Job summary
My name is Sue Walker. I am a
Team Manager for the Kirklees/Calderdale IAPT Service. I welcome applications
for Trainee PWPs to work within this team. This is an opportunity for candidates
interested in working with common mental health problems. You will attend
university for one day a week and complete clinical work for the remainder. You
will do assignments in your own time to meet the expectations of a post
graduate course. You will start on Band 4 pay scale and on successful
completion within 12 months, you will continue your employment as a qualified
PWP on band 5. You will be required to begin the PG Cert from October 2022.
University training is on
site. You will be expected to travel to Sheffield on these days. You will have
regular face to face working days based in Kirklees or Calderdale and other
days will be remote working. You will need to demonstrate an understanding of
anxiety and depression and how these can present in primary care. Trainees
receive clinical supervision and case management supervision in accordance with
the national recommendations. Interviews will be the 9th of July.
Please contact me if
you would like Sue Walker, Team Manager on 07795391189 or at
Susan.walker@swyt.nhs.uk or Louise Barry, Team Manager on 07917803626 or
louise.barry@swyt.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
You’ll take up a
training place and successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Low
Intensity Therapies (IAPT). This is a development post and on successfully
completing the course, you will transfer to a permanent Band 5 PWP post.
Extension to your contract is conditional upon you successfully achieving the
IAPT Qualification. Should you be
excluded from the IAPT course or fail in part or all of the required module(s),
allowing for one re-sit only, you will be served with the appropriate statutory
notice to terminate your employment with the Trust.
You’ll
learn low intensity interventions for individuals with mild to moderate common
mental health problems as part of the stepped care model of mental health.
These are evidence-based treatments for depression and anxiety disorders based
on NICE guidelines. You will carry out assessments to determine the suitability
of IAPT to service user needs, including risk/safeguarding assessments.
Sessions will be face to face, remotely (phone/Teams), one to one, in psychoeducational
groups or using CCBT. You’ll effectively use case management and clinical
supervision in line with national guidance to determine outcomes of either take
into IAPT for talking therapies, refer to secondary MH services or signpost to
external service.
About us
We are a
specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and
learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees
and Wakefield. We also provide some low and medium secure (forensic) services
to the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities and we
do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We
employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical support services who work hard
to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
Being a
foundation trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in
how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including our staff) are members of
our Trust.
Join us and
you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the
mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help
every year.
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable
adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
All employees of
the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to
protect patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREAS:
You will be expected to take up the first available training place and successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Therapies (IAPT). This is a development post and on successfully completing the course, you will then transfer to a permanent Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner post.The extension to your contract is conditional upon you successfully achieving the IAPT Qualification. Should you be excluded from the IAPT course or fail in part or fail any of the required module(s), allowing for one re-sit only. You will be served with the appropriate statutory notice to terminate your employment with the Trust
To provide information and support to Primary Health Care colleagues to facilitate the provision of evidence based interventions for those experiencing common mental health problems.
To work to overcome social exclusion by promoting access to mental health services for individuals and groups experiencing discrimination and deprivation.
To support the development of joint working between primary care, carers, service users, voluntary and self help groups in the local community to address the promotion of good mental health and address issues contributing to mental health problems.
To support clinical audits and research projects providing data collection, entry and analysis as requested by the service.
To support links between primary health care and specialist mental health services, appreciating the limits of skills and responsibilities appropriate to primary care and facilitating timely access to specialist services as required.
To deliver brief interventions and treatments taking into account risk issues on a group or individual basis as appropriate under the supervision of a qualified mental health practitioner.
To proactively participate in professional development opportunities, training and supervision. Initially this will involve attainment of the Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Care Mental Health.
To conduct oneself in a manner that will ensure that services are provided on an equitable basis and be sensitive to individual circumstances and beliefs.
To conduct oneself in line with Trust policies and procedures
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREAS:
You will be expected to take up the first available training place and successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Therapies (IAPT). This is a development post and on successfully completing the course, you will then transfer to a permanent Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner post.The extension to your contract is conditional upon you successfully achieving the IAPT Qualification. Should you be excluded from the IAPT course or fail in part or fail any of the required module(s), allowing for one re-sit only. You will be served with the appropriate statutory notice to terminate your employment with the Trust
To provide information and support to Primary Health Care colleagues to facilitate the provision of evidence based interventions for those experiencing common mental health problems.
To work to overcome social exclusion by promoting access to mental health services for individuals and groups experiencing discrimination and deprivation.
To support the development of joint working between primary care, carers, service users, voluntary and self help groups in the local community to address the promotion of good mental health and address issues contributing to mental health problems.
To support clinical audits and research projects providing data collection, entry and analysis as requested by the service.
To support links between primary health care and specialist mental health services, appreciating the limits of skills and responsibilities appropriate to primary care and facilitating timely access to specialist services as required.
To deliver brief interventions and treatments taking into account risk issues on a group or individual basis as appropriate under the supervision of a qualified mental health practitioner.
To proactively participate in professional development opportunities, training and supervision. Initially this will involve attainment of the Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Care Mental Health.
To conduct oneself in a manner that will ensure that services are provided on an equitable basis and be sensitive to individual circumstances and beliefs.
To conduct oneself in line with Trust policies and procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An honours degree in health & social care, sociology, psychology or other closely related subject
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with communication difficulties
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Commitment to social inclusion
- Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers and community organisations.
- Basic work processing and computer skills
- Ability to take responsibility for own learning and commitment to professional development
- Commitment to equal opportunities/anti-oppressive practice/valuing diversity
- Problem solving skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good presentation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An honours degree in health & social care, sociology, psychology or other closely related subject
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with communication difficulties
Special Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Commitment to social inclusion
- Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers and community organisations.
- Basic work processing and computer skills
- Ability to take responsibility for own learning and commitment to professional development
- Commitment to equal opportunities/anti-oppressive practice/valuing diversity
- Problem solving skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good presentation skills
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.
