Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) - Swindon

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

An excellent opportunity for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join Swindon Talking Therapies.
You should have a real interest of working with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties and with primary health care professionals seeking to improve care and treatment. You will need excellent communication skills and ideally have proven experience of working in the Primary Care setting. You will be involved with, and receive, ongoing in-service training and supervision.
PWP (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner) qualification is required or working towards to be accredited within 6 months.
Opportunities for remote/flexible working.
The post holder will work within Swindon Talking Therapies services to provide high-volume low-intensity interventions using brief cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to clients presenting with mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
The post holder will work within the BSW Talking Therapies services to provide high-volume low-intensity interventions using brief cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to clients presenting with mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety.

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