Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) is a Talking Therapies service. The opportunity has arisen for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners based across county. The Service provides evidence based interventions within a stepped care model, for the treatment of people with mild to moderate common mental health problems.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a major national initiative, which has fundamentally changed the way in which psychological treatments are provided.

We are looking for a motivated individuals who is qualified as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner holding the IAPT Low Intensity training course certificate in psychological therapies and Registered with the BABCP or BPS. Please do not apply unless you hold this qualification.

For further information regarding the opportunity available please contact Vanessa Randles(Team Coordinator Sleaford) email at vanessa.randles@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide, assessment and treatment of common mental health problems based on the NICE guidance.

These include computerised cognitive behavioural therapy, psycho-educational groups and guided self-help; the majority of interventions will be based on a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach.

Interventions may be delivered as group work or individual work through telephone contact, computer messaging, email or face-to-face. Regular case management and clinical skills supervision will be provided by qualified supervisors.

The service has a strong commitment towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD), staff wellbeing and providing quality services.

Post holders will be expected to work at least one evening session a week and possibly Saturdays in the future.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. to find out more .

Job description

Job responsibilities

Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service this includes paper screening

Undertake patients assessments in line with service protocols these can be conducted face to face or telephone

Make decisions on suitability of new patients adhering to the services protocols and refer unsuitable patients to the relevant service or back to the referrer as necessary in conjunction with the live supervisor.

Conduct risk and safeguarding assessments, and take appropriate action in line with the organisations risk management processes and procedures.

Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This may include; guided self-help, computerised CBT, courses and workshops. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.

Adhere to an agreed activity contact relating to the overall number of patient contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient

Attend team meetings, or any other meetings as request by your manager

Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.

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.

Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.

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.

Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice.

Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice

To work towards/maintain BABCP accreditation

Person Specification

Special requirements

Essential

Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation

Qualifications

Essential

Post Graduate Certificate in low intervention Psychological Therapies

Desirable

Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients Demonstrates and understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care

Desirable

Experience of working in Primary Care Services Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes Ability to manage own caseload and time Evidence of working in the local community

Skills

Essential

Computer literate Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills Good organisational and time management skills Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Desirable

Experience of delivering group interventions

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