Job summary
Part-time, 4 days per week. Fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to maternity leave with the potential for a permanent opportunity.
We're a well-established service who are looking for an enthusiastic Senior PWP to join our friendly team. We welcome applicants from those who enjoy variety, new experiences and autonomy!
You will benefit from a culture of energy, innovation and support!
We are investing in staff with:
Relocation allowance - if you are moving more than 40 miles to join our team you can claim moving expenses up to a maximum of £8,000. Please contact us for more details.
A stable, supportive and engaging working environment where no two days are the same.
A healthy work-life balance with a hybrid working week - our staff work at home on some days and on site other days
A values driven environment - our Trust Values of Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our clients.
Reflective practice, excellent case management and clinical skills supervision.
5 days allocated to CPD with a comprehensive program to choose from.
Regular line management and support from our dedicated wellbeing team.
Please note that this post involves being able to work at least one evening session per week (12pm - 8pm) and you will have to have a minimum of 1-year post qualification experience in a Talking Therapies service as well as supervisory experience.
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to:
Lead on specialist interests & service development within the Step 2 Team.
Line manage staff.
Provide supervision of staff.
We are very proud of the excellent professional psychological service we provide to our clients and the many excellent outcomes we achieve. You will help us provide an even better service in the future by delivering mental health screening assessments and psychological interventions (including more complex cases appropriate to Step 2 work) with the support of a qualified member of the team, and working independently according to a plan agreed with line manager within the framework of our policies and procedures.
You will take pride in:
Supporting the PWP Professional Lead/Senior Management Team to ensure the smooth operation of the Step 2 team.
Assisting in clinically related admin, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
Supporting the step 2 team via the provision of supervision and line management.
Supporting and inducting new staff to the Step 2 Team.
Working with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary. You should be committed to equal opportunities.
Screening new referrals and making decisions about the suitability of referrals. Offering a range of treatment options including GSH and groups.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Talking Therapies Low Intensity worker/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification with at least one-year post qualification experience.
- Registered as a PWP with the BPS/BABCP
Desirable
- A second class honours degree or higher in Psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
- Talking Therapies LTC Training
- Talking Therapies Supervisor training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working clinically with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualification experiences (minimum of 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence based Talking Therapies low Intensity interventions such as guided self-help and groups.
- Experience of working with people who present with risk to themselves
- Experience of managing sensitive safeguarding concerns
- Experience supervising and supporting the development of staff within a therapy setting e.g. trainee PWPs
Desirable
- Experience of co-working with staff in other agencies (e.g. health visitors or staff in drug and alcohol services)
- Experience of audit and research
- Previous Line Management experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
- Knowledge of relevant Policies, procedures and guidelines and the ability to learn and apply these.
- Knowledge of working sensitively with diversity (including working with black & minority ethnic groups)
- Knowledge of Evidence based practice/clinical governance
- Models of assessment (including clinical risk assessment) record keeping and evidence based brief psychological intervention
- An awareness of severe and enduring mental health presentations (including psychosis, bi-polar).
- Ability to work effectively with interpreters.
- Ability to effectively manage the demands of working with more complex cases at step 2.
- Knowledge of outcome measures and their use in clinical and audit purposes
- High 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 apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
- High standard of report writing
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
Desirable
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
Personal Qualities
Essential
- An ability to work well within a team and foster good working relationships with staff from all disciplines
- An ability to develop positive therapeutic relationships with people with mental health difficulties
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with a busy workload agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in context of supervision
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Talking Therapies Low Intensity worker/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification with at least one-year post qualification experience.
- Registered as a PWP with the BPS/BABCP
Desirable
- A second class honours degree or higher in Psychology
- Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
- Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
- Talking Therapies LTC Training
- Talking Therapies Supervisor training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working clinically with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
- Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualification experiences (minimum of 1 year) in offering and delivering the range of evidence based Talking Therapies low Intensity interventions such as guided self-help and groups.
- Experience of working with people who present with risk to themselves
- Experience of managing sensitive safeguarding concerns
- Experience supervising and supporting the development of staff within a therapy setting e.g. trainee PWPs
Desirable
- Experience of co-working with staff in other agencies (e.g. health visitors or staff in drug and alcohol services)
- Experience of audit and research
- Previous Line Management experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
- Knowledge of relevant Policies, procedures and guidelines and the ability to learn and apply these.
- Knowledge of working sensitively with diversity (including working with black & minority ethnic groups)
- Knowledge of Evidence based practice/clinical governance
- Models of assessment (including clinical risk assessment) record keeping and evidence based brief psychological intervention
- An awareness of severe and enduring mental health presentations (including psychosis, bi-polar).
- Ability to work effectively with interpreters.
- Ability to effectively manage the demands of working with more complex cases at step 2.
- Knowledge of outcome measures and their use in clinical and audit purposes
- High 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 apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
- High standard of report writing
- Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
Desirable
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
Personal Qualities
Essential
- An ability to work well within a team and foster good working relationships with staff from all disciplines
- An ability to develop positive therapeutic relationships with people with mental health difficulties
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with a busy workload agreed and managed at regular intervals
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in context of supervision
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).
