The NHS Talking Therapies Team based on the Isle of Wight, are seeking applications from highly motivated individuals, to join our team as a trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (tPWP). The successful candidate will be joining a well-established service and will contribute to a stepped care model of service delivery for people experiencing anxiety disorders and depression.
This exciting opportunity will enable you to make a real difference to the lives of local people. You will be based centrally in our main office and provide clinics across a number of community settings, so a driving licence and use of own vehicle is essential.
An average week during the training year may look like:
Attendance of team meetings and forums
Offer 3 to 4 days of patient facing work either through face to face, telephone, online or group treatment modalities
Attending University in-person 1-2 days per week, depending on where you are in the course
Attend caseload management, clinical skills and line management supervision
Completing administrative tasks including session write up, onward referral, signposting, risk management and safeguarding reporting
Due to the anticipated interest in this role please go to www.iapt.nhs.uk for further information in the first instance.
As part of the role you will attend the Post Graduate Certificate in PWP practice at the University of Southampton 1-2 days per week for a year. Alongside the training you will practice assessment and delivery of low intensity NICE recommended interventions under clinical and line management supervision. Employment beyond this period is conditional on passing the course and becoming registered as a qualified PWP with the BABCP or BPS.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.
We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.
Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
2:2 degree in a clinical, health or science subject
OR
Level 4 qualification alongside relevant professional experience
Supporting people with symptoms such as low mood or anxiety.
Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present itself.
Understanding of NHS Talking Therapies and the stepped care model.
Ability to build trust and work effectively with patients to achieve lasting recovery.
Resilient and capable of maintaining boundaries to manage own personal stress.
Adaptable to change.
Knowing when to seek guidance and support.
Managing risk and taking safeguarding actions.
Delivering and facilitating group workshops.
Be able to sit for prolonged periods in order to interact with patients face to face or via the telephone or at the computer.
High level of enthusiasm and motivation for an outcomes based high volume approach with expected targets to be reached.
Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
Committed to work in a service where agreed targets are in place, with high volume of patients being seen.
Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships and act in a professional manner related to specific ethical codes, e.g. NMC Code of Conduct, BABCP Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.
Ability to use clinical supervision positively and effectively.
Able to be self-reflective.
Able to work under pressure and be able to organise time and diary to suit the demands of hi-volume/ low intensity approach.
Ability to set deadlines and ability to prioritise effectively.
Work under own initiative.
Ability to work flexibly and adapt to the needs of the service.
Computer literate, able to learn new computer systems in a timely manner.
Understands the need for demonstrating clinical outcomes.
Advanced communication skills, including verbal, written and telephone skills. Ability to write clear reports and letters.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
