Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Leader

Location
Job type Permanent
Salary Up to £29000 per annum
Consultant Vitor Rosado
Reference HQ00100740_1579517235

Sanctuary Health has a permanent vacancy for an experienced and dedicated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Leader to work full-time in Luton.

The salary for this permanent Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Leader job is £29,000 per annum.

Job Purpose:

  • The post-holder will work within the IAPT service providing and overseeing the delivery of 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.
  • The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
  • As part of the role the Team Leader you will be responsible for a large team of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners providing clinical supervision, case management and line management for this staff team to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery. The post holder will ensure that all performance targets are met including waiting times, enable staff development and ensure that clients and carers needs are central to the delivery of the service.
  • The post holder will have a sufficient post qualification to demonstrate a high level of skill and expertise in the management of low intensity interventions within an IAPT service.

Main Duties:

  • The post holder will have responsibility for the case management, clinical supervision and general line management for the psychological wellbeing practitioners' team.
  • To be jointly responsible for monitoring referrals into the service and advising on the appropriateness of referrals.
  • To manage and respond to enquiries from service users, other professionals and other relevant organisations including the justification of operational decisions.
  • To promote and lead the use of evidence based interventions and ensure consistent, evidence based assessment is used with all people referred to the service.
  • To lead the team in designing and delivering low intensity interventions and specific treatment programmes for the management of mental health issues/problems and the promotion of positive mental health.

Requirements of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Leader:

  • Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) OR equivalent, e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant Primary Care experiences and competences as required.
  • Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
  • Demonstrates high standards in written communication
  • Able to write clear reports and letters.

Contact:

This Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Team Leader job is advertised by Victor Rosado; 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.