We are looking for an Occupational Health Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to work within our Corporate Psychological Therapy Service. Vita Health Group is an award-winning specialist within Corporate Mental Health, providing people with psychological wellbeing support and treatment who have been referred through corporate organisations, occupational health teams, government bodies, the NHS, and insurance groups. We assist and work with both employers and employees in addressing overall health and wellbeing which positively impacts absenteeism and presenteeism.

To achieve our ultimate aim of making people better we recognise the importance and benefits of investing in our team. We provide:

• Focus of staff wellbeing through away days, staff events, wellbeing champions and initiatives
• Flexible approach to working through remote and homeworking options
• Day to day clinical support and leadership
• Excellent clinical supervision in accordance with IAPT Manual and IAPT Supervision guidance
• Monthly ongoing continual professional development opportunities
• Monthly performance and wellbeing one to one meetings which include a focus on your personal and professional goals
• Access to multiple working and developmental groups created within VHG including woman in leadership, EDI, LGBTQ+ and many more
• Excellent opportunities to progress clinically via our trainee academy and/or into leadership roles as part of longer-term career development
• A friendly and supportive work environment with an overall culture of energy, solution focussed and excellence in both our service delivery and support to our team

The Role:

• Your main role as an Occupational Health PWP is being responsible for providing high volume low intensity CBT interventions to clients with common mental health problems that could be impacting on occupational functioning. Your clinical practice will be influenced by the clients needs which could include supporting them to improve work related performance and/or to return to work.
• You must be able to conduct high quality telephone, video and computerised triage assessments to support clinical rationale for treatment or signposting
• VHG have a highly successful service and you will be offered regular clinical skills supervision, case management supervision and CPD to support you to achieve the best results possible for your clients

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• A Low Intensity Interventions post graduate certificate
• Experience of providing low intensity interventions for common mental health problems
• Experience of providing both telephone and video assessments and treatment
• Able to achieve clinical outcomes and meet agreed performance targets
• Excellent time management and organisation skills to manage own caseload
• Excellent communication skills
• IT skills – Microsoft Office/Patient record systems
• 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:

• Experience of supporting people to improve work related performance or return to work

Experience of or interest in working with occupational health and corporate clients with common mental health problems

Our Benefits:

• Enhanced annual leave
• Discretionary  sick pay (after successful completion of probation period)
• Pension – with a Company contribution
• Monthly Colleague of the Month Awards
• Quarterly above and beyond awards
• Access to Health Cash Plan.
• VDU eye test reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program (Employee Care)
• £500 finder’s fee when recommending someone to join the company (T&C's apply)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption schemes
• And more.

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 status as a Menopause Friendly Committed employer.
• 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. 

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Vita Health Group