Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

This Job Description does not provide an exhaustive list of duties and may be reviewed in conjunction with the post holderin light ofservice development.

All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.

It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

The post holder should be comfortable in the use of computer technology, have basic keyboard skills andhave the ability touse email. In addition to this the ability to conduct videoconferencing as a treatment option.

You could be offered a permanent position in Talking Therapiesif you pass the course and on completion of the course you will be expected to register with the relevant professional body.

1. CLINICAL

Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.

Assess and supports people with a common mental health problem in theself-managementof their recovery.

Undertakes patient centred interviews which identifies areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps-ups the persons treatment to high intensity.

Provide a range of information and support forevidence based high volumelow intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.

Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.

Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.

Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.

Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.

To complete all mandated session by session outcome measures.

To ensure record keeping in line with Sheffield Talking Therapies Standard Operating Procedures. This includes contemporaneous notes completed within 24 hours on the agreed patient record system, checking SHSC patient administration system prior to taking on new patients to check any risk or suitability issues and to send a discharge summary to GP practices once completed treatment.

2. TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.

Apply learning form the training programme in practice.

Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet the required standards.

Ensure all mandatory training is up to date in line with service protocol.

3. PROFESSIONAL

Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and anyregulating andkeep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g.,NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).

Ensure that client confidentiality isprotected at all times.

Be awareof andkeep up to date with advances in the spheres of treatment for common mental health problems.

Ensure clear objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.

Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.

Participate in individual performance reviews and respond to agreed individual objectives aligned with meeting the service objectives of achieving all three National Talking Therapies standards on access, waiting times and recovery rates.

Keep up to date all records in relation to Continued Professional Development (CPD) and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.

Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.

To ensure record keeping in line with Sheffield Talking Therapies Standard Operating Procedures. This includes contemporaneous notes completed within 24 hours on the agreed patient record system, checking SHSC patient administration system prior to taking on new patients to check any risk or suitability issues and to send a discharge summary to GP practices once completed treatment.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification
• Evidence of continued professional development and can demonstrate ability to work at a post graduate level

Desirable

• Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Ability to demonstrate effective/proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to beself-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision

Desirable

• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Received training (either formal ofthroughexperience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Ability to use session by session outcome measures to monitor practice

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working with people who have a mental health problem

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Other

Essential

• Able to attend a one day per week courseand to complete the academic requirements.
• Ability to work across Sheffield depending on need which may mean being asked to move teams if required

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

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Argyll House

Williamson Road

Sheffield

S11 9AR

Employer's website

https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)