Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago

London, United Kingdom South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programme are fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPTservice where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme. In previous years, this has been a full-time employed position at NHS band 4.

This programme is an NHS-funded psychological professions training programme. It is a course condition that all students remain employed by an NHS Talking Therapies employer for the duration of the programme.

PWPs work with people across the adult age range.

Main duties of the job

We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population.

Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.

The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

As part of the application process trainees will be required to nominate two London IAPT services as their preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:

Please do not apply via the NHS jobs websiteRecruitment opens at 10am on Thursday 25th April and close at 10am on Monday 13th May.

This is for intakes that will start at the beginning of October 2024.

For more information about the course see:

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent academic ability; equivalence defined by clear evidence of education or training at a level equivalent to a degree such as: oa professional training or qualification of equal standing such as nursing (pre-degree), child care or non-health care qualifications oeducational experience at HND or higher level NVQ or demonstrate equivalent academic ability

Desirable

Degree in a relevant subject such as psychology or social sciences Upper second class honours degree or higher Further training in relevant areas psychology, mental health care, nursing, social care, primary care, research design/ analysis

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem

Desirable

Experience of paid work in direct care provision Experience of working or liaising with Primary Care Services Experience of working in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

An appreciation of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems (particularly anxiety and depression) and how they may present in primary care Broad understanding of mental health issues and the primary care context Broad understanding of audit, research and evaluation Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills Able to communicate effectively in an emotive atmosphere Ability to communicate sensitive information to patients and colleagues

Desirable

Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to the post Ability to manage own caseload and time

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