Job summary
Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners
Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday (including
minimum of one late night per week)
Salary:£33,706-£40,588 per annum, pro rata (dependent
on level of qualification/years of NHS continued service within the band) NHS
AFC Band 6
Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Wellbeing
Service
Cannock, Stafford & Tamworth
1 x permanent contract Stafford
1 x permanent contract Cannock
1 x 12 month (initial) fixed term contract Tamworth
Working
in partnership with Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust in the Staffordshire
and Stoke on Trent Wellbeing (IAPT) Team, which is an established and high
performing Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
team. We are looking for experienced and motivated Senior/Psychological
Wellbeing Practitioners to join our South Staffordshire teams to help continue
our great success of delivering high quality interventions to our service
users.
Everything
about MHM is people focused, our people are central to delivering the highest
quality of service and care to our clients and service users.
Main duties of the job
Are
you a qualified PWP looking for the next step in your career?
Here
at MHM we support our PWPs to progress in their careers by offering access to
various CPD opportunities including LTC and Supervision training as well as
supporting those who want to take another route, into their CBT high intensity
training. This has recently created opportunities for Senior PWPs within our
South Staffordshire teams.
As
one of our new Senior PWPs, you will join a vibrant, welcoming team of
practitioners, who are committed to promoting the high-quality interventions
offered at Step 2.
As a
qualified PWP, with at least 12 months post qualification experience, you will
have proven experience of delivering assessments and PWP interventions, with
clients of all ages and from a range of cultural backgrounds. You will share
our passion for promoting meaningful and effective therapeutic experiences for
clients at Step 2 and will have the clinical leadership skills to offer case
management and clinical skills supervision, to PWPs at all stages of their
career.
You
must be registered as an accredited PWP with the BABCP or BPS.
Closing Date: 22nd November 2022*
*The closing date given is a guide. We
reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient
applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible
to prevent disappointment.
About us
Mental
Health Matters (MHM) is a national charity with over 35 years of experience in
delivering high-quality mental health and social care services. We have a
positive impact on the lives of people living with mental health needs in our
local communities. We provide services across England, from Northumberland to
Plymouth, led by a highly motivated and enthusiastic workforce who are
committed to delivering the best quality services to those in need of support.
You will go through our comprehensive, in-person
training program in your first week of employment which will give you the tools
you need to succeed in the role, as well as offering a great opportunity to get
to know your new colleagues.
MHM offers 27 days annual leave per annum, for IAPT
roles, plus statutory holidays, and a 5% contributory pension scheme.
At MHM not only can you expect an NHS IAPT comparable competitive
salary, generous annual leave, and pension entitlement, you can also expect to
be supported in your ongoing personal and professional development. In addition, you will work with people who
are passionate about supporting individuals in their day to day lives.
Please note that due to the sensitive
nature of the duties, an enhanced DBS will be sought in event of a successful
application.
All disabled applicants who meet the
minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview.
MHM is an Equal Opportunities
Employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Senior PWP
Responsible to: Head of Talking Matters
Reporting to: Head of Talking Matters
Duties to include:
- Provide assessment and low intensity interventions e.g psycho-educational interventions, Guided Self Help, to patients registered with GP practices/health centres, drawing from CBT theories and techniques.
- Provide a service that is comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of patients who have common mental health problems and who are over 16 years of age
- To provide a service that is equitable and non-discriminatory in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and disability.
- Support GPs and other primary care workers in making appropriate referrals and in carrying out the mental health aspects of their own roles.
- Make appropriate referrals to other service providers in the statutory and voluntary sectors and redirect patients to other sources of appropriate support within the local community as required.
- Develop a knowledge of the locality and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues.
- Provide a service that is flexible, as far as possible, to meet the demands of the client.
- Liaise as appropriate with secondary care mental health services and social service departments.
- Conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated (including requests for mental health act assessments and referrals to relevant secondary care services).
Supervision and Training
- Undertake appropriate clinical supervision on a regular basis in accordance with the relevant professional guidelines and policies
- Provide clinical supervision and/or case management supervision to a mix of Trainee & Qualified PWPs.
