Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note a full and thorough description of the job description is within the Job Description and Specification.

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Have completed a British Psychological Society accredited IAPT/Psychological Wellbeing Training (PWP)
• Have completed supervision training on an IAPT Accredited PWP Supervision course.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of continuous practice development related to delivering psychosocial interventions to both individuals and groups.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in statutory and / or non-statutory Mental Health

Desirable criteria

• Experience of providing CPD training to other professionals within multi-disciplinary teams around the PWP role or low intensity CBT Skills.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge of Mental Health and Social Care.
• Be able to provide effective liaison with colleagues in the wider system, as well as other statutory / non statutory services relevant to the client and their ongoing needs. Contribute when required, to team research and development activities.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of specialist needs of service users within the prison environment and criminal justice systems.
• Knowledge of policy and legislation in relation to service specialism and of relevant mental health legislation.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of Common Mental Health problems and medication used in relation to these
• Knowledge of the National Service Framework for Mental Health

Desirable criteria

• Ability to deliver training packages/programmes.
• Ability to deliver training packages/programmes.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www..nhsemployers.org

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government's website - click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 344.4KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)