Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

**WELLBEING SUFFOLK**

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)

Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs)

Starting Salary: £27,055 per annum (Band 5)

Full Time and part time positions available

Accountable to: Team Leader and Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Locations: Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds or remote

Main duties of the job

Wellbeing Suffolk is one of the top ranked NHS IAPT services in the country and we are proud of the support our service provides in improving people's lives.

People are what makes our organisation and they are at the heart of what we do - providing mental health support to anyone aged 16 or over in Suffolk.

Due to our ongoing success and the continued demand for our services, we are expanding our team and looking for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP's) to join us.

You'll already be a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, experienced in delivering quality clinical sessions to clients and keeping up to date with advances in psychological therapies. Our PWPs work within the stepped care model, in accordance with NICE guidelines and approved clinical interventions.

We pride ourselves on offering a supportive and welcoming place to work that encourages excellence and allows people to shine no matter what their role is in our organisation. This is an exciting time to join us as our expansion gathers pace and we continue to build a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team with a focus on professional development.

If you want to be a part of a talented, fast growing and passionate team and want to make a positive difference in people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

This is what Wellbeing Suffolk offer:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Opportunity to work remotely or in one of our two Suffolk bases
  • Long-Term Conditions training
  • Opportunities within specialist physical health clinics
  • Variety within the role, including face to face work, group and webinar delivery,
  • A champion role based on your area of interest to enhance your own personal development as well as the service
  • Quality Improvement projects
  • Wellbeing in the Workplace opportunities
  • Quarterly team away days
  • A buddy and shadowing opportunities, including support via Microsoft Teams
  • Continued professional development (CPD) to support accreditation
  • All new starters will be provided with support in line with our Preceptorship Pack

Date posted

21 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

246-WBN4596015

Job locations

Bury, Ipswich or remote contracts will be considered

Hospital Road

Suffolk

IP33 3ND


Job description

Job responsibilities

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more
  • Relocation packages.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job responsibilities

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more
  • Relocation packages.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

PWP qualification

Essential

  • has PWP qualification

Desirable

  • Healthcare experience with evidence CPD

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in an IAPT service

Desirable

  • experience in IAPT service/ skills and attributes
Person Specification

PWP qualification

Essential

  • has PWP qualification

Desirable

  • Healthcare experience with evidence CPD

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in an IAPT service

Desirable

  • experience in IAPT service/ skills and attributes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Bury, Ipswich or remote contracts will be considered

Hospital Road

Suffolk

IP33 3ND


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Bury, Ipswich or remote contracts will be considered

Hospital Road

Suffolk

IP33 3ND


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Leader

Andy Barton

andrew.barton@nsft.nhs.uk

Date posted

21 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

246-WBN4596015

Job locations

Bury, Ipswich or remote contracts will be considered

Hospital Road

Suffolk

IP33 3ND


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