Senior PWP- Hounslow NHS Talking Therapies

NHS Talking Therapies Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - with 10% Golden Hello Bonus Pay and relocation costs!
Please note that you will need to have a minimum of 1-year post qualification experience in an Talking Therapies (IAPT) service and supervisory experience.
We’re a well-established and friendly service who are due to service expansion looking for an enthusiastic Senior PWP to join our 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:

• Relocation allowance – if you are moving more than 40 miles to join our team you can claim moving expenses up to a maximum of £8,000. Please contact us for more details.
• 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).
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 Step 2 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, online treatment, groups.

Please see the attached Job Pack for full details about this role.
The Hounslow Talking Therapies service is provided by West London NHS Trust in partnership with our third party counselling provider and Twining Enterprise.
The service operates from a main hub in Isleworth, with clinics also run from sites in Feltham, Brentford, Chiswick and Hounslow Central and Hounslow West.
As a Trust we are one of the most diverse providers of mental and physical health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We are rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
Please see the attached Job Pack for full details about this role.
So why join us? We think Hounslow Talking Therapies is a great place to work!
We pride ourselves on being a friendly and inclusive team who take care of each other. We put an emphasis on team building and our recent activities have included; a paid for staff dinner and pottery classes.
We also have regular away days that cover both interpersonal and professional skills in an environment away from our day to day work, which we believe is really valuable.
We have a well-established Step 2 team consisting of; Assistant Psychologists, Assistant PWPs, Trainee PWPs, PWPs, Community Engagement PWP, Senior PWPs, and Lead PWP. The team provides a range of brief cognitive behavioural-based interventions such as guided self-help (face-to-face, video, telephone and online), workshops and groups (including co-facilitation of step 3 groups), in addition to telephone and face-to-face assessments.
You will also be able to engage in team reflective practice sessions and wellbeing events.
We have recently had positive feedback from a staff survey where we scored highly in regard to perceptions of the quality of care staff felt able to provide, levels of support, feeling valued and in equality and diversity.
As a service we operate from our main hub in Isleworth, with clinics also being run from sites in Feltham, Brentford, Chiswick and Hounslow Central and Hounslow West.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Step 2 Lead via email: Robyn Wright (robyn.wright2@nhs.net).
For more information about our service and what we offer, please visit our website onhttps://www.westlondon.nhs.uk/our-services/adult/iapt/iapt-hounslow