Job overview

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Band 6, Birmingham Healthy Minds, North team, Erdington. 

Do you want to join a well-established, friendly and supportive Talking Therapies team?

Birmingham Healthy Minds is looking for a flexible,  pragmatic,  BABCP/BPS registered Senior PWP to enhance our reputable service and be part of a friendly and enthusiastic Senior PWP team.

At Birmingham Healthy Minds you can expect a hybrid way of working which means there will be a mixture of office or community-based working alongside a remote working option. 

Location: This post is specifically for our North BHM base in Erdington, it is important as a leader to have a visible presence in the team, therefore the ability to be in base is essential. 

What we offer at BHM:

A CPD program provided by BABCP accredited trainers who are expert in their field.
Regular case management supervision
Group clinical skills supervision
Monthly supervision of supervision
Regular team meetings
Fortnightly Senior PWP meetings
Organising and co-facilitating monthly step 2 meetings
Away Days
Leading in one of our champion roles in LGBTQ, BAME, perinatal, older adults, staff wellbeing and more!

o   All the benefits of working in an NHS service, pension scheme, great holiday entitlement, health and wellbeing support, pay progression.

Main duties of the job

The senior PWP role involves supporting both qualified PWP's and those in their training as apprentice/trainee PWP's. You will offer both clinical skills and case management supervision to the PWP's as part of your role, as well as ad hoc support to your step 2 colleagues. You will continue to retain a small caseload of clients in order to keep your PWP's skills up to date, as well as maintaining your professional registration.

You will work together with the senior PWP's and management team to create a supportive environment for the step 2 team. You will have knowledge of the service targets and support PWP's to achieve the targets set, as well as providing knowledge to the wider team about the role of a PWP. You will be supported by your fellow senior PWPs, as well as a Step 2 lead and your team manager.

You will support with the organisation and facilitation of our community events calendar. As well as taking a lead in one of our champion roles, in which you will oversee and manage the projects happening within this area of expertise.

The role requires someone who its reliable, with a flexible approach; working closely with PWP's who have differing requirements to ensure they continue to offer evidence based low intensity CBT based interventions to the Birmingham population, while keeping in mind the low intensity, high volume nature of the PWP post.

For informal enquiries please contact Rachel Bradley, step 2 Lead on [email protected] 

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.  Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year.  We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.  If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.