Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum Incl. of HCAs |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 21 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Cwmni: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7318138/334-CLI-7318138 |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) to join the NHS Talking Therapies for depression and anxiety service delivered by Talking Therapies Southwark (TTS). We welcome PWPs who have been qualified for a minimum of one year (by Oct 25) to apply. We are seeking an enthusiastic senior PWP who is passionate about developing their skills in order to support our PWP team and help improve the lives of others. The successful applicant can expect to join a highly valued and motivated TTS workforce who are committed to develop a person-centred and effective psychological assessment and treatment service to the local population.
We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other specialties like High Intensity CBT therapist or Clinical Psychologist.
1. To provide assessment and of high quality low intensity interventions, e.g. psychoeducational groups and workshops, guided self-help, computerised CBT, pharmacological psychoeducation, drawing from CBT theories and techniques. This work may be face to face, via telephone / web and / or in group format.
2. Attend and fulfil the requirements of the NHS Talking Therapies approved supervision training where appropriate.
3. Provide case management and clinical supervision to Low intensity workers and Low intensity trainees in TTS.
4. Identify training needs across the step 2 team and develop routes for CPD in co-ordination with Step 2 Lead and other SLAM Talking Therapies sites.
5. Offer training to Step 2 clinical staff and Primary Care staff in CBT based interventions.
6. Attend locally organised and national training appropriate to the work role.
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range of restaurants.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced PWP to further develop the low intensity service provision within NHS Talking Therapies in Southwark and to support the senior management team in expanding the step 2 offer in the service. The successful applicant will be proficient in the delivery of telephone triage assessments and CBT-based guided self-help interventions, and have experience of working with common mental health problems within primary care. The post holder will also have opportunities to co-run groups and workshops with other PWPs or High-Intensity Therapists and experience and skills in this would be very beneficial. This is also an opportunity to develop supervisory skills and gain experience in supervising step 2 clinicians.
Job description and person specification attached
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025