Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Camden & Islington

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

YOU MUST APPLY VIA THE UCL WEBSITE TO BE CONSIDERED. Please see link below.

London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs)

Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programmeare fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme. In previous years, this has been a full-time employed position at NHS band 4.

PWPs work with people across the adult age range.We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population.Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.

Main duties of the job

The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

As part of the application process trainees will be required to nominate two London IAPT services as their preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications.

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensitycognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg

Recruitment opens at 10am on Thursday 25th April and close at 10am on Monday 13th May.This is for intakes that will start at the beginning of October 2024.

Please do not apply via the NHS jobs websiteFor more information about the course see:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/masters/TPPPSYSLCB01

About us

C&I is committed to the development and career progression of our internal staff and would like to remind candidates that there are numerous sources of support available in the recruitment process for internal candidates to access:

  • HR experts can provide support in completing applications and supporting statements
  • Access to an Interview Excellence E-learning module
  • HR experts can provide Interview Coaching
  • We encourage candidates to make arrangements to visit the areas they are interested in applying to work in
  • We offer shadowing opportunities before the interview either in the area or similar to provide exposure into what the new role may feel like

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£30,279 to £33,116 a year p.a inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-CANDI-887-A

Job locations

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

London

NW1 0PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

YOU MUST APPLY VIA THE UCL WEBSITE TO BE CONSIDERED. Please see link below.

London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs)

Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programmeare fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme. In previous years, this has been a full-time employed position at NHS band 4.

PWPs work with people across the adult age range.We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population.Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.

The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

As part of the application process trainees will be required to nominate two London IAPT services as their preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications.

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensitycognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg

Please do not apply via the NHS jobs websiteFor more information about the course see:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/masters/TPPPSYSLCB01

Job description

Job responsibilities

YOU MUST APPLY VIA THE UCL WEBSITE TO BE CONSIDERED. Please see link below.

London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs)

Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programmeare fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme. In previous years, this has been a full-time employed position at NHS band 4.

PWPs work with people across the adult age range.We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population.Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.

The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

As part of the application process trainees will be required to nominate two London IAPT services as their preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications.

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensitycognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg

Please do not apply via the NHS jobs websiteFor more information about the course see:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/masters/TPPPSYSLCB01

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ability to study successfully at postgraduate level

Qualifications

Essential

  • A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or a qualification of an equivalent standard

N/A

Essential

  • N/A
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ability to study successfully at postgraduate level

Qualifications

Essential

  • A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or a qualification of an equivalent standard

N/A

Essential

  • N/A

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

London

NW1 0PE


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

London

NW1 0PE


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

IAPT Course Lead

UCL

sally.saines@candi.nhs.uk

Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£30,279 to £33,116 a year p.a inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-CANDI-887-A

Job locations

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

London

NW1 0PE


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