- Ensure that clients to be stepped up are appropriate.
- Offer training to Primary Care staff in CBT based interventions
- Attend locally organised and national training appropriate to the work role.
Professional
- Take personal (unprompted) responsibility for achieving agreed clinical activity relating to the number of therapy contact hours per week.
- To develop an area of interest, to the level whereby the post-holder could become a resource of information for the whole service.
- Maintain appropriate clinical records in keeping with service operational policy
- Participate in setting and review of objectives for the post on an annual basis
- Participate in activities of continuing professional development (CPD) on an annual basis.
- Attend professional meetings as appropriate.
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
- Develop interactive psycho-education within a CBT framework to groups of Service Users under the supervision of senior members of the team.
- Exercise personal responsibility for the systematic clinical governance of your own professional practice.
- Proactively take responsibility for attending supervision, case management and line management regularly, participate in objective setting, performance reviews and respond to agreed objectives.
- Be aware of and comply with the policies, procedures and standards of service.
- Promote and contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic culture within the service amongst colleagues and Service Users.
Clinical Management
- Ensure that PWPs maintain appropriate clinical records in keeping with service operational policy
- Ensure that PWPs maintain outcome data as per service operational policy
- Ensure that PWPs participate in activities of continuing professional development (CPD) on an annual basis.
- Participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research as required.
- Manage any aspect of the service at the level of direct service delivery. This might include one or more (depending on available time) of: co-ordinating psycho-educational material, keeping a central resource file of clinical resources for general use, acting as the key liaison with an identified group of professionals/ organisation e.g. GP surgeries, Probation Service, Job Centres.
- Assist other PWPs to plan and manage their diary.
- Work with Universitys to identify and manage any Trainee clinical issues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Title: Senior PWP
Responsible to: Head of Talking Matters
Reporting to: Head of Talking Matters
Duties to include:
- Provide assessment and low intensity interventions e.g psycho-educational interventions, Guided Self Help, to patients registered with GP practices/health centres, drawing from CBT theories and techniques.
- Provide a service that is comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of patients who have common mental health problems and who are over 16 years of age
- To provide a service that is equitable and non-discriminatory in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and disability.
- Support GPs and other primary care workers in making appropriate referrals and in carrying out the mental health aspects of their own roles.
- Make appropriate referrals to other service providers in the statutory and voluntary sectors and redirect patients to other sources of appropriate support within the local community as required.
- Develop a knowledge of the locality and its services and facilities, particularly in relation to mental health issues.
- Provide a service that is flexible, as far as possible, to meet the demands of the client.
- Liaise as appropriate with secondary care mental health services and social service departments.
- Conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated (including requests for mental health act assessments and referrals to relevant secondary care services).
Supervision and Training
- Undertake appropriate clinical supervision on a regular basis in accordance with the relevant professional guidelines and policies
- Provide clinical supervision and/or case management supervision to a mix of Trainee & Qualified PWPs.
- Ensure that clients to be stepped up are appropriate.
- Offer training to Primary Care staff in CBT based interventions
- Attend locally organised and national training appropriate to the work role.
Professional
- Take personal (unprompted) responsibility for achieving agreed clinical activity relating to the number of therapy contact hours per week.
- To develop an area of interest, to the level whereby the post-holder could become a resource of information for the whole service.
- Maintain appropriate clinical records in keeping with service operational policy
- Participate in setting and review of objectives for the post on an annual basis
- Participate in activities of continuing professional development (CPD) on an annual basis.
- Attend professional meetings as appropriate.
- Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
- Develop interactive psycho-education within a CBT framework to groups of Service Users under the supervision of senior members of the team.
- Exercise personal responsibility for the systematic clinical governance of your own professional practice.
- Proactively take responsibility for attending supervision, case management and line management regularly, participate in objective setting, performance reviews and respond to agreed objectives.
- Be aware of and comply with the policies, procedures and standards of service.
- Promote and contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic culture within the service amongst colleagues and Service Users.
