Job summary
- Main area
- NHS Talking Therapies
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Required to work a small proportion of working hours outside 9-5
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 382-FICC73-24-B
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Various community bases
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an innovative and dynamic Talking Therapies service? Are you an experienced BABCP accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner who is passionate about providing high quality evidence-based psychological therapy to people with common mental health problems?
We currently have one full time and one part time position available. Please state if you would prefer full time or part time hours in the supporting information section of the application form.
The successful candidate will have completed either a Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) PWP course or an equivalent Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Mental Health Care, and have experience of working in a Primary Care setting, preferably a Talking Therapies service. The successful candidate(s) should also have completed an approved NHSE Long Term Conditions Low Intensity training course or be willing to undertake this when in post. The successful candidate must also be an accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
This is an exciting time for NHS Blackpool Talking Therapies. We’re continually expanding our service and looking at innovative ways of delivering therapy and improving access. The service is focused on delivering high quality therapy, being amongst the highest performers in the area. Our service consistently exceeds the national target of 50% recovery rate and our patient feedback is excellent.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work within the NHS Blackpool Talking Therapies service providing low intensity interventions to clients with mild to moderate common mental health problems. This will involve undertaking assessments, delivering step 2 evidence based treatment interventions with clients face to face, via telephone, or video link, the development and delivery of step 2 groups, and engaging in regular clinical and case management supervision.
We currently have full time and part time positions available. Please put at end of the Personal Statement in the application form if you are looking for full or part time hours, and if part time how many hours.
Working for our organisation
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Our strategic vision for 2022 is:
“As a high performing Trust, operating as part of an integrated care system, we will provide high quality, safe and effective care. This will be achieved in a financially sustainable way, through our skilled and motivated workforce”.
In line with the Department of Health guidelines, the Trust operates a strict smoke free policy.
In line with current legislation, all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than 1 April 2022. Please note you will be asked to provide evidence of your vaccination status in the form of a Covid Passport.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake patient-centred assessments which identifies areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
To make decisions on suitability for Talking Therapies adhering to the department’s referral protocols, refers unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or steps-up the person’s treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
To adhere to an agreed activity contact target relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
To make detailed clinical notes and complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
To engage in regular case management and clinical supervision.
To participate in the planning and facilitation of groups as and when required by the service.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Qualification from Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate )
- OR equivalent e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker (Qualification in Post Grad Primary Care Mental Health) with relevant Primary Care experiences.
Desirable criteria
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
- Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services, such as a Talking Therapies service.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working in the local community
SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal communication skills, including telephone skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization
Desirable criteria
- Fluent in languages other than English
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Salah
- Job title
- Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 955577
- Additional information
Aimee Thomson - Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
email [email protected]
Telephone 01253 955577
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