Job summary
- Main area
- PWP
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 455-CANDI-887-A
- Employer
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,279 - £33,116 p.a inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Camden & Islington
NHS AfC: Band 4
At Camden and Islington NHS foundation trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.
We have 3 key priorities which are:
- Early and Effective Intervention
- Helping People to Live Well
- Research and Innovation
The cultural pillars that help us achieve our key priorities are:
- We value each other
- We are empowered
- We keep things simple
- We are connected
By coming to work at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust you will be joining a Trust with a national reputation for research, where services recognise that research underpins its commitment to providing high quality and innovative clinical care.
As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
Job overview
YOU MUST APPLY VIA THE UCL WEBSITE TO BE CONSIDERED. Please see link below.
London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs)
Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.
PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programme
are fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme. In previous years, this has been a full-time employed position at NHS band 4.
PWPs work with people across the adult age range.We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population.
Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.
Main duties of the job
The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.
As part of the application process trainees will be required to nominate two London IAPT services as their preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications.
Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensitycognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg
Recruitment opens at 10am on Thursday 25th April and close at 10am on Monday 13th May.
This is for intakes that will start at the beginning of October 2024.
Please do not apply via the NHS jobs website
For more information about the course see:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/masters/TPPPSYSLCB01
Working for our organisation
C&I is committed to the development and career progression of our internal staff and would like to remind candidates that there are numerous sources of support available in the recruitment process for internal candidates to access:
- HR experts can provide support in completing applications and supporting statements
- Access to an Interview Excellence E-learning module
- HR experts can provide Interview Coaching
- We encourage candidates to make arrangements to visit the areas they are interested in applying to work in
- We offer shadowing opportunities before the interview either in the area or similar to provide exposure into what the new role may feel like
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
YOU MUST APPLY VIA THE UCL WEBSITE TO BE CONSIDERED. Please see link below.
London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs)
Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.
PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programme
are fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme. In previous years, this has been a full-time employed position at NHS band 4.
PWPs work with people across the adult age range.We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population.
Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.
The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.
As part of the application process trainees will be required to nominate two London IAPT services as their preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications.
Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensitycognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg
Please do not apply via the NHS jobs website
For more information about the course see:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/study/masters/TPPPSYSLCB01
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Ability to study successfully at postgraduate level
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or a qualification of an equivalent standard
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Essential criteria
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- UCL
- Job title
- IAPT Course Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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