Apprentice Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

As an apprentice Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) you will receive training to assess and support people with common mental health problems to manage their recovery.

You will work within NHS Northamptonshire Talking Therapies, which provides evidence-based therapies for people with anxiety and depression.

You will provide treatment for adults from diverse backgrounds and will collaborate with a range of professionals in physical health, mental health, and social care as well as with community organisations.

Main duties of the job

You will support people with common mental health problems by:

conducting patient interviews
helping identify areas where the person wishes to change how they feel, think, or behave.
carrying out risk assessments
providing phone, online or face-to-face support
liaising with other agencies and signposting patients to useful services, such as housing and employment

You will work with patients on a one-to-one basis or in groups or workshops. You may be based in a GP practice, healthcare centre or community venue such as a library or leisure centre. You may also work from home in some instances.

You will be provided with ongoing supervision to help you engage in self-reflection, seek, and respond to feedback, and develop your professional knowledge and skills.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

15 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TE871-MH

Job locations

Lotus House

Campbell Square

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oLevel 2 maths and English (GCSE, functional skills or equivalent)
oIdeally a level 3 or above qualification in a relevant subject

Experience

Essential

oEvidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.

Desirable

oExperience of delivering interventions to people with Mental Health issues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oLevel 2 maths and English (GCSE, functional skills or equivalent)
oIdeally a level 3 or above qualification in a relevant subject

Experience

Essential

oEvidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.

Desirable

oExperience of delivering interventions to people with Mental Health issues.

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.