Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

2 months ago

Brighton, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Led by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and in partnership with YMCA Downslink, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and Southdown, Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service provides a community-based range of evidence based therapeutic and clinical interventions to support children, young people and adults with mild to moderate mental health needs. Our service is based in the community and located primarily within SPFT venues and GP Practices. We receive referrals from a number of routes including self-referrals and by General Practitioners, working closely with community and secondary care Mental Health services.

We are recruiting A Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Lead to join our expanding IAPT service.

As an improving access to Psychological Therapies service (IAPT) we offer a full range of IAPT compliant therapies and job roles. As a service we support people presenting with mild to moderate anxiety disorders and depression.

Main duties of the job

The PWP role involves offering CBT informed guided self-help, working with clients via the telephone, using online platforms (including silvercloud) and delivering psychoeducational courses.

Requirements

In order for you to apply for this role You will need a postgraduate certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Therapies, experience delivering PWP interventions within an IAPT service, excellent team skills and proven ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.

What we offer

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. We can offer you:

The opportunity to work in a new and exciting collaboration and to help us forge our path

Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team

Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

All the autonomy and responsibility you need to manage your caseload

Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)

A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC

About us

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. We can offer you:

The opportunity to work in a lively and exciting primary care service

Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team

Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

All the autonomy and responsibility you need to manage your caseload

Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)

A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC

Brighton & Hove

Regularly taking the top spot(s) in many 'best place to live' surveys, Brighton and Hove offers a relaxed seaside atmosphere with a huge array of shops and entertainment to keep you busy. Whether you enjoy a spot of retail therapy, or a stroll along a beautiful coastline, you will find yourself well catered for. With trains direct to London taking only 1 hour and the south downs national park on your doorstep, we really do have the best of both worlds.

If you want to join an innovative and exciting service in the vibrant and diverse seaside City of Brighton & Hove, then we would love to hear from you

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for leading and coordinating the locality Step 2 Team. The post-holder will:

Hold a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) qualification

Ensure effective delivery of the Step 2 interventions (guided self-help) within the service. This will include the development and provision of the Step 2 workshops.

Ensure all Step 2 interventions are in line with best practice

Provide line management supervision to the Senior PWPs

Provide supervision of supervision to the Senior PWPs

Ensure adequate oversight of the outcomes of PWPs in the service, and support the Senior PWPs to help develop individuals clinical skills as required

Provide case management and clinical skills supervision

Manage a small caseload, providing Step 2 interventions via guided self-help face to face, by telephone, online and in workshops to people with common mental health problems including clients with some complexity.

To ensure recommendations from Serious Untoward Incidents (SUIs), near misses, complaints and other incidents are implemented across the Step 2 team.

Ensure feedback loops with the organisation through team meetings and other communication routes.

To participate in working groups or service development forums to develop policies, protocols or guidelines relevant to the Brighton and Hove Wellbeing service.

Ensure quantitative and qualitative Step 2 team vital signs (KPIs) measures are , monitored and reviewed with the team, ensuring staff involvement.

Lead on designated projects as required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post Graduate certificate if Low Intensity CBT interventions. Evidence of CPD A qualification in provision of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner supervision

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance Demonstrable post-qualification experience as a PWP Demonstrable experience working as a Senior PWP and delivering supervision, both case management and clinical skills Experience of delivering training and developing clinical skills of other staff Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice in a primary care setting Knowledge and experience of effective risk assessment and risk management experience in primary care setting Knowledge and experience in the delivery of evidence based step 2 interventions Knowledge and experience in delivering group based interventions Experience in working in a team and partnership working Experience of working within a service which has demanding targets and performance management Experience in supporting service development Knowledge and experience in the use of outcome measure used in a IAPT primary care session

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