Job Summary
Applications would be welcomed from existing Senior PWPs wishing to broaden their Talking Therapies experience, as well as qualified PWPs who have experience delivering supervision and supporting colleagues within a Talking Therapies environment.
The successful candidate will work alongside Team Leads, other Senior PWPs, and within the wider Talking Therapies St Helens leadership structure to ensure support and guidance is given to the Step 2 workforce and the needs of the patients of Talking Therapies St Helens are being met.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the development of the Step 2 provision within a high‑pressure environment.
* Hold a reduced low‑intensity caseload and deliver evidence‑based interventions to clients in one‑to‑one and group settings.
* Be familiar with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and be committed to equal opportunities.
* Develop, support and deliver training in innovative practice to Step 2 practitioners and other workers qualified to act in Low‑Intensity worker roles.
* Develop the service and provide awareness‑raising with colleagues from external statutory and non‑statutory organisations.
* Take a lead role in a key area of Step 2 development across the Talking Therapies St Helens service, which may include work with long‑term conditions, older adults, or groups/courses.
* Support the development of links with Primary Care, Secondary Care, GP’s and service users in non‑statutory organisations, especially services supporting minority groups.
* Provide clinical case management and clinical skills supervision to Step 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and trainees.
Employer
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people. The Trust offers specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health, including learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high‑secure mental health facilities. At the heart of our work is our commitment to "perfect care" – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants must be suitably qualified and experienced to specifically deliver Step 2 / Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner work within a Talking Therapies service, with evidence of having completed a Talking Therapies improved low‑intensity CBT course and at least one year post‑qualification experience.
Position Details
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Senior PWP) to join our Step 2 leadership team at Talking Therapies St Helens. The role is a permanent post, band 6, working within Talking Therapies St Helens, which provides primary care psychological therapies across St Helens.
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