Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners - Trafford Talking Therapies
An opportunity has arisen to appoint several band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners on permanent contracts within Trafford Talking Therapies.
Trafford Talking Therapies is a well-established service that has a history of high performance in the Talking Therapy sector and a reputation for providing various opportunities for staff to develop and maintain their own wellbeing. The service is committed to supporting staff members with their professional development and invests in various CPD opportunities each year.
The service is keen to offer flexible working opportunities within core hours whilst also providing access to the people of Trafford. Therefore,
successful candidates to either full or part-time positions will
be required to work a minimum of one evening per week. We also offer a range of appointment options to the people of Trafford and therefore will be looking to appoint a candidate who is
able to offer Remote, video and telephone appointments alongside Face-to-Face clinic appointments throughout the Trafford borough. Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within Trafford Talking Therapies to provide low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions to people experiencing common mental health problems. The successful applicants will join an experienced team and benefit from close support of the management team and guidance of our Senior PWP's. You will be employed within the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and will therefore benefit from being part of a professional organisational structure within a large Foundation Trust and part of a more local integrated network of mental health and wellbeing services. Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification Person Specification
Qualifications
Educated to degree standard in a subject enabling the post holder to demonstrate psychological mindedness, e.g. psychology, social sciences or health. Recognized PWP qualification, e.g. Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice Interventions for Mental Health (APIMH) or equivalent Accredited with BABCP/BPS Diploma or Masters in APIMH or equivalent. Experience
Evidence of competent delivery of low intensity CBT for Common Mental Health Disorders Worked in a service where agreed targets in place and has demonstrated good clinical outcomes Experience of delivering groups for Common Mental Health Disorders Evidence of engaging groups traditionally underrepresented in IAPT services 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. Contract
Permanent Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours Reference number
437-6879635 Job locations
Trafford, Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre, 33 Market Street
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successful candidates to either full or part-time positions will
be required to work a minimum of one evening per week. We also offer a range of appointment options to the people of Trafford and therefore will be looking to appoint a candidate who is
able to offer Remote, video and telephone appointments alongside Face-to-Face clinic appointments throughout the Trafford borough. Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within Trafford Talking Therapies to provide low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions to people experiencing common mental health problems. The successful applicants will join an experienced team and benefit from close support of the management team and guidance of our Senior PWP's. You will be employed within the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and will therefore benefit from being part of a professional organisational structure within a large Foundation Trust and part of a more local integrated network of mental health and wellbeing services. Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification Person Specification
Qualifications
Educated to degree standard in a subject enabling the post holder to demonstrate psychological mindedness, e.g. psychology, social sciences or health. Recognized PWP qualification, e.g. Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice Interventions for Mental Health (APIMH) or equivalent Accredited with BABCP/BPS Diploma or Masters in APIMH or equivalent. Experience
Evidence of competent delivery of low intensity CBT for Common Mental Health Disorders Worked in a service where agreed targets in place and has demonstrated good clinical outcomes Experience of delivering groups for Common Mental Health Disorders Evidence of engaging groups traditionally underrepresented in IAPT services 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. Contract
Permanent Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours Reference number
437-6879635 Job locations
Trafford, Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Centre, 33 Market Street
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