TALKWORKS is Devon’s NHS Talking Therapies service, here to help people who are struggling with a mild to moderate common mental health problem to get back on track. Our service is free to access and open to adults, age 18+, living across the whole of Devon (excluding Plymouth which is covered by Plymouth Options). We’re a large service, commissioned by Devon Partnership NHS Trust, and are made up of over three hundred members of staff and volunteers. If you are interested in applying for any of the jobs below, please visit the Devon Partnership NHS Trust jobs website for our full list of vacancies.
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Learn more about working at TALKWORKS and the different roles within our service
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Psychological wellbeing practitioners (PWP)
Our Psychological wellbeing practitioners (PWPs) listen to and work with people who are experiencing a common mental health difficulty, such as low mood, depression, anxiety and stress. The role includes asessing patients, providing low-intensity one-to-one cognitive behaviour therapy sessions, facilitating group therapy and delivering wellbeing workshops. A PWP will also be responsible for working with other services to ensure patients receive excellent care to help them recover.
High intensity therapists (HI)
Our High Intensity therapists (HIs) work with more complex mental health difficulties in relation to anxiety and depression. This includes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). A HI will be able to deliver a wide range of evidence-based interventions, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as the main intervention.
The role will involve assessing the service user’s difficulties and formulating a treatment plan to best suit the individual’s needs. High intensity treatment sessions usually last longer than a session with a PWP and are more frequent (they usually take place once a week, rather than every couple of weeks). All therapists will be given full training and will be accredited by the relevant professional body on completion of the training.
Administrators
Our administrative staff play an essential role at TALKWORKS, through supporting the day-to-day operations of our service and being the first port-of-call for our patients. TALKWORKS administrators will be able to participate in a variety of different tasks including processing referrals, contacting patients about appointments, updating patient information in IAPTUS, and providing general administrative support to staff within the service. You will be working as part of a friendly and supportive team, and will play a vital role in providing excellent care to our service users.
Employment Support
Our employment support team help people across Devon to find, stay in, and get back to work. They support our clinicians by working with patients who are already receiving treatment from TALKWORKS for anxiety or depression. While building relationships with our patients is a fundamental part of the job, you will also be required to liaise and work with external services and agencies to ensure that our patients are supported in finding or returning to work.
