Band 5 Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner - Swindon

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to provide brief psychological interventions and co-facilitate therapeutic groups for clients with complex emotional needs and cPTSD. This role involves working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and offering training on client assessment.

Qualifications

• Skilled in providing brief psychological interventions.
• Experience in co-facilitating therapeutic groups.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver well-being focused brief interventions for individuals with CPTSD.
• Co-facilitate psychoeducational groups.
• Provide training on assessing clients with complex emotional needs.

Job description

Job overview

The Primary Care Complex Emotional Needs Service is brief psychological service aimed at improving the lives of people who may struggle with emotional and relational difficulties associated with a diagnosis of personality disorder.

With additional investment we are now extending our support to individuals with Complex PTSD (cPTSD), bridging the gap between primary care and secondary mental health services. We are looking for a skilled and motivated Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to join our team to provide brief interventions and co-facilitate therapeutic groups for clients with complex emotional needs and cPTSD.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver well-being focused brief interventions to individuals with CPTSD and other complex emotional difficulties.

In addition to providing time limited brief interventions, you will co-facilitate psychoeducational groups working alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide integrated, trauma-informed care.

You will also be supported to join our training team which has a mandate to provide training to other AWP services on assessing and formulating clients with complex emotional needs.