Job Description

Contract:

Permanent. Full-Time 37.5 hours per week



Salary 33,706 - 40,588 plus 15% HCAS



Haringey Talking Therapies service is a thriving, dynamic service committed to excellence in its delivery of psychological interventions in Haringey's multi-cultural, multi-lingual community. We'd love you to join our friendly and supportive team, which offers great opportunities for training, career development and the chance for you to share your ideas and initiative.



We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has the enthusiasm and skills to join as a Senior PWP. If you are committed to making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

The post holder will:

Deliver weekly case management supervision to a team of PWPs

Deliver clinical skills training to Trainee PWPs

Work on service developments as needed

Conduct clinical work with an adjusted caseload

Work with the Outreach Lead in delivering workshops, liaising and engaging with community groups, services

Offer screening supervision after first triage

Work within a large established team of CBT therapists, PWPs & counsellors

Work one late shift per week (12 to 8 pm)

Offer hybrid work; two days on site, three days from home each week

You will need:

Post Graduate Certificate in Evidence based Low Intensity Psychological Treatments (Talking Therapies NHS approved)

Minimum of one year post qualification PWP experience

PWP supervisor training (desirable)



We particularly welcome staff members who can speak and work in languages that reflect the diverse communities in our Borough.



The Post holder will be part of a team of clinicians under the leadership of the Haringey Talking Therapies Senior Management Team.



The post holder will provide step 2 case management, run clinical skills workshops for trainee PWPs and support screening supervision. They may also be involved in triaging referrals to the service.



The post holder will work closely with the Step 2 Lead to support service development and innovation, with new initiatives and ways of working within the service.



In addition, the post holder will maintain a reduced case load of patients and deliver Step 2 CBT based interventions.



The post holder will w ork with the Outreach Lead in delivering workshops, liaising and engaging with community groups, services.



Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.



Clinical Responsibilities



To support staff in their management of patients with mental health needs.



To provide clinical supervision to PWPs, trainee PWPs and other unqualified step 2 workers (e.g. assistant psychologists, honorary staff) according to clinical expertise and service.



To screen new referrals to the service, and following screening to liaise as appropriate with secondary care mental health services and social service departments.



Under supervision, to manage a reduced caseload of clients who have mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression referred and assessed by the GP, other professionals or self-referred.



To support and assist patient referral to other services as appropriate.



In collaboration with colleagues and under supervision, to provide a range of evidenced based brief interventions using guided self-help methods.



To ensure that work is patient focussed, responsive to need and culturally competent and sensitive.



To assist in the running of self-help groups, activities and use of self-help material, information and other mental health resources as appropriate.



To engage health and social care professionals, as well as local community groups, promote the service, and deliver psychoeducational workshops to various groups in the local community.



To assist and develop new ideas for generating new referrals and offering evidence based psycho-educational interventions in to further the Service's need for outreach and engagement.



Clinical Governance



To Follow Trust guidelines in relation to Record Keeping, Data Protection and confidentiality.



To collect data relevant to the work indicating performance outcomes.



To be responsible for conducting audit and research appropriate to the post.



To audit appropriate health information publishing findings where appropriate



To keep professionally updated



To work with the team in developing policies/guidelines appropriate to work/role and review effectiveness



To work at all times within the policies and procedures of Whittington NHS Trust, advising managers when gaps within the policy framework are identified and when existing policy needs reviewing



Professional Development



To identify own training needs and take opportunity to update professional knowledge and skills through training programmes



To participate in staff development and appraisal systems



To continually evaluate own professional practice and develop new ways of working.



To actively participate in the development of Talking Therapy Services.