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    Mental Health Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

    Wales Medicines Strategy Group
    Wales Medicines Strategy Group London, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Main area Lambeth Talking Therapies Grade

    NHS AfC:
    Band 4
    Contract Fixed term: 12 months Hours Full time hours per week (One adjusted day per week 12 to 8pm) Job ref 334-CLI
    Employer South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Lambeth Talking Therapies and Croydon Talking Therapies Town London Salary £30,279 - £33,116 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 13/05/2024 10:00
    Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner


    NHS AfC:
    Band 4

    South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation.

    We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

    We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide.

    The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

    Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience.

    We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

    We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do.

    As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

    An exciting opportunity has arisen to train as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within either Lambeth or Croydon Talking Therapies.

    Training to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner is a great opportunity for people looking to pursue a career in Psychology.

    As a Trainee PWP you will have a mix of service and university days.

    You will be employed through South London & Maudsley NHS Trust and will be enrolled with our partner, University College London (UCL) where you will undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions.

    We are looking to train up to 20 Trainee PWP's across Lambeth and Croydon services, with the posts starting at the beginning of October 2024.

    To apply you must complete an online application form through UCL and not through NHS Jobs. Any applicationssubmitted through NHS jobs or TRAC will NOT be reviewed.
    You can select your preference to work for Lambeth or Croydon Talking Therapies by listing us as your first choice in your personal statement (see application guide above)
    Lambeth Talking Therapies
    We are a well-established, successful, friendly service with over 120 members of staff. Our team is made up Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity therapists, Clinical Support Workers, and Administrators.
    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 think staff wellbeing is essential, and have a range of initiatives to support our staff.
    Croydon Talking Therapies
    We are one of four IAPT services run by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).
    We are a warm and welcoming team, enthusiastic, innovative, creative and flexible. We strive for excellence in treatment, supported by frequent and high-quality supervision.

    We appreciate the importance of investing in our team and there are regular opportunities for personal development and on-going clinical training, both within the team, and across the four SLaM IAPT services.

    Lambeth and Croydon are both boroughs of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity.

    We would like our team to reflect the diversity of our community and therefore welcome applications which represent these communities.

    PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programme

    In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme.

    PWPs work with people across the adult age range.

    The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

    You will need to have some experience, in a paid or voluntary capacity with people struggling with their mental health.

    You will work with people on the telephone, on digital platforms and face to face.

    Please note, these are not fully home-based/remote posts, although there will be some remote working including the academic elements of the post.

    Bachelor's Degree with honours in Psychology or a related field.
    Training relevant to mental health
    Working with a diverse mental health population (volutnary or paid)
    experience relevant to working with service users on phone/email de-escalating anxiety, frustration or confusion.
    Able to put into practice the effect of training.
    Post-graduate clinical experience.
    Paid work in a psychological therapies service and /or work experience in primary care services.
    Experience completing advanced administration tasks e.g. written reports or synthesising data.
    Understanding of anxiety and depression, how it might present in primary care, assessment and treatment methods.
    Awareness of diversity issues through relevant training.
    Understanding of IAPT Stepped care services.
    Theoretical knowledge of more complex mental health problems.
    The issues surrounding work and the impact on mental health.
    Understanding of the need to use evidence based therapies and how this relates to the post.
    Flexible approach and willingness to adapt.
    Able to complete academic components of the role.
    Fluent in languages other than English.
    The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity.

    We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics.

    We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights.

    promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
    Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
    We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
    That all applications for this post will need to be made online

    That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system.

    All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from
    That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
    That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
    SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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