Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking a motivated Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver the Feeling Safer treatment for patients diagnosed with psychosis. This role offers valuable experience in clinical research and therapy delivery, ideal for those pursuing careers in clinical psychology. Training is provided, and no prior experience is necessary. Join a dedicated team focused on improving mental health treatments and receive support for your career development.

Benefits

Career development support

Regular supervision

Qualifications

• No prior therapy delivery experience is required.
• Excellent experience in engaging individuals diagnosed with psychosis.

Responsibilities

• Delivering the Feeling Safer treatment to patients.
• Supporting participants in implementing skills from the Feeling Safer package.
• Attending clinical supervision and promoting the study.

Skills

Engagement

Compassion

Job description

This post will help us deliver a new treatment for people suffering with paranoia, suspicious thoughts and mistrust of others.

We are seeking a suitably motivated Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner.

This post provides excellent experience in engaging individuals diagnosed with psychosis, delivering a specialist CBT intervention (Feeling Safer) under close supervision from a clinical psychologist, working within NHS services, and gaining insights into clinical trials methodology. The role is ideal for individuals interested in pursuing careers in clinical psychology or clinical research.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver Feeling Safer to patients. A multi-centre randomized controlled trial will be conducted to test the Feeling Safer treatment on NHS patients diagnosed with psychosis and experiencing persecutory delusions. Patients will be randomized into four groups:

1. Feeling Safer plus treatment as usual, supported by peer support workers
2. Feeling Safer plus treatment as usual, supported by assistant psychologists/graduate mental health workers
3. Feeling Safer plus treatment as usual, supported by a clinical psychologist providing CBT therapy
4. Treatment as usual

Participants, Feeling Safer deliverers, and other mental health staff will be interviewed to explore the therapy's application within the NHS.

Training in the Feeling Safer treatment will be provided. No prior therapy delivery experience is required.

Main duties include delivering this innovative treatment, working closely with the trial manager, site PI, and colleagues across sites to ensure proper training and competence. You will see participants, support them in implementing skills from the Feeling Safer package, attend clinical supervision, and assist in promoting the study to local teams.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented, and compassionate workforce capable of meeting the demands of the modern NHS. We offer a dynamic environment to build your career.

You will join a team of researchers and clinicians dedicated to improving treatments for psychosis. As part of the Hub for Advancing Research in Psychosis, you will collaborate on studies to enhance understanding and treatment of psychosis symptoms.

You will receive support for your career development through CPD and regular supervision.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Robert Dudley
• Job title: Clinical Psychologist
• Email: [e-mail]

Please email to arrange a time to speak.