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About the job
Job summary
NHS Bury Talking Therapies are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed qualified PWP to join their highly successful and motivated team.
The role requires a PgCert/Diploma in Low Intensity Psychological interventions from an accredited PWP training course.
The role requires you to be registered with either the BPS or BABCP.
The successful candidate will join a well-established Talking Therapies team including Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors.
Our PWP's provide suitability assessments and evidence based Low Intensity CBT interventions for people with common mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression. We offer 1:1 interventions face-to-face, via telephone or via video, as well as group workshops and online interventions.
The post holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to recognising and valuing diversity and providing equal opportunities for all.
The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and demonstrate a high standard in verbal and written communication, as well as the ability to work flexibly.
Main duties of the job
Our PWP's provide suitability assessments and evidence based Low Intensity CBT interventions for people with common mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression. We offer 1:1 interventions face-to-face, via telephone or via video, as well as group workshops and online interventions.
PWP's are required to offer face-to-face treatment sessions and assessments via clinics for a minimum of 1 day per week.
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service and develop programmes of care packages.
Undertakes patient-centred assessments which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, refers unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps-up the persons treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high caseloads of low intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, over the telephone, in a group, or via other media.
Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making.
Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
Operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.
Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice.
Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improvecompetences and clinical practice.
To participate in relevant operational groups and to carry out work programme streams agreed with the line manager.
This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.
About the employer
Working for our Organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are extremely proud of the work we do at Pennine Care and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
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