Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Gloucester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Permanent

Description

Job summary

Would you like to learn new skills to support people with their mental health using NICE recommended CBT interventions?

If that sounds like you, an exciting development opportunity has arisen within NHS Talking Therapies Gloucestershire (previously Lets Talk)

We are looking for applicants who are suitably qualified and experienced to join us as a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, who upon successful completion of their course will graduate to a substantive PWP role. You will work in our clinical service, whilst undertaking a taught Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy delivered by Exeter University. You will develop skills and knowledge that enables you to offer evidenced based psychological interventions to people who experience common mental health problems, whilst working in a supportive environment that offers high quality supervision in both individual and group-based settings. Our strong emphasis on workforce wellbeing will mean you are working in a team that seeks to create a collaborative and compassionate culture focused on delivering an efficient and effective service for the people of Gloucestershire.

Main duties of the job

Your main responsibilities will include delivering low intensity psychological interventions to a caseload of patients encountering common mental health problems, facilitating psychoeducational courses, undertaking initial assessments, as well as receiving caseload and clinical skills supervision. You will also work closely with GP's and staff in Primary Care to improve access and develop resources aimed at promoting mental health and emotional wellbeing. Alongside your in-service days you will attend taught days delivered by the University of Exeter; this will consist of part remote and part attendance at a venue in Bristol which is TBC. You will be supported to meet the academic expectations and course requirements stipulated by the University of Exeter.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views ( It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;

would recommend the organisation as a place to work;

agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;

would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our Service provides evidenced based psychological interventions using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other NHS Talking Therapies approved modalities. We deliver treatment over the telephone, in groups via webinars, face to face, online video and using computerised therapy options as part of a stepped care model. The Gloucestershire Mental Health Intermediate Care Service is a County wide Service that incorporates the NHS Talking Therapies service and the Primary Care mental health nursing team. It is made up of 4 clinical teams situated across Gloucestershire, with a number of satellite bases. We employ over 100 therapists and are passionate about improving access to psychological therapies. We pride ourselves on our clinical model that focuses on delivering high quality care that consistently exceeds the IAPT recovery standard.

Each MHICT team includes a Clinical lead, Team manager, Psychological Therapists, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, working alongside Primary Care Mental Health nurses. We also train significant numbers of trainee therapists

We are offering a webinar on 13th May 2024 at , if you would like to meet some our team and ask questions - if you would like to join this, please email for more details and to be sent a link.

If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to an on-site interview with the Service. Preferred candidates will then be required to attend a further video-based interview with the University of Exeter.

You must be in a position to commence the PWP training course in Exeter in September 2024, once you have completed our recruitment process, including corporate induction on 27th August 2024.

Please note that this advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, this can sometimes be within days. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a subject enabling the post holder to demonstrate psychological mindedness psychology, social sciences or health OR Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level / Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 5

Desirable

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

Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice

Experience

Essential

Significant evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.

Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.

Desirable

Experience of working in Primary Care Services.

Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.

Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone skills.

Computer literate.

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people across situations

Applicants should show evidence of an openness to learning new knowledge and skills.

Other Requirements

Essential

Full driving licence with use of own transport for business purposes.

Desirable

Fluent in languages other than English.

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