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

About the role:

IAPT Lewisham is looking for an enthusiastic, conscientious and creative Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) with excellent clinical skills to join our large, well established service.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified PWP who is proficient in the delivery of telephone triage assessments and CBT-based guided self-help interventions, to pursue special interests, including community based projects, workshops and groups; supported by regular case management supervision from an experienced clinician.

Clinical skills groups providing an opportunity to develop clinically, and a chance to reflect and share experience.

About the team:

We provide Psychological care to an inner-city borough of rich cultural diversity as well as high social and psychological needs and are able to offer our clients a range of modalities as well as CBT, including IPT and DIT.

We aim to provide patient-centred, responsive and high quality psychological health and well-being services; with high quality clinical governance structures and systems to ensure this and support our staff.

We are a friendly and welcoming service and pride ourselves on valuing our team members, listening to their views, drawing upon their skills and strengths and supporting them in their development, through regular CPD events, often jointly with our colleagues in other SLaM IAPT services.

Main Duties:

The post-holder will work within the IAPT Lewisham service, providing high volume low intensity interventions, consisting of a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions, to clients with anxiety and depression.

Interventions will be on an individual basis and in groups.

The post-holder will carry out telephone and face to face assessments; guided self help treatments including cCBT. There will be opportunities to pursue special interests including community based projects, workshops and groups.

The post-holder will work with people of different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

The post-holder will be based in various sites across the Borough of Lewisham.

This post affords opportunity for involvement in, and contribution to service development.

Trainee PWPS, approaching the end of their training, will also be considered. Proof of successful course completion will be required before progress into the band 5 position is confirmed.

About the location:

We work from several bases across Lewisham. Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2).

We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

Benefits:

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
Work life balance
Career development
Car lease
Accommodation
NHS discounts

Job Description and Main Responsibilities:

1)

Clinical:
To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service and develop programmes of care. To assess and support people with common mental health problems in the self-management of their recovery. To undertake patient-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and/or recovery and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others, both face to face and on the
telephone.

Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service's referral protocols, referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary, or stepping up the person's treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.

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.

To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as
necessary.
2) Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume-lowintensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help and computerised CBT. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media. Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process. Operate at all
times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.
3) Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical s