Mental Health and Well-Being Practitioner

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity within Hartlepool Mental Health Services for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWBP).

The successful candidate will have either a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health).

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will work under supervision of an Applied Psychologist as part of a dynamic mental health team delivering psychologically informed interventions and supporting adults to receive the right care through care planning. You will need to have flexibility and adaptability and a passion for working with adults with severe mental health problems.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work under supervision from an HCPC registered applied psychologist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of experience.

The role of the Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner is to :-

• develop and practice psychologically-informed interventions under supervision, working directly with adults in the community  •    support collaborative care planning, alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team •    work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals to deliver a set of brief wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions : •    Behavioural Activation and Graded Exposure  •    Problem-solving •    Improving sleep •    Recognising and managing emotions •    Confidence building •    To support facilitation of psychologically informed group interventions. • Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team • Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances. • To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based. • To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.