Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Band 5

Location London
Job type Contract
Salary £21 - 23 per hour
Reference 167188

Sanctuary Personnel, an award-winning and renowned Recruitment Agency is looking for a Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to work 37.5 hours per week remotely based in London.

The pay rate for this Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner job is £21 - £23 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 1-month contract.

The postholder may also be required to work in other locations within the area served by the Trust.

Duties:

  • Work within the Sutton Uplift (IAPT) service providing high volume low intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self management interventions to service to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression
  • Work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities
  • Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
  • Assess and supports people with a common mental health problem in the self management of their recovery
  • Undertake patient-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others
  • Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, referring unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary, or stepping-up the person’s treatment to high intensity psychological therapy
  • Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments
  • Conducting individual guided self-help interventions, facilitating psycho-educational groups and workshops, and providing information about pharmacological treatments
  • Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary
  • Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient
  • Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate
  • Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service
  • Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making
  • Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach
  • Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process
  • Operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity
  • Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered
  • Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice
  • Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice
  • Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence)

Requirements of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner:

  • Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course)
  • Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of treatment for common mental health problems
  • Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy
  • Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
  • Equivalent, e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant Primary Care experiences and competences as required
  • Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
  • Experience of working in Primary Care Services
  • Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
  • Experience of working in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
  • Evidence of working in the local community
  • Proof of qualifications and professional registration if relevant
  • Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
  • Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
  • Knowledge of our business and how it supports patient care
  • Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
  • Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
  • Computer literate
  • Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
  • Ability to write clear and effective reports and letters
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time
  • Demonstrates high standards in written communication
  • Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Ability to behave in accordance with our Trust values
  • Respectful - so you feel appreciated and included
  • Open - so you feel informed and involved
  • Collaborative - we expect teamwork so you feel connected and supported
  • Compassionate and kind so you feel valued and cared for
  • Consistent - in our quality of care so you feel safe and reassured
  • High level of enthusiasm and motivation
  • Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
  • Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
  • Personal experience of mental health problems
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
  • Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
  • Fluent in languages other than English

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Daily payroll
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive psychology knowledge
  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each candidate you refer who we successfully place
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance support
  • In house payroll system
  • Revalidation
  • Industry leading shift booking system
  • Nationwide coverage including the Channel islands

Contact:

This job is advertised by Dan Potts; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best-placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.