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- Prif leoliad
- Talking Therapies East - PWP
- Gradd
- Band 5
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 371-MHS1004
- Cyflogwr
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- London House
- Tref
- Bracknell
- Cyflog
- £32,602 - £39,686 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 26/03/2026 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Band 5
Trosolwg o'r swydd
A Monday-Friday working pattern is just one of the attractions of a PWP role with Talking Therapies.
We are looking for qualified B5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our friendly team. We cover six localities across the county, all within about 40 minutes of our central hubs in Bracknell and Reading.
**At the moment, we are working a mixture of office based and home working. As an organisation flexible working is something we are continuously reviewing and considering for the longer term to support our staff. **
We are an IAPT service that leads on innovation, boasting a new preceptorship programme for our staff, allowing them to have a clear progression plan and develop in their career with us.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
- Providing high volume low intensity interventions using cognitive behavioural therapy for mild to moderate anxiety and depression
- Opportunities to support those with long term health conditions and those with employment issues alongside our fantastic employment support team
- Opportunities to support a diverse population of patients
- Facilitating group sessions
- Yearly training opportunities -for example working with long term health conditions.
- Opportunities to support new staff members and provide supervision. Every year we are lucky to be able to offer supervisor training to qualified PWPs alongside Reading University.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Essential criteria to be shortlisted for this role:
- Post graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments (IAPT pathways)
- Registered with BACP for PWP Accreditation. (Please note this is now a standard requirement of all IAPT services) https://www.babcp.com/PWP/How-to-apply
- Willing to work one 12-8pm shift per week (the rest either 8-4pm or 9-5pm, no late shifts on Fridays)
- We also welcome those who can offer therapy in other languages, although not essential for this role.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Emma Hayden on 0300 365 2000 or email [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Manyleb y person
Education/Qualifications/Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Successful completion of a BPS-accredited PWP training programme
- Registration as a PWP on the British Psychological Society (BPS) Wider Psychological Workforce Register
- OR: PWP registration with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Relevant bachelor’s degree (e.g., psychology, mental health, sociology, education etc.) graded at 2:2 or above
Continuous Professional Development/ Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Commitment to ongoing professional development and training
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of continuous professional development in the delivery of evidence-based psychological interventions of relevance to the post
Previous Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of working as a Trainee/ qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Significant experience of working with people experiencing mental health problems within community settings
- Experience of working in or with a diverse or multi-cultural community
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place and demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Experience of being supervised and utilising the supervision in clinical practise
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge and understanding of common mental health problems, including anxiety and depression, and how they may present
- Knowledge of evidence based low intensity interventions for service users with common mental health disorders
- Understands the concept of stepped care and how it relates to the care of people experiencing common MH problems
- Knowledge of and ability to use Routine Outcome Measures to help evaluate progress of care plans
- Understands importance of collecting feedback from service users and other key stakeholders, and using this to contribute to quality improvement
- Ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessments, drawing on complex and multiple sources of information, within scope of practice
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of service users
- Ability to manage a sensitive and potentially emotionally distressing caseload
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build, develop and manage therapeutic and professional relationships with a range of people
- Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individuals’ health and wellbeing, arriving at relevant care plans
- Able to analyse and synthesize multiple sources of information to contribute to the team’s understanding and formulation of service users’ difficulties and the development of multi-disciplinary care plans
- Able to plan and deliver psychologically informed interventions to meet individual health and wellbeing needs
- High standard of letter and report writing
- Excellent IT skills including ability to use Microsoft Office programmes and understanding of online clinical tools and programmes
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Additional Requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and patient confidentiality
- Ability to travel independently across locations in Berkshire and beyond to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position
- Able to work flexibly as required (within and outside of office hours)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Fluent in a language other than English – please state all languages you could work in
- Able to work with interpreters to deliver services
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Emma Hayden
- Teitl y swydd
- Senior Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 03003652000
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