Senior Psychological Wellbeing Facilitator (PWP)

Job overview

We’re a well-established service who are looking for an enthusiastic Senior PWP to join our friendly team. We welcome applicants from those who enjoy variety, new experiences and autonomy!

You will benefit from a culture of energy, innovation and support! We are investing in staff with:

• A stable, supportive and engaging working environment where no two days are the same.
• A healthy work-life balance with a hybrid working week - our staff work at home on some days and on site other days
• A values driven environment - our Trust Values of Togetherness, Responsibility, Excellence and Caring underpin how we treat each other and our clients.
• Reflective practice, excellent case management and clinical skills supervision.
• 5 days allocated to CPD with a comprehensive program to choose from.
• Regular line management and support from our dedicated wellbeing team.

Please note that this post involves being able to work at least one evening session per week (12pm – 8pm) and you will have to have a minimum of 1-year post qualification experience in a Talking Therapies service as well as supervisory experience.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to:

• Lead on specialist interests & service development within the Step 2 Team.
• Line manage staff.
• Provide supervision of staff.

We are very proud of the excellent professional psychological service we provide to our clients and the many excellent outcomes we achieve.  You will help us provide an even better service in the future by delivering mental health screening assessments and psychological interventions (including more complex cases appropriate to Step 2 work) with the support of a qualified member of the team, and working independently according to a plan agreed with line manager within the framework of our policies and procedures.

You will take pride in:

• Supporting the PWP Professional Lead/Senior Management Team to ensure the smooth operation of the Step 2 team.
• Assisting in clinically related admin, collection of statistics, development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.
• Supporting the step 2 team via the provision of supervision and line management.
• Supporting and inducting new staff to the Step 2 Team.
• Working with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary. You should be committed to equal opportunities.
• Screening new referrals and making decisions about the suitability of referrals. Offering a range of treatment options including GSH and groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.