Job Description

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Salary £29.5 - £36.5pa (DOE pro rata)

3 month contract (but this could be extended or become a permanent role)

Remote or hybrid

Our client is a growing dynamic integrated occupational healthcare business which is further developing their psychological support services. As a business they want to make a real difference which is why they employ a multidisciplinary team to help employees and their families address the multifactorial issues associated with psychological distress. Our client is looking for individuals who share their vision and also who are willing to help clients address the broader work and life stressors and how to address them.

Purpose of the role

To conduct initial telephone consultations for employees and dependants who contact the EAP service and make appropriate recommendations for individualised wellbeing support.

To support the delivery of a range of stepped care interventions to those with reactive life events and common mental health problems – this will include individual lifestyle promotion, signposting, Guided self-help and Guided on line therapy (Silvercloud)

Key Responsibilities:

* Establish the current reason for ill health and identify any underlying cause or contributory risk factors: personal and occupational

* To effectively communicate to the employee or dependant, the multifactorial issues associated with the current episode of ill health and how they can personally address the risk factors within their locus of control

* Provide guided self-help via telephone / video conferencing & act as a supporter on Silvercloud, both within service guidelines

* To effectively identify and appropriately escalate any safeguarding issues to line manager or other senior manager

* Maintain accurate records

Qualifications and experience:

* Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Counsellor or other appropriately qualified mental health professional with basis for membership with one of the following professional bodies or equivalent (student or associate membership also acceptable): British Psychological Society, British Association of Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapies, Nursing & Midwifery Council, British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

* OR, Psychology degree with graduate basis for registration with BPS AND evidence of working with people who have experience of mental health problems

* GCSE English C or above

* Need to evidence ability to write clear and accurate English

* Ability to use Microsoft office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Desirable:

* IAPT experience / Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions

* Experience of providing low intensity interventions for common mental health problems

Depending on candidate location this role can be fully remote or hybrid after training which will take place in head office Tewkesbury.

Please forward your up-to-date CV details and call to discuss further.

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