Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Northumberland TT

Job summary

Northumberland Talking Therapies has an exciting opportunity to recruit a qualified PWP who holds accreditation with either the BABCP or BPS and is keen to develop their skills and experience within our organisation, working to deliver low intensity service provision to residents from the Northumberland area. The position can be offered as a minimum of 22.5 hours or up to and including full time. You will be based in one of our Northumberland offices (likely to be either our Morpeth or Blyth office), but this is a hybrid position with home working options available for part of the week.

The post-holder will work within a service where caseload is monitored on booked appointments, and which offers fantastic progression opportunities from supervisor training to trainee high-intensity CBT positions.

The post-holder will provide low intensity interventions including a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions to clients experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and depression. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, and applicants must be committed to upholding the principles of equal opportunities.

The successful candidate will have completed an academic course of study in line with the Low Intensity National Programme and be qualified as a PWP (e.g. PG Cert Low Intensity Psychological Therapies)

Main duties of the job

In this role you will:

Undertake triage assessments

Provide a range of low intensity interventions through guided self-help and computerised CBT, via telephone, video and face to face appointments.

Facilitate step 2 psycho educational online groups

Have the opportunity to contribute to a number of innovative service improvement projects. The service has a number of Special Interest Groups which seek to improve and innovate the service offered to the area. This includes but is not limited to perinatal, long term health conditions, and young people.

Have the opportunity to act as a mentor to trainee PWPs

Attend regular line management, case management and clinical skills supervision

Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise skills and knowledge

Attend CPD events

About us

The salary for this post is NHS comparable, and the successful applicant will be employed on Sunderland Counselling Service (SCS) terms and conditions.

The successful candidate will be entitled to benefits such as access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme to support wellbeing. The service is committed to supporting a work life balance and offers an enhanced 30 days annual leave per year (pro-rata)

Applications are invited from candidates who are able to meet the requirements of the person specification.

We would encourage applicants from all backgrounds with relevant qualifications and experience to apply.

If you wish to enquire about this post please contact either of the Step 2 Leads -

Hayley Armstrong ((apply through the link on this page))

Sarah Coles ((apply through the link on this page)

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will work within the IAPT service providing high volume low intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self management interventions to clients with mild to moderate common mental health conditions.

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities