Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Nelson; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in England is seeking a Band 5 Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join their team. This role emphasizes holistic care and collaborative decision-making to support service users and their families. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and clinical skills, a solid understanding of risk management and the ability to apply cognitive-behavioral principles. Flexible working options are encouraged, aiming to enhance work-life balance for NHS employees.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Opportunities for term-time and part-time work

Qualifications

• Registered mental health and well-being practitioner with strong clinical skills.
• Ability to explore health and social needs impact on mental health.
• Experience in co-ordinating care as a key worker.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement supportive services for holistic care.
• Deliver well-being-focused psychologically-informed interventions.
• Support collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.

Skills

Excellent leadership skills

Clinical skills

Knowledge of care programme approach

Risk assessment and management

Cognitive-behavioral principles

Education

Registered mental health and well-being practitioner

Job description

Burnley Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 5 Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.

You must be a registered mental health and well being practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills. You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care as a key worker, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.

To deliver 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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Feather Job title: Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01282 657387