Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Possess a qualification in IAPT/TTAD Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course).
• Accredited or working towards accreditation with British Psychological Society or British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapists as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Desirable

• Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
• Experience of working in Primary Care or Talking Therapies Services
• Ability to manage own caseload and time

Skills

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice

Desirable

• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively

Desirable

• Fluent in languages other than English
• LTC Trained

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).