Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 4 Asst. Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Wiltshire/B&NES
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We offer talking therapy to residents of Wiltshire and Bath & North East Somerset who may be experiencing common mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a psychology graduate who aims for a career as a psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP). This role is for an Assistant PWP, who will be supporting the service, and working alongside qualified PWPs and other mental health practitioners.
You will spend the 12 months in the service supporting the clinical team whilst learning and developing and will then be in a strong position to successfully apply for a PWP training post. We have training opportunities for PWPs each year. We have developed an Assistant PWP handbook to support individuals working towards gaining a place on PWP training, with the assistance of your line manager.
As an Assistant PWP, you will be managing your own workload alongside our qualified and trainee therapists to support the delivery of groups and workshops as well as getting involved in projects, service promotion and research.
You will have clinical and management supervision and will participate in regular training events to promote your development.
We are currently operating a hybrid working arrangement, where you will be based at either Green Lane Hospital, Devizes, Fountain Way Hospital, Salisbury, or NHS House, Bath, with opportunities for remote working from home.
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Key Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of psycho-educational groups to patients under the direction and guidance of Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and supervisor(s).
- Support Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners with general administration tasks and patient-related administration.
- Support with planning and organization of psycho-educational groups and any administration linked to courses.
- Undertake research and development activities under the guidance of head of service.
- Undertake continuing professional development and personal clinical supervision.
- Develop initiatives around self-help and community engagement, including supporting the role of volunteer or helper.
- Work as a champion within the service within a particular specialty (e.g., LGBTQ+, Wellbeing, young people champion, etc.).
Requirements
The role may require the candidate to be available for occasional weekend or evening working.
About Us
We are an award-winning, friendly, and supportive team with a strong focus on staff wellbeing. We often run fun team activities and events, alongside reflective practice and team days focusing on CPD and wellbeing.
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities, and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
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We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective, and provide a positive all-round experience for our patients, families, and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect, and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200 miles, to more than 1.8 million people.
At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Interviews
Interviews will take place on 13th/14th August.
Contact
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Ellie Costello
- Job title: Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Email address: awp.wiltstt-spwp@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01380 731335
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