Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Independent Clinical Services ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Job Title: Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Department: ICS Digital Therapies Location: London or from Home/Remotely Salary: equiv. to A4C Band 6 dependent on experience and qualifications of candidate Full Time – Permanent Contract ICS Group is a unique healthcare solutions platform with an integrated specialised staffing and healthcare services offering combining deep clinical expertise, digital capabilities, technology and analytics. ICS Digital Therapies is a pioneering service improving the accessibility, affordability and effectiveness of psychological therapies within IAPT. Through our extensive network of qualified therapists, we provide a broad range of digitally-enabled brief therapies at both step 2 and step 3 and assessments that can be accessed securely from a computer, tablet or smartphone anywhere, at any time of the day, including evenings and weekends. ICS Digital Therapies receives referrals from local IAPT services to help increase capacity by providing opportunities for therapy at times outside normal working hours and accessible from home. Operational hours are 8.00am – 10.00pm, 7 days per week. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join the team on a full-time basis in order to manage the delivery and supervision of our assessment provision. Responsibilities Include: Offer a highly specialist assessment and treatment Guided Self-Help service to a caseload of clients (caseload to be agreed). Offer assessment of new clients where required. In collaboration with the Clinical Lead and guided by the Policies and Procedures of ICS Digital Therapies, to manage and record any SUIs and incidents of concern and ensure implementation of any lessons learned. To support the full implementation of the ICS Digital Therapies, offer. To participate in any ICS Digital Therapies business and professional meetings. To encourage and facilitate the Professional Development of the PWPs and Therapists working within the ICS Digital Therapies. To support the Clinical Lead in the development and implementation of effective Clinical Governance within ICS Digital Therapies. To advise the team about service development needs and priorities as they arise. About you: Experience of providing supervision to PWPs within an IAPT service. Interest in further developing digital media as a way of providing therapy and mental health support to people Knowledge and experience of using IAPTus as a patient record system Excellent organisational abilities and the ability to plan own time and work to tight deadlines. Empathy and the ability to form excellent working relationships with all members of the team In addition to this you will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrate a genuine interest in working within a digital therapy platform and contributing towards the development of a new service. What we can offer you In exchange for your hard work we can offer you excellent benefits which include 25 days annual leave bank holidays which increase with years of service, company pension scheme where we match your contribution up to 5% plus many more excellent benefits. Our commitment to employee development through training, personal development plans, professional qualification support and career progression, has resulted in excellent retention levels. If you are looking for a role where you are a valued member of a key business function, where you can push your career forward in a company that continues to grow year on year, then contact us now with your current CV to apply. The ICS Group is an equal opportunities employer