Job summary
Led by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and in partnership with YMCA Downslink, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and Southdown, Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service provides a community-based range of evidence based therapeutic and clinical interventions to support children, young people and adults with mild to moderate mental health needs. Our service is based in the community and located primarily within SPFT venues and GP Practices. We receive referrals from a number of routes including self-referrals and by General Practitioners, working closely with community and secondary care Mental Health services.
We are recruiting A Psychological Wellbeing PractitionerTeam Lead to join our expanding Talking Therapies service.
This role will be responsible for providing effective leadership and management for the Step 2 Clinical team, promoting the effective delivery of Step 2 interventions.Provide line management and provide/ensure provision of clinical supervision, meta supervision and case management for Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWPs) and PWPs.Manage PWP trainees ensuring provision of clinical supervision, mentorship, case management and support.Provision of low intensity interventions.
Main duties of the job
To make an active contribution to pursue the aims, objectives and overall strategy of the Service and the Trust seeking opportunities to influence policy development through clear articulation of service user and service needs.To coordinate recruitment and selection of staff within the team.To respond to and manage client complaints, SUI's and other challenging issues affecting the team as appropriateTo ensure equality and diversity is considered in all aspects of the team's business.To work closely with colleagues, managers, corporate directorates and partner agencies to continuously improve services.Ensure that all aspects of Safeguarding are adhered too, and that policies and procedures are followed at all times.
About us
As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. We can offer you:
The opportunity to work in a lively and exciting primary care service
Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
All the autonomy and responsibility you need to manage your caseload
Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
Brighton & Hove
Regularly taking the top spot(s) in many 'best place to live' surveys, Brighton and Hove offers a relaxed seaside atmosphere with a huge array of shops and entertainment to keep you busy. Whether you enjoy a spot of retail therapy, or a stroll along a beautiful coastline, you will find yourself well catered for. With trains direct to London taking only 1 hour and the south downs national park on your doorstep, we really do have the best of both worlds.
If you want to join an innovative and exciting service in the vibrant and diverse seaside City of Brighton & Hove, then we would love to hear from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for full details of the role and responsibilities:
To provide leadership and line management for Senior PWPs and PWPs in the team including day-to-day guidance and support of the PWP team, management supervision, sickness absence and performance management, appraisals and other relevant HR issues as well as monitoring the PWP aspect of service delivery.Participate in audits of clinical activity and utilise data from the Services Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enhance individual practitioners practiceContribute to/lead on the review / development of service wide policies and protocolsEnsure that staff maintain patient and clinical records safely and to a high standard, and that they are stored and accessed appropriately.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for full details of the role and responsibilities:
To provide leadership and line management for Senior PWPs and PWPs in the team including day-to-day guidance and support of the PWP team, management supervision, sickness absence and performance management, appraisals and other relevant HR issues as well as monitoring the PWP aspect of service delivery.Participate in audits of clinical activity and utilise data from the Services Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enhance individual practitioners practiceContribute to/lead on the review / development of service wide policies and protocolsEnsure that staff maintain patient and clinical records safely and to a high standard, and that they are stored and accessed appropriately.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate certificate if Low Intensity CBT interventions.
- Evidence of CPD
- A qualification in provision of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner supervision
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Demonstrable post-qualification experience as a PWP
- Demonstrable experience working as a Senior PWP and delivering supervision, both case management and clinical skills
- Experience of delivering training and developing clinical skills of other staff
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice in a primary care setting
- Knowledge and experience of effective risk assessment and risk management experience in primary care setting
- Knowledge and experience in the delivery of evidence based step 2 interventions
- Knowledge and experience in delivering group based interventions
- Experience in working in a team and partnership working
- Experience of working within a service which has demanding targets and performance management
- Experience in supporting service development
- Knowledge and experience in the use of outcome measure used in a IAPT primary care session
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate certificate if Low Intensity CBT interventions.
- Evidence of CPD
- A qualification in provision of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner supervision
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff
- Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance
- Demonstrable post-qualification experience as a PWP
- Demonstrable experience working as a Senior PWP and delivering supervision, both case management and clinical skills
- Experience of delivering training and developing clinical skills of other staff
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice in a primary care setting
- Knowledge and experience of effective risk assessment and risk management experience in primary care setting
- Knowledge and experience in the delivery of evidence based step 2 interventions
- Knowledge and experience in delivering group based interventions
- Experience in working in a team and partnership working
- Experience of working within a service which has demanding targets and performance management
- Experience in supporting service development
- Knowledge and experience in the use of outcome measure used in a IAPT primary care session
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).
