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Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - 12 Month Maternity Cover

Job details
Posting date: 31 May 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 July 2024
Location: Bedford, MK40 2AW
Company: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 6345771/363-SSLB6345771

Summary

A Vacancy at East London NHS Foundation Trust.


This is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

This role offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, evolving Talking Therapies service. The post holder will contribute to the development of the low intensity clinical service provision within Bedfordshire Talking Therapies. The role represents an opportunity for experienced Low Intensity workers who are committed to this model to move to develop their careers and gain clinical and line management experience.

The post-holder will be required to hold a qualification (Post grad dip/cert) in Low intensity CBT with relevant registration with BABCP or BPS.

Given the line management and supervision components to the post, the post holder will be expected to have at least 1 years post qualification experience, are enthusiastic and are excited by the development of low intensity services. They will be excited to share their interest and passion, and to develop these qualities and skills in others.



The post holder will work with adults with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and may be called upon to work in various community settings (including GP surgeries and other, 3rd sector, settings) and psychological treatment centres.

The post holder will line manage and case manage IAPT Low intensity workers, as well as facilitating clinical skills supervision and working on a project, under the direction of the Step 2 Team Lead.

The post holder will be expected to attend a minimum of one day a week in one of our bases - Gilbert Hitchcock House (Bedford) or Whichello’s Wharf (Leighton Buzzard). The rest of the working week will be completed working from home.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

The main responsibilities of a Senior PWP are:
• To hold a small case load of Guided-Self Help patients and assessments
• To provide case management supervision to qualified and training PWPs
• To facilitate clinical skills supervision to qualified or training PWPs
• To have line management responsibilities to qualified or training PWPs
• To work on a project alongside the Step 2 Team Lead
• To support the Step 2 Team


This advert closes on Monday 17 Jun 2024