Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

37.5 Hours Per Week

We are excited to welcome applications for Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (TPWP) to work across Kirklees in the NHS Kirklees Talking Therapies Team (NHS TT).

This is an ideal opportunity for candidates who have an interest in working with common mental health problems in a NHS setting.

You will be expected to attend university for one, or occasionally, two days a week and carry out a clinical role during the rest of the week. You will have assignments to complete in your own time in line with the expectations of a post graduate training course.

We work agilely within the service so you will attend clinics in Kirklees and you would also need to have a confidential and private workspace at home. You will need to demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how these can present in primary care.

The training post will commence on a Band 4 pay scale and on successful completion of this certificate, in a 12 month period, you will continue your employment in our service as a qualified Psychological Well being Practitioner on a band 5 pay scale.

All our trainees receive the recommended amount of clinical supervision and case management supervision in accordance with the national guidance.

My team provide NICE compliant psychotherapy incorporating CBT, Counselling and Guided Self Help to clients in primary care across Kirklees. This is an 8-8 service Mon to Fri, and we offer sessions either by Microsoft Teams, telephone or face to face.

Main duties of the job

We hold clinics both in Trust premises as well as in primary care settings across the area to ensure that we are, as much as possible, nearby for the people that use the service.

We treat clients with common mental health problems such as depression or anxiety and consistently achieve our recovery target of 50%, for me this is important because it means we are making a difference to peoples lives.

You are welcome to contact us if you would like to discuss this post Louise Holdsworth-Tulk, louise.holdsworthtulk@swyt.nhs.uk, 07824 127979 or Amy Worrall, amy.worrall@swyt.nhs.uk, 07867142590.

You will have a service interview initially on Tuesday 28th January 2024. If you are successful at that stage, you will be invited to attend an interview with the University of Sheffield week commencing Monday 27th January.

You will be required to begin the Postgraduate Certificate in March 2025.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Due to high numbers of interest in this position the vacancy may close early.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.