Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Northumberland)

• Attend Teesside University alongside placement in service to gain a qualification in delivering Low Intensity CBT interventions (Low Intensity Psychological Therapy PGCert).
• Attend regular line management, case management and clinical skills supervision.
• Complete assessment appointments with service users each week and make clinical decisions based on information gathered.
• Carry out evidence based interventions via telephone, video call and face-to-face guided self-help, Computerised CBT and psycho-educational classes.
• Attend CPD events.
• Get involved with specialist interest groups.
• Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise and share skills and knowledge.
• Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Once qualified all PWPs are required to apply for PWP registration, through the BPS or BABCP.

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression including the wider impact for the whole person.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and meaningful occupation and the impact it can have on mental health.

Desirable

• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the role of clinical risk assessments.

Essential

• High level of motivation.
• Ability to foster good working relationships.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
• Willingness and ability to travel to locations throughout the organisation.
• Willingness and ability to work through interpreters.

Essential

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a common mental health problem
• Evidence of communicating with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Evidence of working within a team environment
• Ability to apply learning in practice.
• Computer literate.
• Ability to be self-reflective.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills including ability to manage conflicting demands and work under pressure.

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care settings
• Experience of working in a setting where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Experience of managing own caseload
• Evidence of working in the local community
• Experience of working in partnership with other services