Overview
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join our team at CNWL Talking Therapies Service Brent. We are a large, well established service based in a diverse borough of London. Our service provides low and high intensity therapies at Step 2 and Step 3, alongside our Step 3 counselling service. We are passionate about the work we do and care provided to service users, and work by the trust values of compassion, respect, empowerment and partnership. Our team is key in the work we do and service provided to the population of Brent. We welcome applicants who speak other languages and have experience of working with diversity.
You will be working within a stepped care model, providing assessments and delivering evidence based low intensity interventions for people with common mental health problems. Assessments and interventions may be delivered face to face, via digital platform (Teams) or via the telephone. You would also be expected to deliver psychoeducational workshops and become involved in working within the local community and establishing links with voluntary service organisations to promote the service.
The catchment area of the post is the London borough of Brent. The main hub for the service is based at Fairfields House in Kingsbury and there is a satellite hub at Bell House in Willesden Green. You will be required to work across both hubs and in other parts of the borough, e.g. GP surgeries and community settings.
Benefits and working arrangements include an agile working policy where staff combine remote working and being on-site to deliver face-to-face appointments and other service commitments that require a hub-based presence. The post-holder will work full-time hours and may be required to work at any times between 8am and 8pm on weekdays including an evening clinic as required by the service. Wellbeing is important within our service and we are a collaborative and cohesive team. A dedicated wellbeing group within the service supports individuals and the wider team wellbeing.
CNWL benefits include 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service; NHS discount; opportunities for career progression; a 13-week probation period to learn and work within the key aspects of the role.
To learn more about CNWL, please visit: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work
Responsibilities
* To accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service, including participation in the team’s duty and triage rota to screen referrals with a high intensity therapist and a senior clinician.
* To assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
* To undertake patient-centred interviews to identify areas where the person wishes to see change or recovery and to assess risk to self and others.
* To make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhere to referral protocols, refer unsuitable clients to the relevant service, or step up treatment to high intensity psychological therapy as needed.
* To provide a range of information and support for evidence-based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments, including guided self-help computerised CBT and information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
* To educate and involve family members and others in treatment where necessary.
* To adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts and clinical sessions carried out per week to minimise waiting times and ensure accessible treatment delivery.
* To attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
* To complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service and to keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols, using these records and clinical outcome data in decision making.
* To work closely with other members of the team to ensure appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
* To assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
* To operate from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises diversity.
* To prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors on a scheduled basis, ensuring safe practice and governance obligations are delivered.
* To deal with a range of clients and clinical situations, including emotive communication, using initiative, tact and persuasion in the face of psychological resistance.
Qualifications and requirements
* Enthusiasm for primary care work and experience of working with diversity.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; adaptable and able to work with challenges and diversity.
* Ability to work within a stepped care model delivering low intensity interventions and psychoeducational workshops; capable of working face to face, via Teams, or by telephone.
Location and logistics
London borough of Brent; main hub at Fairfields House, Kingsbury; satellite hub at Bell House, Willesden Green; required to work across both hubs and other parts of the borough including GP surgeries and community settings.
Schedule and environment
Full-time; operates between 8am and 8pm on weekdays; occasional evening clinic as required. Agile working policy with remote and on-site work balance.
Candidate note
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