Job overview

Are you a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) with post-qualification experience? Are you committed to the care of service users and looking to develop your career in a low-intensity service?

We are recruiting a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner for our Buckinghamshire talking therapies team.

In this role, you will be case-managing a group of PWPs to ensure the quality of their work is maintained, facilitating clinical skills supervision groups, and providing supervision as part of the duty team. You will be supporting our team of trainee and qualified PWPs, as well as working closely with our Step 2 leadership team.

You will offer high-volume evidence-based practice in Guided Self-help (Telephone, Digital, or Face-to-Face) and contribute to the Psycho-educational Courses programme, working with people with common mental health problems. You could also be involved in other work streams or projects.

In return, we offer robust supervision from skilled supervisors and managers, and ongoing Continuing Professional Development, including an annual CPD budget for relevant external training courses.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct telephone screening assessments for clients with common mental health problems, including those with long-term medical conditions, to identify presenting issues and discuss treatment options
• Provide high-volume evidence-based practice in guided self-help, computerised CBT, and group programmes, ensuring adherence to the stepped care model
• Supervise and mentor qualified and trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, offering caseload management and clinical skills supervision
• Assist in the development, support, and training of the low-intensity service provision within Talking Space Plus, contributing to the achievement of key performance indicators such as recovery and access rates
• Maintain accurate and coherent records of all clinical activities, ensuring compliance with service protocols and data collection requirements

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team