Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The successful applicant will be proficient in the delivery of telephone triage assessments and CBT-based guided self-help interventions and have experience of working with common mental health problems within primary care. You will also have opportunities to co-run groups and workshops with other PWPs or High-Intensity Therapists; experience and skills in this would be beneficial. We encourage our PWPs to build their clinical skills and develop areas of expertise, such as working with long term conditions or treating a broader range of disorders including social anxiety and OCD. Career Progression pathways and development opportunities: We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior PWP roles, as well as HI trainee roles; we find that working in our team is often a springboard for PWPs to develop and excel in their chosen career paths. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development with CPD or internal workshops suitable to S2, for example OCD, health anxiety and social anxiety. All our qualified PWPs have additional responsibilities and interests to keep the role varied and exciting.,

• Conducting telephone based assessments with clients to determine the nature of their psychological difficulties, determine appropriate step of intervention and assess for/manage risk.
• Delivering brief, evidence based interventions for mild - moderate anxiety disorders and/or depression, to adults (18 yrs +), within a CBT framework.
• Offering groups for people with anxiety or depression
• Conduct psychological assessments and interventions via interpreters.
• Working sensitively with diversity (including working with black & minority ethnic groups).
• Meet agreed/specified service targets.
• High levels of organisational ability and demonstrable skills in record keeping and case management.
• Attend weekly 1-1 case management supervision, 4-6 weekly line management, clinical skills group supervision, monthly service meetings.
Flexible working: As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from earliest 8am to latest 7:30pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

About us: You can expect a friendly, creative, welcoming and social team consisting of Step 2 clinicians, High Intensity Therapists and admin staff. We take pride in involving our staff, drawing upon their skills and strengths and have a Staff Health and Wellbeing Champion. We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate team players, committed to working for our Croydon communities, offering patient-centred, responsive and high-quality psychological health and wellbeing services. About our locations: The postholder will be based at our team bases in Central Croydon and Bethlem Hospital site, staff may also work from GP surgeries in Croydon as well as from home. Bethlem Royal Hospital Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in a beautiful setting in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London. The hospital has easy access to nearby main roads and have offers free parking. The site is within walking distance from of Eden Park and West Wickham overland stations. Croydon (Davis House) Another base Croydon Talking Therapies is situated is at Davis House, close to the vibrant high-street that offers fantastic shopping opportunities and a wide range of restaurants. It is within walking distance to East Croydon overland station with quick links to London.