

Able to manage the academic requirement of PWP training Excellent verbal and written communication skills Good IT skills

Experience

Essential

Evidence of direct clinical contact with patients who have experienced a mental health problem such as depression or anxiety disorders. Experience of working effectively in a team

Skills

Essential

Able to work under pressure Able to be self-reflective

Desirable

Fluent in languages other than English

Skills

Essential

Able and willing to travel to locations throughout the organisation To work flexibly within and outside of office hours

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