Job Description

Talking Therapies Step 2 (Pwp) Manager



Reports to Head of Service



37.5 Hours per week



An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull Talking Therapies Management team. The service is delivered jointly by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust and Mind Mental Health Charity.



We are seeking a driven and enthusiastic individual with sound clinical knowledge, high level of interpersonal skills and strong leadership capabilities. The post holder will manage the Pwp workforce within Talking Therapies and work closely with other management colleagues, clinical leaders, and wider stakeholders. The role includes a wide range of duties, which includes a strong focus on the delivery of step 2 interventions within the Talking Therapies service and will report directly to the Head of Service.



For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.



Providing strong managerial and clinical support to the step 2 workforce within Talking Therapies, liaising with psychological therapists from different modalities



To work with the senior leadership team and key stakeholders to deliver KPI targets and service improvement initiatives, achieving the best outcomes for our Step 2 Workforce and our patients.



To liaise with the Talking Therapies workforce manager ensuring that any Pwp Trainees are supported throughout their training with appropriate clinical cases and clinical supervision.



To work alongside Talking Therapy colleagues, acute services, secondary care mental health, other community services and stakeholders to deliver a whole integrated system approach across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.



The successful candidate will be based within the service at Wayside House, Riversley Park and Stratford Healthcare and may be asked to work at other sites across the trust. This is an agile position with a requirement to work from home for a maximum of 3 days each week.



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CWPT Talking Therapies is a progressive service which encourages professional development, supervision and peer support with an identifiable career pathway. We work closely with members of the local community, service commissioners, GPs, secondary care services, training providers and various voluntary sector agencies.



The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.



Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.



Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.



For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.