Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust
West London NHS Trust
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Due to internal promotion are looking for two qualified PWPs to join our supportive and highly regarded Step 2 Ealing IAPT team.

What do we offer?

  • A Golden Hello This post attracts an additional 10% of salary bonus payment paid over two years; this will be paid into your salary as monthly instalments
  • Relocation allowance if you are moving more than 40 miles to join our team you can claim moving expenses up to a maximum of £8,000. Please contact us for more details
  • A values driven environment our Trust Values of Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our patient
  • Excellent and supportive supervision in this role
  • A supportive culture that values worklife balance, including wellbeing activities such as book club, weekly activities, social nights, gratitude boxes, mindfulness for staff, and others.
  • We promote a healthy worklife balance and operate a hybrid working week, where staff work at home on some days and on site other day
  • Full or part time (min 3 days per week) opportunities available (please note one evening shift 12noon to 8pm is required)
  • The chance to develop clinical and managerial skills (e.g. champion roles, LTC training and supervisor opportunities).
  • A comprehensive induction and ongoing training & development, delivered in partnership with our neighbouring IAPT service
  • Excellent staff benefits including 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
You'll support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the Ealing IAPT service


This will include:

  • Providing screening assessments, case management and treatment at Low Intensity/Step 2, following agreed protocols
  • Taking personal responsibility for achieving agreed clinical activity relating to the number of agreed contact hours per week.
  • Assisting patients in the use of computer therapy programmes as part of their clinical care, and evaluating their use.
  • Assisting specific psychological clinical work with adult patients for example going out with patients in exposure work and relaxation training, and going through self help manuals with patients, under the supervision of a qualified member of the IAPT team as part of their clinical care.
  • Assisting in the coordination and running of therapeutic groups.
  • Assisting in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
  • Attending and contributing to our multidisciplinary meetings


This role will include working with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary, and you will be passionate about providing an equal opportunity for all clients to access our services.

The Ealing IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) service is provided by West London NHS Trust.

The service operates from a main hub between West Ealing and Ealing Broadway, with additional sites sometimes used in Southall and across the borough.

We are one of three IAPT services part of West London NHS Trust. The trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.


West London NHS Trust - our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives.

We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.


We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We're rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve

Please see the attached Job Pack for full details about this role.


Ealing IAPT service offers talking therapies for people over 18 who have a GP in the London Borough of Ealing.

We have a well-established Step 2 team consisting of PWPs, senior PWPs, and Assistant Psychologists.

We have a supportive team culture and there are good opportunities for career progression. You will be able to engage in team reflective practice sessions and wellbeing events. We have recently had positive feedback from a staff survey where we scored highly in regard to perceptions of the quality of care staff felt able to provide, levels of support, feeling valued and in equality and diversity
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