Clinical Management
- Ensure that PWPs maintain appropriate clinical records in keeping with service operational policy
- Ensure that PWPs maintain outcome data as per service operational policy
- Ensure that PWPs participate in activities of continuing professional development (CPD) on an annual basis.
- Participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research as required.
- Manage any aspect of the service at the level of direct service delivery. This might include one or more (depending on available time) of: co-ordinating psycho-educational material, keeping a central resource file of clinical resources for general use, acting as the key liaison with an identified group of professionals/ organisation e.g. GP surgeries, Probation Service, Job Centres.
- Assist other PWPs to plan and manage their diary.
- Work with Universitys to identify and manage any Trainee clinical issues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree related to Mental Health e.g. Psychology
- And
- PWP qualification, or equivalent.
- Training in risk assessment
Desirable
- Training in CBT.
- A qualification or substantial experience in Professional Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting.
- Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems.
- Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualifying experience (min 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence-based IAPT low intensity interventions such as guided self-help and group psycho-education
- Consolidated and reflective supervised post-qualifying experience in a community setting.
- Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting.
- Experience of partnership working
- Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management
- Experience of working within the IAPT culture
Desirable
- Experience in drug/alcohol management
- Experience of dealing with clients whose children are subject to Child Protection legislation
- Experience of co-working with general nurses and health visitors in a Primary Care setting
- Experience of screening, assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with moderate common
- mental health problems
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of and ability to provide mentor/supervisor role
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A thorough understanding of IAPT gained through experience
- Ability to manage own caseload and diary
- Able to work shift pattern.
- Willingness to attend community events some of which may be held in non-working hours.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
- Understanding of models of assessment, screening, referral, record-keeping and evidence-based brief psychological intervention
- Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
- Knowledge of Child Protection legislation
- Significant knowledge of rationale for case management and clinical supervision.
- The capacity to adapt core psychological approaches to the primary care culture, incorporating a range of skills to meet a broad spectrum of presenting issues
- Clinical risk assessment
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to liaise and network with a wide range of organisations and members of the public
- Comprehensive IT skills, including word processing and database packages
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
- Ability to liaise and network with a wide range of organisations and members of the public
- Comprehensive IT skills, including word processing and database packages
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
Desirable
- An awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar)
- Evidence of further training in psychological interventions/therapy
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
- Able to work through interpreters
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree related to Mental Health e.g. Psychology
- And
- PWP qualification, or equivalent.
- Training in risk assessment
Desirable
- Training in CBT.
- A qualification or substantial experience in Professional Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting.
- Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems.
- Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualifying experience (min 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence-based IAPT low intensity interventions such as guided self-help and group psycho-education
- Consolidated and reflective supervised post-qualifying experience in a community setting.
- Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting.
- Experience of partnership working
- Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of working with suicidal clients and of risk management
- Experience of working within the IAPT culture
Desirable
- Experience in drug/alcohol management
- Experience of dealing with clients whose children are subject to Child Protection legislation
- Experience of co-working with general nurses and health visitors in a Primary Care setting
- Experience of screening, assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with moderate common
- mental health problems
- Experience of audit and research
- Experience of and ability to provide mentor/supervisor role
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A thorough understanding of IAPT gained through experience
- Ability to manage own caseload and diary
- Able to work shift pattern.
- Willingness to attend community events some of which may be held in non-working hours.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
- Understanding of models of assessment, screening, referral, record-keeping and evidence-based brief psychological intervention
- Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
- Knowledge of Child Protection legislation
- Significant knowledge of rationale for case management and clinical supervision.
- The capacity to adapt core psychological approaches to the primary care culture, incorporating a range of skills to meet a broad spectrum of presenting issues
- Clinical risk assessment
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to liaise and network with a wide range of organisations and members of the public
- Comprehensive IT skills, including word processing and database packages
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
- Ability to liaise and network with a wide range of organisations and members of the public
- Comprehensive IT skills, including word processing and database packages
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
Desirable
- An awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar)
- Evidence of further training in psychological interventions/therapy
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
- Able to work through interpreters
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.
