Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join Milton Keynes NHS Talking Therapies. We are looking for a motivated, compassionate and skilled practitioner who is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to our local community.

Milton Keynes NHS Talking Therapies is a well-regarded, high-performing and expanding service, recognised for its commitment to innovation, staff development and excellent patient outcomes. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive working environment where practitioners can grow, develop and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

The postholder will be expected to attend the service in person for part of the week to support face-to-face clinical work, team meetings, supervision and collaborative working. There is also flexibility to work remotely from home on other days, in line with service needs and agreed working patterns. We offer regular case management and clinical skills supervision, opportunities for CPD, and access to a range of wellbeing and professional support resources.

Main duties of the job

As a PWP, you will work within a stepped-care model, delivering assessments and evidence-based low-intensity interventions to individuals experiencing common mental health difficulties.

These assessments and interventions may be delivered in person, online via our digital platform, or over the telephone. Our service operates a hybrid working model, giving you the flexibility to divide your time between working from home and being on site at our base in Stantonbury Health Centre. We also offer flexible working hours, along with regular supervision, annual appraisals, and a range of opportunities for ongoing professional development.

About us

Our Vision

Wellbeing for life: We work in partnership with all who use our services to improve health and wellbeing. Together we look at ways of improving an individual's quality of life, through high quality healthcare and personal support.

Our Values

Compassion: Our staff will be led by compassion and embody the values of care outlined in our Staff Charter.

Respect: We will respect and value the diversity of our patients, service users and staff, to create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognises the uniqueness of each individual.

Empowerment: We will involve, inform and empower our patients, service users, carers and their families to take an active role in the management of their illness and adopt recovery principles.We will ensure our staff receive appropriate direction and support, to enable them to develop and grow.

Partnership: We will work closely with our many partners to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we serve.

Job responsibilities

See the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) OR equivalent ,e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant Primary Care experiences and competences as required.

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers

Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Key Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Computer literate
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Other Requirements

Essential

• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to work under pressure
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization
• Fluent in languages other than English
• Experience of working with diverse communities within a multicultural setting