Apprenticeship Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
This is an apprentice trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner role within NHS Talking Therapies.
Please note that there are specific requirements for this training route:
- Applicants must be 18+
- Applicants will have GCSE Maths and English grade C/4 or above, and will have studied and achieved a Level 3 qualification OR possess the relevant skills and experiential knowledge to demonstrate your ability to study at Level 6
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, with a visa that remains valid for the full duration of the course and have resided in the UK for at least 3 years
Applicants with qualifications beyond level 3 will not be eligible for the apprenticeship route.
The training post will equip the post -holder to provide a range of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
The post- holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider (Liverpool John Moores University), and submit the required work as specified. They will work in the service for the remaining days of the week, developing their clinical skills.
You will be supported in the completion of both your academic study and clinical delivery by skilled and experienced supervisors.
The training posts are available within the Liverpool Talking Therapies service. Please note, upon qualifying the post-holder will work within whichever team holds vacancies.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
Assess and supports people with a common mental health problem in the self- management of their recovery.
Undertake patient-centred interviews which identifies 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 department's referral protocols, refers unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps-up the person's treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high-volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.
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.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job responsibilities
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
ClinicalAccept 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 identifies 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-volume low-intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary. Clinical Lead Service LeadOperations LeadClinical TeamManagerTeam LeadSenior PWPsQualified PWPTraineeApprentice PWPService LeadCliniciansAdhere 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.Training and supervisionPrepare 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 improve competences and clinical practice.ProfessionalEnsure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT.Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.IT responsibilitiesThe post-holder will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data in relation to case management recording.The post-holder will engage in relevant computer and IT training as required.The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that those psychotherapists they are responsible for/supervise engage in relevant computer and IT training as required and will input and maintain, appropriate computer and manual clinical records and statistical data.To ensure that suitable IT systems are in place to record and audit clinical and professional activity in the relevant psychology services.
GENERIC RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ALL STAFFAll post holders will agree to:
Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
Role model the values of the Trust Continuous Improvement,
Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders.
Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.
Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
Value the contribution of the patient/ service user voice.
Operate within any organisational ...
