Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a senior member of a professional support team, you will use your low intensity CBT (PWP) qualification to offer brief, time-limited interventions to students experiencing mental health and emotional issues.  You will follow the team’s crisis and risk assessment protocols and make internal and external referrals as appropriate.  You will also deliver group workshops and therapeutic group sessions for students, and staff training on student mental health topics. You will work as part of our multi-disciplinary Mental Health and Wellbeing Team, helping it make a positive impact on student retention and the student experience. 

The successful candidate will have significant post-qualification experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions to clients on a one-to-one and group basis. You will also have experience of working within a brief assessment and intervention service model, and knowledge of issues common among students – such as anxiety, social anxiety, stress, low mood, procrastination and exam panic. We are keen to hear from practitioners with experience of working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and/or underrepresented social groups.

We particularly encourage applications from practitioners who identify as being from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, as these communities are currently under-represented in our team, although all appointments will be made on merit.

This is a predominantly face-to-face, campus-based role. Interventions are delivered face to face, by telephone and online via Teams video. 

To keep our services accessible to students, the post holder will work one late shift per week (12pm–8pm). 

We currently have a vacancy for:

 1 x 0.8 FTE Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (29.6 hours per week – 4 days per week) 

Daily responsibilities include:

• Delivering brief, time-limited low intensity CBT interventions to students experiencing mental health and emotional issues.
• Carrying out brief triage assessments and interventions, which may include single-session work in the format of a wellbeing plan.
• Following the team's crisis and risk assessment protocols and respond to urgent cases
• Make internal and external referrals, as required
• Contributing to the wider work of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team, promoting a whole university approach to mental health.
• Contributing to developing approaches aligned to sector best practice
• Delivering support face to face, by telephone and online via Microsoft Teams
• Helping improve student retention and the wider student experience

More information can be found in the job description.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will hold a Postgraduate or Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions (or equivalent) from a BPS-accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) training programme and will also be registered or accredited as a PWP with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), or be actively working towards accreditation.
 

Further information can be found in the person specification. 

For an informal chat about the role contact Ellen Smith: Head of Student Mental Health and Wellbeing - [email protected].

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'.  Your application should include a covering letter and a CV. 

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Salary: £41,885 - £46,970