Job summary
Are you a qualified, or soon to be qualified, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) looking for a service that is committed to your ongoing professional development?
A service that puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do?
If so, NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies Service has a great opportunity for you!
Main duties of the job
You will offer initial assessments and NICE approved treatments for adults experiencing common mental health problems. Interventions will be delivered using Guided Self-help (Telephone, video and Face to Face), Computerised CBT and Psycho-educational Courses. You will be provided with a clear and sustainable work plan enabling you to demonstrate that you are meeting the standards expected for each intervention. You will be offered opportunities to participate in a range of innovative workstreams such as perinatal, patient involvement, older adults and inclusion.
We offer robust and supportive supervision from skilled supervisors and managers, with the opportunity to learn to become a case management supervisor yourself. We are committed to providing ongoing, high quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and in addition to in-house training you will have an annual CPD budget for relevant external courses.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a nationally recognized, high-performing, and innovative NHS Talking Therapies service aiming to support over 15,000 adults to manage their common mental health difficulties this year.
Staff wellbeing is a top priority with staff involved in a dedicated wellbeing workstream, annual away days and access to an Employee Assistance Programme
The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. We are actively involved in research, and the service benefits from being a member of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network Anxiety and Depression Network led by Professor David Clark.
The Oxfordshire Talking Therapies service follows a hybrid working pattern, currently aiming for staff on average to work for 3 days in a Trust office or clinic and 2 days from home.
Our two main bases are centrally located within Oxford, and we use additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for work purposes is essential.
Qualified PWPs are expected to comply with the national requirement effective from 10th June 2022, for PWP registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Registration must be maintained annually, at the practitioners expense. Please ensure you complete the section within this application form asking for your PIN. If you are awaiting confirmation of registration, please provide evidence of your submission for registration. Successful candidates who have not completed the approval process will be required to practice at a training grade (Band 4), and will be paid accordingly, until such time as the registration is confirmed.
We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a nationally recognized, high-performing, and innovative NHS Talking Therapies service aiming to support over 15,000 adults to manage their common mental health difficulties this year.
Staff wellbeing is a top priority with staff involved in a dedicated wellbeing workstream, annual away days and access to an Employee Assistance Programme
The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. We are actively involved in research, and the service benefits from being a member of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network Anxiety and Depression Network led by Professor David Clark.
The Oxfordshire Talking Therapies service follows a hybrid working pattern, currently aiming for staff on average to work for 3 days in a Trust office or clinic and 2 days from home.
Our two main bases are centrally located within Oxford, and we use additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for work purposes is essential.
Qualified PWPs are expected to comply with the national requirement effective from 10th June 2022, for PWP registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Registration must be maintained annually, at the practitioners expense. Please ensure you complete the section within this application form asking for your PIN. If you are awaiting confirmation of registration, please provide evidence of your submission for registration. Successful candidates who have not completed the approval process will be required to practice at a training grade (Band 4), and will be paid accordingly, until such time as the registration is confirmed.
We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate or Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment (IAPT pathway), relating to Adults with common mental health problems.
- PWP Registration (or evidence of application submission) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Desirable
- To have attended the IAPT LTC training
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- To work flexibly within service hours which includes work up until 8.00pm at least once per week.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the full range of evidence based psychological interventions at Step 2
- An understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working effectively in a team
- Evidence of working with adults aged 16 years and over who have experienced a mental health problems
Desirable
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
Skills and personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Computer literate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate or Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment (IAPT pathway), relating to Adults with common mental health problems.
- PWP Registration (or evidence of application submission) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Desirable
- To have attended the IAPT LTC training
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- To work flexibly within service hours which includes work up until 8.00pm at least once per week.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the full range of evidence based psychological interventions at Step 2
- An understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working effectively in a team
- Evidence of working with adults aged 16 years and over who have experienced a mental health problems
Desirable
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
Skills and personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Computer literate
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
