Trainee Psychological Well Being Practitioners (PWP's)

Overview

Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.

What you will learn

London wide Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (IAPT) for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs)

Psychological therapies services across London are recruiting trainee PWPs as part of the IAPT programme to deliver evidence based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide brief structured supported treatments such as guided self-help.

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. There will be an intensive training period of 2  weeks, at the start of the course.  Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programme are fully funded by the NHS.

We are keen to recruit a workforce that is representative of the diverse local London population.

Client sessions will be both on-line and in person.  The successful candidates will be expected to work in the Mind in Bexley offices, for part of the working week. 

Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.
The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

As part of the application process trainees will be required to nominate two London IAPT services as their preference for training. All details about the application process are set out in the recruitment pack. This information is essential reading for successful applications.

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught/degrees/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-interventions-pg-cert
Please do not apply via the NHS jobs website

Applications will be accepted from 5th  May 2022 and close on 16th May 2022. The course is scheduled to start in October 2022.  Induction into service, may start before this date.

What you require

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught/degrees/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-interventions-pg-cert
Please do not apply via the NHS jobs website