Job summary
Following the release of additional funding, Coventry & Warwickshire Mind is seeking applications from individuals who are keen to train as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) within the NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Talking Therapies Service.
Interview - W/C 10th June 2024. Due to short timescales, we cannot change the interview dates. Applicants MUST be able to start in the role W/C 02/09/24.
Shortlisted applicants may be required to write a 500-word essay on a subject of our choosing, appropriate to the role.
PLEASE NOTE: this vacancy will close as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Successful applicants will hold:
- Postgraduate Certificate (M Level) qualification route-a degree in a relevant subject or equivalent (e.g., Registered Nurses and AHPs)
- Graduate Certificate (H Level) qualification route-2 Advanced Level GCEs or equivalent (e.g., B-tec, GNVQ, NVQ Level 3 and 4)
- Relevant experience necessary for clinical practice: You will need clinical experience in the field of mental health, working with people experiencing common mental health issues, which can be a minimum of either:
Twelve months full-time direct clinical experience in a one-to-one or group settingOR2 years part-time voluntary experience with an established charity (for example, Mind or Samaritans) who will provide you with direct clinical experiences.
Please be as accurate as possible and provide up-to date information and reference details.
Main duties of the job
In this role, the post holder will be required to attend at least 1 day of teaching, undertake 1 day of self-directed study and provide 3 days of clinical practice per week offering assessment and low intensity treatment to patients presenting with common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. The post holder will receive appropriate support throughout their training journey.
Following a period of training you will be expected to manage a caseload of patients suffering from low-level mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, stress, and low mood.
About us
Coventry & Warwickshire Mind has been working alongside Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust since 2009 to deliver NHS Talking Therapies across the whole of Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind has been developing and delivering quality services with, and for, people with mental health problems for over fifty years.
An independent charity governed by a group of local trustees, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is affiliated to the national Mind network made up of over 120 organisations across England and Wales. Each local Mind is unique, working hard to understand the needs of their community and tailoring their services to match.
Our vision is of a society that promotes good mental health for all and that values, as equals, people who experience mental health problems.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a trainee psychological wellbeing practitioner within an NHS Talking Therapies Service and once trained will be delivering high volume,
low intensity interventions and will assist in improving services for clients
with a range of common mental health disorders, particularly anxiety and
depression, within a stepped care framework that is equitable,
non-stigmatising, accessible, responsive to local need and available to people
aged 16 years and over.
The post holder will be expected
to work with people with different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters
when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
The post holder will be expected
to undertake professional training in low intensity psychological interventions
alongside the delivery of psychological therapies as part of the Stepped Care
Model. Working at Step 2 the postholder
will learn and deliver Step 2 cognitively informed interventions.
A full job description is available to review and download.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a trainee psychological wellbeing practitioner within an NHS Talking Therapies Service and once trained will be delivering high volume,
low intensity interventions and will assist in improving services for clients
with a range of common mental health disorders, particularly anxiety and
depression, within a stepped care framework that is equitable,
non-stigmatising, accessible, responsive to local need and available to people
aged 16 years and over.
The post holder will be expected
to work with people with different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters
when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
The post holder will be expected
to undertake professional training in low intensity psychological interventions
alongside the delivery of psychological therapies as part of the Stepped Care
Model. Working at Step 2 the postholder
will learn and deliver Step 2 cognitively informed interventions.
A full job description is available to review and download.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Certificate (M Level) qualification route
- A degree in a relevant subject or equivalent (e.g., Registered Nurses and AHPs)
- Graduate Certificate (H Level) qualification route
- 2 Advanced Level GCEs or equivalent (e.g., B-tec, GNVQ, NVQ Level 3 and 4)
Experience
Essential
- You will need clinical experience in the field of mental health, working with people experiencing common mental health issues, which can be a minimum of either:
- Twelve months direct clinical experience in a one-to-one or group setting
- OR
- 2 years part-time voluntary experience with an established charity (for example, Mind or Samaritans) who will provide you with direct clinical experiences.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Highly developed organisational skills
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to be self-reflective and use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- To be an agent in own self-care
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to attend learning and apply in practice.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
-
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Computer literate with the ability to use computer-based information system to record all client assessments and activity.
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
- Demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to attend a one day per week course.
- Driver with access to an independent means of transport for business use.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate Certificate (M Level) qualification route
- A degree in a relevant subject or equivalent (e.g., Registered Nurses and AHPs)
- Graduate Certificate (H Level) qualification route
- 2 Advanced Level GCEs or equivalent (e.g., B-tec, GNVQ, NVQ Level 3 and 4)
Experience
Essential
- You will need clinical experience in the field of mental health, working with people experiencing common mental health issues, which can be a minimum of either:
- Twelve months direct clinical experience in a one-to-one or group setting
- OR
- 2 years part-time voluntary experience with an established charity (for example, Mind or Samaritans) who will provide you with direct clinical experiences.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation.
- Highly developed organisational skills
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to be self-reflective and use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- To be an agent in own self-care
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
Clinical Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to attend learning and apply in practice.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
-
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Computer literate with the ability to use computer-based information system to record all client assessments and activity.
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
- Demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to attend a one day per week course.
- Driver with access to an independent means of transport for business use.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
