Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Ministry Of Defence; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A government health service is seeking a part-time Senior Mental Health Practitioner in Wrexham. The role involves providing specialized psychological assessments and therapies to military personnel. Candidates must have extensive experience in psychological therapy and strong clinical assessment skills. This position offers an inclusive environment and numerous benefits including flexible working options.

Benefits

Access to tailored learning and development

Flexible working options

NHS Pension

Free parking

Professional Registration Fees Re-imbursed

Qualifications

• Experience working with complex common mental health disorders.
• Understanding of occupational roles and needs of service personnel.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessment and interventions.
• Clinically supervise less experienced therapists.
• Lead service evaluation and research projects.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Supervising therapists

Education

Extensive experience in delivering psychological therapy

Job description

Overview

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel. Are you a Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high-quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at Hightown Barracks, Wrexham. The vacant post is part time working 32 hours per week. The Senior Mental Health Practitioner will work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) setting to provide a specialised/occupational mental health service for all Service and entitled personnel within the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) and network as required. The post holder will have extensive experience of delivering psychological therapy in a stepped care service. The post holder will require robust clinical assessment skills and an understanding of an occupational role and needs of individuals presenting to the service. Work with service personnel with complex common mental health disorder related problems for which cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is demonstrated to be clinically effective, individually, in groups and via face to face and digital platforms while undertaking a programme of training for this role. To directly provide highly specialist psychological assessment and interventions to individuals and groups. Clinically supervise less experienced therapists. To be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is routinely entered and appropriately collated, and also lead in service evaluation, outcome measurement, audit and research projects to benefit service users.

Responsibilities

Provide highly specialist psychological assessment and interventions to individuals and groups. Clinically supervise less experienced therapists. Ensure clinical outcome data is routinely entered and appropriately collated. Lead service evaluation, outcome measurement, audit and research projects to benefit service users. Work within an MDT setting to deliver a specialised/occupational mental health service for all Service and entitled personnel within the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) and network as required.

Benefits and additional information

• Access to learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• NHS Pension
• Free parking
• Professional Registration Fees Re-imbursed

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.