Job Description
A Monday-Friday working pattern is just one of the attractions of a PWP lead role with Talking Therapies.
We are looking for a qualified B6 Team Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our friendly team. We cover six localities across the county, all within about 40 minutes of our central hubs in Bracknell and Reading.
**At the moment, we are doing a mix of office and home working, in order to support staff preference and also service need. However your role with cover Reading/WAM localities so your base will be down as: Erlegh House.**
We are an IAPT service that leads on innovation, boasting a new preceptorship programme for our staff, allowing them to have a clear progression plan and develop in their career with us.
- Providing high volume low intensity interventions using cognitive behavioural therapy for mild to moderate anxiety and depression
- Manage the clinical caseloads of qualified and trainee PWPs through case management and clinical supervision, and manage their workloads through Line Management Supervision in order to assist the PWP Team Co-ordinator to manage waiting lists and capacity within the low intensity service.
- Opportunities to support those with long term health conditions and those with employment issues alongside our fantastic employment support team
- Opportunities to support a diverse population of patients
- Facilitating group sessions
- Yearly training opportunities -for example working with long term health conditions. We recently were able to offer four of our qualified PWPs the opportunity to get involved with a brand-new social anxiety training programme
Essential criteria for this role:
- Post graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments (IAPT pathways)
- Registered with BABCP or BPS for PWP Accreditation. (Please note this is now a standard requirement of all IAPT services)https://www.babcp.com/PWP/How-to-apply
- IAPT Supervisor trained
- Car driver
- Willing to work two 12-8pm shifts per week (the rest either 8-4pm or 9-5pm, no late shifts on Fridays)
For our people who work here that means we want Berkshire Healthcare to be a great place to work where everyone can thrive and grow. Some of the benefits of joining our team:
- One of the only IAPT services to offer a preceptorship programme for career progression
- A leading service on digital therapy. A pilot service for virtual reality for the treatment of phobias and part of the global extemporal programme-instrumental leaders in digital innovation
- Large focus on wellbeing of staff with our very own wellbeing network team
- Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement and support
- Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.