Step 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you a qualified PWP with a passion for clinical leadership and service improvement? We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior PWP / PWP Team Lead to join our Derbyshire NHS Talking Therapies service.

In this pivotal role, youll support and lead a team of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, helping them deliver a high-quality, evidence-based service to those experiencing common mental health problems. Youll also play a key role in shaping the future of our service through supervision, training, service analysis, and continuous improvement.

What youll be doing:

• Providing day-to-day operational oversight and clinical leadership to the PWP team.
• Supporting the service assessment hub to run efficiently and effectively.
• Supervising and training PWPs, contributing to their development and high standards of care.
• Using service data to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Working closely with the wider leadership team to position Everyturn as the provider of choice in Talking Therapies.

What were looking for:

• Qualified PWP with recent experience delivering low-intensity CBT interventions.
• Experience managing a high-volume caseload in a fast-paced NHS Talking Therapies setting.
• Strong understanding of the PWP role, service model, and latest clinical guidance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a proactive and supportive approach.

Youll need to have one of the following qualifications:

• Postgraduate or Undergraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions from a BPS-accredited provider
• MSci in Applied Psychology (with integrated BPS-accredited PWP qualification)
• PWP Apprenticeship (BPS-accredited training route)

And ideally:

• Registration with BABCP or BPS (or actively working towards it)
• Completed PWP Supervisor Training

What we offer in return:

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years service) pro rata for part-time and the option to purchase or sell days
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream-ability torelease earnings, giving youinstant access to your pay
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQI+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Postgraduate or Undergraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions from a BPS-accredited provider
• MSci in Applied Psychology (with integrated BPS-accredited PWP qualification)
• PWP Apprenticeship (BPS-accredited training route)

Desirable

• Registration with BABCP or BPS (or actively working towards it)
• Completed PWP Supervisor Training

Experience

Essential

• Qualified PWP with recent experience delivering low-intensity CBT interventions.
• Experience managing a high-volume caseload in a fast-paced NHS Talking Therapies setting.
• Strong understanding of the PWP role, service model, and latest clinical guidance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a proactive and supportive approach.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Everyturn Mental Health

Address

Chesterfield Borough Council

Rose Hill

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S40 1LP

Employer's website

https://www.everyturn.org/careers-at-everyturn/ (Opens in a new tab)