Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – Talking Therapies

Job summary

Please DO NOT apply to this advert. Instead please go to this link for details about how to apply via the university: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg

Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role - candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Our three well-established and friendly NHS Talking Therapies (previously IAPT) services, Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Ealing are now recruiting Trainee PWPs as part of the access to Talking Therapies training programme.

This is a really exciting and rewarding opportunity! You'll also receive a full time Band 4 NHS salary while you study and Training course fees are fully funded by the NHS.

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. You'll be employed and paid by us, attending university 2 days per week, and working in one of our services the remaining 3 days.

We are looking for trainees to join us who share the West London NHS Trust Values - Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring. These underpin how we treat each other and our patients.

When you apply please nominate two of our three, Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Ealing, services as your preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications

Main duties of the job

Please DO NOT apply to this advert. Instead please go to this link for details about how to apply via the university: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg

Please find attached more details about this training course.

You'll help deliver brief structured supported psychological treatments, such as guided self-help, for people with anxiety and depression across the adult age range.

We are looking for candidates who have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.

This course is a postgraduate certificate and you'll need to demonstrate your ability to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population with the three boroughs we cover.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.