Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job summary

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Band - 5

Trafford Psychological Therapies are a large Talking Therapies service for people experiencing common mental health disorders. We consist of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Counsellors, Psychologists, and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and work in partnership with staff from Self Help Services in the delivery of E-Therapy and support groups.

Our service is committed to reducing the suffering caused to our population by anxiety and depression-related problems regardless of chronicity, severity of distress or functional limitation. Though the service is long established and valued, it has continually evolved. You will join us at a time when you can play a key role in consolidating our recently improved accessibility along with helping towards our prevalence targets and well-established recovery rates.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to recruit a qualifiedPsychological Wellbeing Practitioner to a permanent contract. We want to recruit a person who has a commitment to low intensity interventions and is confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness of our service.

You will be employed by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT. You will therefore benefit from being part of a professional organisational structure within a large Foundation Trust and part of a more local integrated network of mental health and wellbeing services.

The service is keen to offer flexible working opportunities whilst also providing access to the people of Trafford. Therefore, successful candidates to either full or part time positions will be required to work a minimum of one evening per week. We also offer a range of appointment options to the people of Trafford and therefore will be looking to appoint a candidate who is able to offer Remote, video and telephone appointments alongside Face-to-Face clinic appointments throughout the Trafford borough.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Details

Date posted

23 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

437-5286236

Job locations

Altrincham Health & Wellbeing Centre

33 Market Street

Altrincham

WA14 1PF


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Accreditted with BABCP or BPS

Essential

Essential

  • Accreditted with BABCP or BPS
  • Relevant PWP Qualification
  • Able to work evenings
  • Able to work remotely and face to face

Desirable

  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Accreditted with BABCP or BPS

Essential

Essential

  • Accreditted with BABCP or BPS
  • Relevant PWP Qualification
  • Able to work evenings
  • Able to work remotely and face to face

Desirable

  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Altrincham Health & Wellbeing Centre

33 Market Street

Altrincham

WA14 1PF


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Altrincham Health & Wellbeing Centre

33 Market Street

Altrincham

WA14 1PF


Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Barbara Rosser

barbara.rosser@gmmh.nhs.uk

01613571350

Details

Date posted

23 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

437-5286236

Job locations

Altrincham Health & Wellbeing Centre

33 Market Street

Altrincham

WA14 1PF


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