Qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner

Job overview

We are proud to offer the post of Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners to join our experienced workforce in Hertfordshire.

The post holder will have a desire to develop their skills in working with adults with severe and enduring mental illness, some of whom will have not had previous access to psychologically informed interventions.

The post-holder will work collaboratively with service users, their families, carers, and multi-disciplinary team members to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment. The successful candidate will be part of the core team and duties will also include, holding a small caseload, completing Initial Assessments, Care Planning, Risk Assessing, being part of the Duty Team.

The post holder will support the delivery of a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems under the supervision of a clinical/counselling psychologist or CBT therapist, where this is identified in personalised care planning and support.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• hold a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
• work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions for our service users
• carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team
• engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation
• 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.
• Be on a duty rota
• Carry out Initial Assessments
• Hold a small caseload of service users

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:

• Behavioural activation and graded exposure
• Teaching problem-solving skills
• Improving sleep
• Recognising and managing emotions
• Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
• Building confidence
• Medication support

To be responsive to service users’ needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.

To include carers and families in line with the service user’s wishes.

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.

Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation.

To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as named worker, for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions.

To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users

To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.

To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation, and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.

To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention

To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families, and carers.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.