Job overview
We are looking for an innovative and experienced qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to co-lead, supervise and co-ordinate delivery or service targets across our step 2 team of PWPs, PWP trainees and an Assistant Psychologist. Hillingdon Talking Therapies is a high performing, innovative and friendly service that focuses on supporting our staff and developing clinical skills. The Senior PWP role will involve consultation, education and training on low intensity interventions as well as carrying a clinical caseload, and applicants should be committed to promoting staff wellbeing. Experience of working with under-represented, diverse and marginalised groups, will be welcomed. Applications are also encouraged from PWPs who can deliver therapy in other languages, as well as experience of working with long term health conditions, young people, older adults, perinatal work and men.
Main duties of the job
Applicants will be qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners from an accredited Low intensity course, and at the time of application at least 9 months extensive post-qualification experience working with adults with a range of mental health problems and complexities, within a diverse population. The post holder should be accredited by the BABCP or BPS, or should have submitted an application for accreditation.
This post requires a high level of communication skills, including effective liaison with key staff both within service and the wider organisation and NHS. The post holder must be able to demonstrate the ability to work under pressure within a new role in an expanding service and support the senior management team in reviewing protocols and systems.
The post holder will be expected to participate in extended hours clinics once a week offered by the service which include early morning and late evening clinics from 8 am to 8 pm. The post holder is expected to be on site at Beaufort House for a minimum of two days per week. They will receive regular clinical supervision and line management supervision, and support from the Step 2 Leads.
Working for our organisation
The team has close links with teams within Hillingdon Mental Health Services and other Talking Therapies services within CNWL. There are also wider links with other services within CNWL Foundation Trust and the Trust-wide clinical psychology services.
When working on site, the post holder will be based at the service main hub at Beaufort House but may be required to undertake work at other areas within Hillingdon and community centres within the borough as appropriate.
The staff team provide services within GP surgeries as well as in other sites including the central hub at Beaufort House in Uxbridge and satellite hub at Mt Vernon Hospital in Northwood.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CNWL Talking Therapies Service Hillingdon is a large and well established team which has good training and development links and consistently meets its targets and the needs of the local population. Alongside high and low intensity CBT interventions, the service also has a Step 3 Counselling and Relational Therapies provision. Individual and group based treatments are provided as well as couples based interventions, including innovative Perinatal services and Long Term Conditions.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specifications for this post.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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