Apprentice Pwp Trainee - London, United Kingdom - Whittington Health NHS Trust

Whittington Health NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Would you like to start a rewarding new career as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)?

We are happy to announce a new apprenticeship role within Haringey IAPT for trainee PWPs.

This is a fantastic opportunity for people who may not meet usual criteria for PWP training programmes but are keen to pursue this career.

No formal qualifications in psychology or a background in professional mental health roles is required.

We can offer you:

1 year apprenticeship
Level 6 (Degree Level) Programme leading to professional PWP qualification
Permanent position as a qualified PWP offered on successful completion
Full time post is split between academic learning and practical work placement
Level 5 Qualification (e.g. Diploma of Higher Education, foundation degree NVQ) English & Maths GCSE grade C/4 or Functional Key Skills Level 2.
Experience of volunteering or working with people with mental health difficulties

You will work to improve the psychological health and wellbeing of people across Haringey by providing a range of cognitive behavioural therapy based self-management interventions, for people with mild to moderate common mental health difficulties.

Interviews will take place in the week of 19-23 June 2023.

This is an apprenticeship training role within the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT).

The post-holder will work within the IAPT service providing high volume low intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role.

The training post will equip the post - holder to provide a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self
- management interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. The post
- holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within National Low Intensity curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills

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

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone.

Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.

We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences.

We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

MAIN DUTIES

CLINICAL

Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
Undertakes patient-centred interviews which identify 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 department's referral protocols, refers unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps-up the person's treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-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 overall 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 and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision-making.
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
Operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION