Job Title: Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Agency: Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Dudley, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 28,392 – 31,157 £ / Year

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Job Summary

This is a trainee role within one of the well-established NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (TT) in the Black Country which comprises of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The post-holder will be embedded within the TT service providing high volume low intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role.

The training post will equip the post-holder to provide a range of low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions to clients at Step 2, with mild to moderate anxiety and depression across a range of media.

The PG. Cert is delivered by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust in conjunction with the University of Birmingham. Training places will be offered within one of the four Black Country sites comprising of Walsall, Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley

This will be delivered on a 1 to 1 or group basis via telephone, video or face to face. The role is locality based where travel will be required between sites where necessary, whilst also delivering telephone or virtual appointments across the Black Country footprint. The working week split will be subject to service need and course requirements.

Main duties of the job

• To provide comprehensive assessments and treatments for clients presenting with common mental health problems using evidence-based psychological principles and working within the context of primary care services.
• Assessing clients’ suitability for NHS Talking Therapies treatment modalities. To make decisions on suitability of new referrals into the service, and refer/signpost clients on to other relevant services or back to the referral agent as necessary.
• Deliver low intensity psychological treatments at step 2 of the stepped care model supporting patients with self-management of common mental health difficulties primarily through guided self-help or online CBT resources.
• To conduct risk assessments with clients and to take appropriate action when necessary.
• Work closely with supervisors, ensuring appropriate stepping-up and stepping-down arrangements for clients’ treatments in line with the stepped care approach.
• To adhere to agreed clinical activity levels for client contacts and clinical sessions to ensure treatment remains accessible while minimising waiting times.
• To ensure and maintain clinical records and reports in accordance with trusts policies, procedures and professional standards
• To attend a university course and attend regular supervision sessions as required by the training programme.

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