Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Making Space Talking Therapies provides evidence-based interventions within a stepped care model, for the treatment of people with mild to moderate common mental health problems.

Whether you are an experienced PWP or you are newly qualified, you'll join our team in Wigan delivering step 2 low intensity interventions and as a key member of the team, you will be working closely with our clinical team to maintain our high standard and help us to develop this further.

As a PWP you'll be managing your own caseload providing evidence based treatments primarily through our supported cCBT offer. This involves using Silvercloud packages and weekly telephone reviews. We offer a high standard of in house clinical supervision and training with qualified supervisors. We offer regular workshops to upskill our therapists and support their career development as well as opportunities to access additional modality training. This post will also involve face to face assessment clinics in the community to ensure access to Talking Therapies is achieved throughout the Wigan Borough.

We provide a unique offer within GP surgeries and community services and have developed strong working relationships with partners. With this in mind, we would welcome professional and enthusiastic PWPs to apply to the post.

Principal Accountabilities Clinical Duties 1. Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service and develop programmes of care packages. Page 2 of 6 2. To use a range of evidence based tools and techniques for both patient-centred assessments and treatment sessions, including identifying goals and motivating clients 3. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, aided by adhering to the departments referral protocols and utilising case management, referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps-up the persons treatment to high intensity psychological therapy 4. To manage a varied caseload of clients 5. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient. 6. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service 7. Keep accurate, up to date and coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making 8. To develop effective relationships with a range of external organisations and agencies, including but not limited to GP surgeries, community services and Crisis Teams 9. To promote the service to communities, external organisations and agencies as appropriate 10. To successfully run a number of GP-based clinics around the area of operation, ensuring regular referrals flow into the service 11. Operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity 12. 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. 13. Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice 14. Prepare appropriately for and attend regular clinical skills sessions 15. To ensure quality standards are adhered to and met and that audits are passed 16. To ensure all statutory responsibilities are followed and reported as required 17. To share responsibility and accountability for delivering local clinical contractual obligations and targets (e.g. Talking Therapies outcomes)

Principal Accountabilities Professional Duties 1. To ensure client confidentiality is protected at all times 2. Insure a sound awareness of safeguarding issues and be clear about their respective roles and responsibilities to report, respond to and share information in relation to Safeguarding Adults, Safeguarding Children, Domestic Abuse and Public Protection 3. Have a knowledge of and adhere to the Data Protection Act and GDPR and will not disclosure to any person or organisation, any confidential information that comes into their possession in the course of their employment. 4. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to any relevant regulation (e.g. BABCP Code of Ethics) and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence). 5. Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of treatment for common mental health problems Page 3 of 6 6. To commit to own personal development and attend training or development activities as required, including but not limited to CPD webinars and yearly E-Learning 7. To undergo regular management supervision and an annual appraisal 8. To work in accordance with all policies and procedures of Making Space, particularly (but not exclusively) Health and Safety; Information Governance and Safeguarding 9. To work within Making Spaces values, ethos and vision 10. To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation, clinic rotation and absence cover 11. To share responsibility and accountability for delivering local clinical contractual obligations and targets including budgetary targets. 12. To undertake any other duties as required, and as appropriate to the post 13. To ensure that our Whistleblowing and our Safeguarding Policies are strictly observed by reporting all safeguarding concerns to a senior colleague, manager or senior manager and/or where required to the local authority safeguarding unit.

General

• Maintain the confidentiality of information.
• Promote and ensure the good reputation of Making Space.
• Be responsible for your own personal development and undertake relevant learning & development, including external networking.
• Ensure that the workplace is a safe place to live and work, by promoting and raising awareness of health & safety and responding to emergencies, as required.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures.
• Carry out any other tasks reasonably assigned to you.
• Work in line with our values and promote a culture of equality & diversity, customer care, continuous learning and high performance.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of providing step 2 clinical
• interventions for common mental health
• problems
• Experience of managing a caseload of clients and
• keeping up to date records using a database
• Experience of working with individuals (1:1) in
• different settings to help them achieve their
• goals
• Experience with utilising cCBT platforms as a
• method of support at step 2
• Experience of working with a range of agencies
• and organisations to develop effective working
• relationships
• Experience in following robust risk management
• processes
• Experience working within a service where there
• are agreed targets in place, demonstrating
• clinical outcomes
• Experience of working with people facing a range
• of barriers and social issues

Desirable

• Experience in one or more of the following fields:
• mental health, family support, physical health,
• smoking cessation, diet and exercise,
• employment, social inclusion or debt
• management
• Experience using Silvercloud
• Experience promoting referrals or a service in a
• mental health setting

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
• Registered with either the BPS or BABCP.

Desirable

• A 2:1 or higher Honours degree in Psychology
• Further post graduate training in relevant areas
• of professional psychology, mental health
• practice and/or research design and analysis

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to use a database/ability to learn how to
• use a database
• IT skills
• Ability to manage a varied and complex work
• load effectively
• Ability to work with staff from a range of
• agencies and organisations to better integrate
• services for clients
• Excellent level of communication skills (written
• and verbal) including an ability to communicate
• and work in settings in which the atmosphere
• may be highly emotive
• An ability to respond promptly to communication
• efforts from the team as well as external
• agencies, including but not limited to means such
• as Microsoft Teams and Outlook emails
• Ability to work flexibly over multiple modalities in
• accordance to service and client need, including
• face-to-face, telephone and other media
• Knowledge of the barriers and issues facing our
• client group
• Models of assessment (including clinical risk
• assessment) record keeping and evidence based
• brief psychological intervention

Desirable

• Experience and ability to use mental health
• reporting databases such as IAPTus
• Experience and ability to use GP reporting
• systems such as EMIS or SystmOne
• Knowledge of the local area the service is based
• in (community groups, services available as well
• as local demographics)
• An awareness of severe and enduring

Work Circumstances

Essential

• Positive outlook and a can do attitude
• Personal resilience and flexible attitude in the
• face of difficulties
• Ability to work individually or within a team and
• foster good working relationships
• Ability to work remotely, be this from a GP
• surgery or from home as required, maintaining
• good levels of motivation and time management
• to progress with tasks appropriately
• Willingness to work with a higher proportion of
• cCBT clients on your caseload, in the knowledge
• that GSH clients will be lower due to service
• contract specifications
• Commitment to working towards Making Spaces
• ethos and values, including having a nonjudgemental approach
• Commitment to personal development and
• willingness to regularly update skills and
• experience
• Ability to be reflective and utilise supervisions to
• aid personal and clinical development
• Be a car driver and have a willingness to travel to
• locations within the area of operation, including
• regular trips to head office to complete admin
• and attend supervisions

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).