Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The successful applicant will be proficient in the delivery of telephone triage assessments and CBT-based guided self-help interventions and have experience of working with common mental health problems within primary care.

You will also have opportunities to co-run groups and workshops with other PWPs or High-Intensity Therapists; experience and skills in this would be beneficial.

We encourage our PWPs to build their clinical skills and develop areas of expertise, such as working with long term conditions or treating a broader range of disorders including low self esteem and OCD.

Main duties of the job

• Conducting telephone based assessments with clients to determine the nature of their psychological difficulties, determine appropriate step of intervention and assess for/manage risk.
• Delivering brief, evidence based interventions for mild - moderate anxiety disorders and/or depression, to adults (17 yrs +), within a CBT framework.
• Offering groups for people with anxiety or depression
• Conduct psychological assessments and interventions via interpreters.
• Working sensitively with diversity (including working with black & minority ethnic groups).
• Meet agreed/specified service targets.
• High levels of organisational ability and demonstrable skills in record keeping and case management.
• Attend weekly 1-1 case management supervision, 4-6 weekly line management, clinical skills group supervision, monthly service meetings.

Flexible working

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from earliest 8am to latest 7:30pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

About us

You can expect a friendly, creative, welcoming and social team consisting of Step 2 clinicians, High Intensity Therapists and admin staff. We take pride in involving our staff, drawing upon their skills and strengths and have a Staff Health and Wellbeing Champion. We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate team players, committed to working for our Croydon communities, offering patient-centred, responsive and high-quality psychological health and wellbeing services.

Benefits

• Career progression pathways and development opportunities
• Ongoing training and development with CPD or internal workshops
• Flexible working arrangements