PWP Trainee

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

We are recruiting for Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join Sussex Partnership Trust working in either the East Sussex NHS Talking Therapies service (Health in Mind) or Brighton and Hove NHS Talking Therapies service (Brighton Wellbeing service).
NHS Talking Therapies services provide evidence-based treatments for people with depression and/or a range of anxiety-based difficulties within primary care.
Please see our websites for further information www.healthinmind.org.uk/ and www.brightonandhovewellbeing.org/
As a Trainee PWP you will be responsible for your own caseload, offering high quality, evidence-based low intensity interventions including: telephone, face to face, groups, and online sessions. You will receive support from our Senior PWPs and your Team Lead in the form of case management and clinical supervision. Alongside your clinical work, you will be studying with the University of Exeter working toward a PGCert or GradCert in Psychological Therapies Practice.
The course itself consists of 45 training days, 30 of which are ‘taught’ and 15 of which are directed study days. The University will be using a mixed model of delivery including remote online lectures, workshops and tutorials. The University are also aiming to deliver some face to face teaching as part of the course, which will be based in London.
To succeed in this role, you will have excellent interpersonal skills and proven experience of working with people to improve their mental health and wellbeing. You will also be educated to degree level, preferably in a related field (e.g. psychology) but there is also the opportunity to access the undergraduate route if you do not have a degree level education.
Successful candidates will be employed full time by Sussex Partnership NHS Trust and will attend University 2 days per week during the academic year and the remainder of the working week in service delivering LI-CBT treatments and assessments to Health in Mind or Brighton and Hove Wellbeing service users.
All candidates will be employed on a fixed term 1 year contract, however this is a train to retain position. This means that if candidates successfully complete and pass the PGCert or GradCert Psychological Therapies Practice and complete all requirements needed for BABCP accreditation they will be offered a permanent Band 5 PWP role within the NHS Talking Therapies services
The opportunity to work in a highly successful service, to be an integral part of our current Talking Therapies expansion and to be part of our team
The opportunity to gain a recognised qualification and accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
A dedicated team who will support you through your training year
High quality supervision both within your service and with the University
All the autonomy and responsibility you need to manage your caseload
Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC
The opportunity to move to a B5 substantive post following successful completion of the training course and application for accreditation with the BABCP
You will be expected to attend University for some of the time in person (London), and the rest remotely, and required to work a minimum of 2 days at a base in East Sussex or in Brighton and Hove.
We strongly encourage you to check the job description and the core profession criteria carefully before applying for this post. Please explicitly state how you meet these criteria in your supporting information as this plays a significant role in our shortlisting process.
Please be aware due to the high volume of emails we receive regarding these vacancies, we unfortunately cannot answer questions that are related to your eligibility for the course. We ask you to complete your own research using the information provided within this advert, job description and person specification.
If you have any questions regarding these positions please contact:
Naomi Ross: Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Trainees,
Naomi.Ross2@nhs.net 0300 0030 130
or
Faye Oxley: Trainee Lead,
faye.oxley2@spft.nhs.uk 0300 00 200 6

Please refer the Job description for details