Psychological Interventions Facilitator
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 07 May 2024
Job summary
Thinking of a career in Mental Health? or want a career route to become a therapist but don't have the required hours of clinical experience?
If the above ignites your interest the Psychological Intervention Facilitator (PIF) position could be for you. It is a new band 4 community-based role to support people to develop psychological intervention skills under the supervision of a trained therapist. The role requires you to complete a Trust delivered training program a day a week whilst working as part of a team of therapists in the community on your other working days.
You will work as part of the Stamford CMHT that will build integrated ways of working and provide a collaborative approach to delivering local services. This includes involvement from health, social care, local authority, third sector and voluntary and community organisations; everyone working together to find solutions to the health and wellbeing challenges in Lincolnshire.
In addition to the skills and experience gained in the performing the role you will also develop a portfolio of practice based evidence which can be used to support your application for a range of practitioner courses, such as:
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP)
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Children's Wellbeing Practitioner
- Educational Mental Health Practitioner
For further details please contact Alice Coxon Team Manager on alice.coxon1@nhs.net .
Main duties of the job
The Psychological Intervention Facilitator (PIF) role aims to deliver defined wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles. Increasing the psychological mindedness of the workforce this role will be located in various teams across the adult community mental health and older people and frailty services.
The post-holder will engage in a trust led vocational training programme for the delivery of specified wellbeing interventions and deliver these interventions to patients on their caseload under the close supervision of a nominated psychological practitioner in their team. Attendance at weekly case management supervision and fortnightly clinical skills is an essential part of the role
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Date posted
23 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
274-10786-AC
Job locations
Stamford Resource Centre
St Georges Avenue
Stamford
PE9 1UN
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Stamford Resource Centre
St Georges Avenue
Stamford
PE9 1UN
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