Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

4 days ago


Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression offer this exciting opportunity to train to become a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).We are looking to recruit a number of trainee PWPs to work in many of our Lancashire & South Cumbria teams:Barrow in FurnessBlackburn With DarwenBurnleyChorley and South RibbleHyndburn and RossendaleLancaster and MorecambePendle and Ribble ValleyPrestonSouth Lakes (Kendal)

The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner training course will commence in March 2025 (at University of Central Lancashire) for 12 months. Following successful completion of the training year, the qualified PWPs will be offered a permanent Band 5 PWP role - please note this may be in a different team to the placement (subject to obtaining professional registration within 6 months of receipt of certificate of qualification) .

The training is rigorous and aims to equip individuals to be able to deliver high quality and effective Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions to clients with common mental health problems.

Main duties of the job

Before applying please ensure you meet these minimum requirements: -o Evidence of either recent Level 6 study (degree level) from a recognised institute of higher education for postgraduate study or evidence of Level 5 study (diploma level) for graduate studyo Evidence of working with people who have experienced a common mental health problemo An understanding of anxiety and depression including the wider impact for the whole persono All trainees must be able to complete the required training days, and be able to carry out the academic assignments required for the course outside of paid hourso All trainees will need to be able to attend training at UCLan in Preston and also their local team placement base (in Lancashire or South Cumbria) in persono All trainees will commit to work for LSCFT for a minimum of 2 years post-qualification, failing which you may be required to repay the salary for days at university during your academic Once qualified as a PWP, it is a requirement for the role to register with BPS or BABCP within 6 months of receipt of certificate of qualification and thereafter to maintain professional body registration for the duration of your employment as a qualified PWP.

Please ensure that any relevant voluntary work is included in the 'Employment History' section of the applicationThe interviews for these posts will be carried out via video conferencing using Microsoft Teams.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level (level 5) or the equivalent

Skills

Essential

Ability to apply learning in practice Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively Ability to engage in extensive role play and submit to being observed in both clinical and simulated practice and able to be both self reflective and responsive to constructive feedback. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone and video conferencing skills

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working with people who have experienced a common mental health problem Evidence of communicating with individuals from diverse backgrounds Evidence of working within a team environment

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