Band 5 PWP North East London

Are you a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner seeking a new LOCUM challenge? Do you have previous experience working with Adults with enduring Mental Health issues? Are you looking for a Remote role?

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to support North East London NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a LOCUM opportunity for the duration of 12 weeks with the likelihood of extension. This is a full-time placement. Part-time applications will also be considered with flexibility on which days you can work throughout the week.

Job Purpose: Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Pay Rates: £25 LTD + £250 Sign Up Bonus

Location: Remote

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Contract: 37.5 hours per week | Part-time work available

The post-holder will support and enhance the professional care of clients within the designated service by providing low intensity psychological interventions and delivering psycho-educational groups.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
• Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery
• Undertake patient centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others
• Help to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the service referral protocols, refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps up the person's treatment to higher levels of psychological therapy
• Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high volume low intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, group therapy and information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face or via other media

Essential

• Previously completed IAPT low-intensity or PWP Training Course accredited by BPS
• Previous IAPT experience

Desired

• Registered with BABCP for PWP Accreditation