Job summary
If you are an experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) looking for variety in your working week, then look no further than the West Sussex Talking Therapies - Long Term Conditions team. We will support you every step of the way to further develop your skills and career.
Our clinical focus is always on improving mental health, while understanding how a long term condition (LTC) impacts on patients' lives and their recovery.
Using your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm you will manage a patient caseload offering high quality, evidence-based low intensity interventions and assessments by telephone, video, face to face, groups and online.
You will be fully supported by our management and clinical leads and surrounded by a friendly, highly competent supportive workforce. We have taken time to create a model and culture in our service which ensures that you are happy in your work.
As one of the country's leading NHS Talking Therapy services, we lead the way in the provision of NICE recommended psychological therapies, are focused on clinical excellence, innovation, and collaborative working.
Based in Worthing, there will be the requirement for some travel across West Sussex to facilitate an excellent service to our patients.
Main duties of the job
Our experienced PWPs work alongside physical healthcare teams to improve patients' recovery and you'll have the opportunity to deliver Step 2 interventions in various settings and, with training, attend events to promote the service. Managing your own diary with flexibility for longer appointment times and protected time for consultation work makes for variety throughout the week.
PWPs will be expected to:
Undertake clinical risk assessment and take the appropriate action
To work with colleagues to formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
To maintain a clinical caseload within agreed limits and supervision.
Provide a service that is equitable, non-discriminatory, and accessible to a broad range of patients who have common mental health problems and who are over 18 years of age.
Support GPs and other primary care workers in making appropriate referrals.
About us
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies is a psychology led service that maintains strong working links with psychologists working in the rest of the Trust and with our community stakeholders in primary and secondary care.
All NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies staff ensure that the service ethos of placing patients at the centre of service delivery and promoting mental wellbeing and emotional resilience is central to the Team's activity. We employ a dedicated IAPT database (IAPTUS) to ensure accurate data collection and record keeping.
NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies staff work within community bases and health centres. Each of our bases has excellent public transport links and are in thriving South Coast towns with close proximity to the sea.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details regarding this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details regarding this vacancy.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients on telephone, face to face and in group settings.
- Experience of working with people relating sensitive, emotional and sometimes traumatic information.
- Experience of working in an environment where protocols have to be strictly adhered to
- Experience of using database to electronically record information gained during telephone conversations.
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
- Experience of working with diverse backgrounds (e.g. hearing-impaired, asylum seekers and homeless people).
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Experience and enthusiasm for team-working.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries, liaison and networking.
- Experience of working within set criteria and referring to other services as appropriate.
Desirable
- Experience of running psycho-educational courses.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates experience of working to agreed targets and the ability to systematically evaluate outcomes and adjust accordingly
- Experience and enthusiasm for team working and ability to foster good relationships
- Demonstrates a high standard of administration management and written communication including good quality clinical record keeping, using a database to electronically record information gained during telephone conversations, adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and processes and in line with clinical governance
- Is able to make good use of Clinical and Case Management Supervision to support delivery of best practice and clinical / personal development, including the ability to be self-reflective and use effective self-care strategies
- Ability to present information to groups of professionals and/or patients
- Demonstrates knowledge and practical application of stepped care approach and IAPT criteria.
- Ability to manage own workload and time.
- Ability to develop appropriate therapeutic relationships.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Clear verbal communication and telephone skills with the ability to type information being gained in real time.
- Ability to work under pressure and with high volumes of patients who may be experiencing distress.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users in own personal and professional development and in supervision. Has effective self-care strategies.
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
- Knowledge of medication routinely used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
- Have knowledge of and be committed to the concept of recovery and mental resilience.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to the post.
Desirable
- Has used IAPTus or equivalent computerised health record system for keeping patient records.
- Knowledge of specialist services available nationally and locally.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation and willingness to work early or late shifts between 8am-8pm according to service needs
- Aptitude for integrating the Wellbeing Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) ethos into all aspects of patient work.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 Undergraduate Course).
- Hold registration with the BABCP or BPS
Desirable
- Successful completion of NHSE approved Long Term Conditions (LTC) course
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with patients on telephone, face to face and in group settings.
- Experience of working with people relating sensitive, emotional and sometimes traumatic information.
- Experience of working in an environment where protocols have to be strictly adhered to
- Experience of using database to electronically record information gained during telephone conversations.
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
- Experience of working with diverse backgrounds (e.g. hearing-impaired, asylum seekers and homeless people).
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Experience and enthusiasm for team-working.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries, liaison and networking.
- Experience of working within set criteria and referring to other services as appropriate.
Desirable
- Experience of running psycho-educational courses.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates experience of working to agreed targets and the ability to systematically evaluate outcomes and adjust accordingly
- Experience and enthusiasm for team working and ability to foster good relationships
- Demonstrates a high standard of administration management and written communication including good quality clinical record keeping, using a database to electronically record information gained during telephone conversations, adherence to Standard Operating Procedures and processes and in line with clinical governance
- Is able to make good use of Clinical and Case Management Supervision to support delivery of best practice and clinical / personal development, including the ability to be self-reflective and use effective self-care strategies
- Ability to present information to groups of professionals and/or patients
- Demonstrates knowledge and practical application of stepped care approach and IAPT criteria.
- Ability to manage own workload and time.
- Ability to develop appropriate therapeutic relationships.
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
- Clear verbal communication and telephone skills with the ability to type information being gained in real time.
- Ability to work under pressure and with high volumes of patients who may be experiencing distress.
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users in own personal and professional development and in supervision. Has effective self-care strategies.
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
- Knowledge of medication routinely used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
- Have knowledge of and be committed to the concept of recovery and mental resilience.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to the post.
Desirable
- Has used IAPTus or equivalent computerised health record system for keeping patient records.
- Knowledge of specialist services available nationally and locally.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation and willingness to work early or late shifts between 8am-8pm according to service needs
- Aptitude for integrating the Wellbeing Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) ethos into all aspects of patient work.
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 Undergraduate Course).
- Hold registration with the BABCP or BPS
Desirable
- Successful completion of NHSE approved Long Term Conditions (LTC) course
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
