The Role: What you’ll do

You will take a key role in the delivery of the IAPT Step 2 provision across LLR (Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland). Your will be responsible for the line management and clinical supervision of all Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) within LLR, supporting them throughout all aspects of their job role in order to strive towards optimal team performance. 

You will work alongside the Step 3 Team Leaders and report into the Service Manager to ensure that service targets are met and quality standards are maintained.

You  will play a key role in the organisation, recruitment, and implementation of Step 2 staff into the service as applicable, and will take a key role in service directives and developments.

Your skills and background:

Essential:

• IAPT Low intensity Worker/PWP Certificate
• IAPT Low Intensity Supervisor Training or Willingness to Attend
• Has been working in the capacity of a SPWP for a minimum of 2 years, Or has 2 years experience or more of working within another Management capacity.
• Experience of risk management
• Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision
• Experience of delivering CPD/ Training
• Experience of recruitment within IAPT
• Understanding of evidence based CBT interventions
• Understanding of National IAPT Key Performance Indicators, National Standards and Step 2 Clinical Output
• An awareness of and commitment to supporting and facilitating diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to travel, which may include overnight stays on occasion, as and when required

Desirable:

• Managerial qualification
• Experience/ knowledge of employment advisor role
• Use of IAPTUS system
• Undertaking Clinical Audit, including action planning
• Providing PWP trainees skills development through CPD, case management supervision or clinical skills groups
• Familiarity with an understanding of care pathways for Long Term Conditions within IAPT.
• Knowledge of the PWP academic training requirements, including content and examinations

Why Vita Health Group?

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do.

We are physical and mental health specialists with over 30 years of experience.  We work in partnership with the NHS, support the UK’s largest corporate companies to help assist their workforce and provide a full range of physiotherapy services to private customers.

To achieve our mission of making people better, we recognise the importance of investing in our staff. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer the opportunity of a flexible work life balance, support with continued professional development and a comprehensive benefits package which you can view in full on our website.

Vita Health Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice and positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity. 

We are actively seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce, to ensure we are representative of the communities we serve at all levels. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of lived experience.

We are committed to equitably support the wellbeing of all employees as demonstrated by:

• Our association with the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health.
• Our status as a Disability Confident Committed Employer dedicated to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.All disabled candidates that meet the minimum essential criteria will be invited to interview.
• Our participation in Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme which supports us in ensuring all LGBTQIA+ staff are free to be themselves in the workplace.
• Our commitment to meet the standards outlined in the NHS Equality Delivery System (EDS2), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
• The provision of access to health and wellbeing services for colleagues.

Should you wish to discuss any adjustment or assistance you might need in the application or interview process please contact recruitment@vhg.co.uk and we will arrange.

Please note, all applicants must be legally entitled to accept and perform work in the UK and all positions are subject to a DBS check. 

Any data which you share with us throughout the hiring process will be stored securely within the UK and is accessible only by staff who require it. Should your application be unsuccessful, your data will be securely destroyed after 6 months. 

Vita Health Group reserves the right to close this job when sufficient applications have been received.

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