Job summary
To apply for this role, you will have successfully completed existing training on a nationally recognised post graduate Talking Therapies (IAPT) low intensity programme (or be within 3 months of completing an accredited low intensity programme). This will include how to improve knowledge on a range of mental health issues, and how to provide a range of brief solution focused interventions for adults who are experiencing mild to moderate emotional difficulties, particularly anxiety and depression.

You will be able to access further training and staff development, as well as our robust supervision and governance systems.You will have excellent communication skills and a real interest in and knowledge of working with adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties and psychosocial problems in a primary care setting. Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. This exciting role will involve providing brief evidence based interventions in primary care and supporting mental health promotion initiatives within the community. Under supervision you will deliver Step 2 CBT interventions, including guided self-help, computer aided CBT, group work and signposting.

Main duties of the job

• 1. Under supervision, to manage a caseload of clients who have mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression referred and assessed by the GP, other professionals or self-referred. This includes assessments and treatments.
• 2. To support and assist patient referral to other services as appropriate.
• 3. In collaboration with colleagues and under supervision, to provide a range of evidenced based brief interventions using guided self-help methods
• 4. To ensure that work is patient focused, responsive to need and culturally competent and sensitive
• 5. To facilitate the development and running of self-help groups, activities and use of self-help material, information and other mental health resources as appropriate
• 6. To support general practice staff and community and primary care organisations as appropriate in their management of patients with mental health needs
• 7. To attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
• 8. To engage in health promotion and outreach work directed towards local communities and in particular those groups under represented within the service through community workshops and liaison with community leaders and organisations.

About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities
We are currently recruiting for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within our Camden Talking Therapies service. We may have more posts available at the time of interview across any of our 4 boroughs; Barnet, Enfield, Camden and/or Islington. Please apply for this post if you are interested in a PWP position in any of these boroughs

***Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.***

Person Specification

Skills and Qualifications
Essential

• Completion of IAPT postgraduate diploma in low intensity interventions
• Degree educated or equivalent
• BABCP Accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (or working towards accreditation through submission of relevant portfolio to the BABCP).
• Experience or understanding of mental health issues
• Excellent written and oral communication skills one to one and group situations.

Desirable

• Working with other agencies statutory and voluntary
• Ability to secure health information from relevant health specialists to inform the process of assessment

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Experience or understanding of mental health issues
• Experience of working in primary care delivering psychological interventions.
• Working in a multicultural setting

Desirable

• Working with other agencies statutory and voluntary
• Experience and knowledge of needs of local communities
• Ability to deliver interventions in languages other than English

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills one to one and group situations.
• Well organised and willing to learn new computer skills rapidly.
• Ability to secure health information from relevant health specialists to inform the process of assessment.

Desirable

• Previous work with computer databases and spreadsheets.

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Work independently and effectively within a team.
• Evidence of innovative thinking to meet challenging health needs

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
PWP Service Lead
Sally Saines
s.saines1@nhs.net