Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Lambeth Talking Therapies is a well-established, successful, friendly service with over 100 members of staff. Our team is made up Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity therapists, Clinical Support Workers and administrators.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our expanding Step 2 team. We are looking to recruit permanent full time and/or part time team members.

Lambeth Talking Therapies Service Mission:

Working with people to reduce the distress and practical problems caused by common mental health problems; by developing and supporting staff who are dedicated to providing high quality, continuously improving psychological services to all of Lambeth's diverse population.

As a service, we are committed to being an anti-racist service. This commitment is ongoing and represents our desire to cultivate a culture that represents anti-racism, equity and belonging. We will not allow racism and discrimination to have any place within the

All our qualified PWPs have additional responsibilities and interests to keep the role varied and exciting.

We have three senior PWP roles for career progression, and find that working in our team is often a springboard for PWPs to develop and excel in their chosen career paths.

We are committed to helping to develop the people that come to work with us.

We know our service can only be as good as the people who work here, and we will invest in you to maximise that potential.

We really welcome new members of the team and value our staff highly. We think staff wellbeing is essential, and have a range of initiatives to support our staff.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.

There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: parttime working and job sharing.
Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of wellknown retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

Access to SLaM counselling services
Wellbeing events
Long service awards
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Staff restaurants

Key Responsibilities:

CLINICAL1. To undertake brief telephone triage of referrals into the service
Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery. This is through telephone clinical work, virtual, face to face work and group work, and using other media, as required.
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department's referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps up to high intensity.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence-based low intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, online CBT, and information about pharmacological treatments.
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.
TRAINING AND SUPERVISION1. Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice
Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice.
PROFESSIONAL1. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to trust guidelines, and keep 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 is protected at all times.
Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances