Overview
Greenwich Time To Talk is the NHS Talking Therapies for Depression and Anxiety service in the borough of Greenwich. We opened in 2009 and deliver a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and counselling-based psychological interventions through a stepped care treatment model to people with common mental health problems.
We are seeking highly motivated Psychological Well-Being Practitioners to join our valued PWP team. The team comprises a Lead PWP, two Senior PWPs, qualified PWPs, and trainee PWPs. The team contributes to improving the quality of care and quality of life for people with mild to moderate mental health problems and raises awareness of mental health across the borough.
Responsibilities
Each Psychological Well-Being Practitioner will have clinical roles and responsibilities including the delivery of short-term interventions such as Guided Self-Help, Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (SilverCloud), and Psycho-Educational Groups. They will contribute towards specialist project groups (older people, veterans, BAME, LGBTQ+ and service user led groups). They will have the opportunity to mentor trainee PWPs and be involved in service development projects.
Other duties include collaborating with colleagues across teams and services to support integrated care and ensuring patient safety and privacy in line with NHS and organisational policies.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a postgraduate certificate in Low Intensity Interventions, qualifying them to work as a Psychological Well-Being Practitioner and to register with the BABCP or BPS. They will have previous practical experience of mental health work in Primary Care and excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with individuals and communities who have diverse health and social care needs.
Working Arrangements
In return, we offer the chance to work as part of a dynamic, diverse, and supportive team. We prioritise staff wellbeing and team cohesion with weekly catch-up meetings, a monthly team bulletin, and regular social activities. We offer blended working with some days from home as appropriate. We work in a variety of settings, including an office base, remote work, and in community settings such as GP surgeries. The PWP team works as part of the community and as part of wider multi-professional and multi-agency services.
The successful applicant will be required to travel locally and be open to working 12pm-8pm once a week, as the service operates during 8am to 8pm.
Training and Supervision
We have a regular programme of training for PWPs, including teaching and coaching from peers, senior colleagues, and external trainers. We provide robust supervision with weekly individual case management supervision, fortnightly group clinical skills supervision, and monthly line management.
About Oxleas NHS
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings, including community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages, and we work in partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector and through provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 staff work in hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites across the South of England, including London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich, and into Kent.
We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services, providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Kent, and South London. We are committed to high-quality care and our people.
Values
* We’re Kind
* We’re Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
Contact
For further details or informal visits contact:
Name: Penny Moyse
Job title: Lead PWP
Email: penny.moyse@nhs.net
Telephone: 0203 260 1100
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