Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner IAPT Trainee

Our client is looking for enthusiastic and motivated clinical personnel to be part of their Improving Access to Psychological Therapies team (IAPT) in South Staffordshire (Stafford and Cannock Chase). 

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
IAPT Trainee (one year fixed term and subject to acceptance onto PG Cert training course)
SALARY £18,838 - £19,947 pa dependent on skills, qualifications
HOURS 37.5 Fixed term for 1 year

Our client provides mental health services across Staffordshire, Wolverhampton and Teesside.  They are part of an innovative and growing group with an expanding range of services. This allows them to offer a range of career development opportunities to their staff, who can gain a wide range and depth of experience and training.

This role forms part of the provision of low intensity interventions and supporting both the Improving Access to Psychological interventions and the Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) Programme.  

Successful candidates will have strong communication and time management skills and respect individual rights to confidentiality. They will also either have either a relevant core mental health profession or be able to demonstrate the equivalent knowledge and experience. A relevant degree or equivalent qualification would also be an advantage.  It is useful although not essential, to have knowledge of the IAPTus system or be willing to undertake training in this area.

They are recruiting up to six Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner IAPT Trainees. The training posts are for one year’s duration.

It is a condition of appointment that the successful candidate will be required to study for the Post-Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions. This course will be validated by the University of Birmingham (UOB). Applications for this course constitute the second stage of the recruitment process.

When applying for this programme if you do not have a relevant degree or equivalent qualification, you are required to submit a test essay to demonstrate that you have the necessary academic writing skills to complete a training programme at this level and bring two printed copies to the applicants’ day on 10th or 11th July.

The interview process will be in two stages, there will be an interview by the team first followed by an academic screening exercise and an interview with the University course.

You will be asked to apply to the University following provisional appointment with your clinical placement. The closing date for applications for the University part of the training is the 9th June 2017.

A training place will be offered only if you have successfully completed both stages of the interview process.

Upon successful completion of the training course, there is a possibility that there will be permanent posts available on qualification.

The closing date for the one year provisional PWP Trainee positions is 25th May 2017

Stage 1 Interview, (provisional appointment): w/c 29th May 2017

Stage 2 University Applicants Days Dates: 10th or 11th July 2017

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please click the apply button (and follow the job board's procedure). You will then receive an email from CHM Recruit which will include the application pack.

The charity is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

The charity only accepts their completed applications. 

No CVs or agencies please.