Overview
Are you ready to bring your passion, personality, creativity, and clinical expertise to a role that makes a real difference? Are you looking for a team who supports, celebrates, and invests in you? Are you keen to champion patient care, clinical excellence, and service development?
If so, Vita Health Group is the place for you!
Hello! We are Vita Health Group Newcastle. We are the lead provider of NHS Talking Therapies in the Newcastle footprint, providing vital mental health support to clients aged 16+. We are proud of the work we do at Step 2 and see the life-changing impact of our practice every day. We practice what we preach with a company-wide focus on staff wellbeing, a flexible and creative approach to work, and a culture of openness and support. We value quality supervision, rich CPD, and encouraging PWPs to take on leadership roles and training opportunities.
Responsibilities
Making People Better: As a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), you have a vital role in the service we provide to our clients. Using your clinical expertise, you will:
* Assess the suitability of new referrals through telephone assessments.
* Provide short-term, low-intensity interventions via telephone, online webinars, and computerised CBT (cCBT).
* Work closely with colleagues at Steps 3 and 4, and external services, to support safe onward referrals and step-ups; maintain and advocate for patient dignity, confidentiality, and inclusivity at all times.
Getting to know You: Each PWP brings unique skills, background, and experiences. We are looking for:
* Applications from newly qualified practitioners; local Newcastle availability is welcomed.
* Applications from PWPs who wish to work remotely if not able to work within the practice area.
About Vita Health Group
Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. We are part of Spire Healthcare Group plc and have provided physical and mental health services for over 30 years. We work in partnership with the NHS, are engaged by insurers and some of the UK’s largest corporate companies to support their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.
To achieve our mission of Making People Better, we invest in our staff and offer opportunities for career development, including CPD, secondments, management training, mentoring, apprenticeships, and webinars across clinical disciplines. We offer a competitive salary, flexible work-life balance, and a comprehensive benefits package, viewable at: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/join-us/careers/.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Vita Health Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. For more information on our EDI commitments, please view: Vita Health Group’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
We are committed to being equitable and supporting the wellbeing of all employees. If you require adjustments or assistance in the application or interview process, please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk.
Additional information
Please note: all applicants must be legally entitled to work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. Data shared during the hiring process will be stored securely in the UK and destroyed after 6 months if your application is unsuccessful. Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.
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