Middlesbrough Mental Health & Behaviour Change Practitioner (Temp)

Supply Care Solutions; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Supply Care Solutions is hiring a Mental Health & Behaviour Change Practitioner to join a specialist substance use service in Middlesbrough on a temporary agency basis.

You will deliver structured, evidence-based psychological and behaviour change interventions to service users with low-level emotional and psychological barriers to change, while mentoring trainee practitioners and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification to deliver psychological interventions (PWP, CBT, Counselling, Mental Health Nursing or Social Work).
• Professional registration with a recognised body (HCPC, NMC, BACP, UKCP or equivalent).
• Experience delivering brief psychological interventions in practice.
• Experience mentoring or supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Training or understanding of behaviour change theory (BCW/COM-B).
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured 1:1 and group psychological interventions (CBT-informed), Motivational Interviewing, DBT skills and psychoeducation.
• Assess and formulate low-intensity mental health and emotional needs.
• Plan and deliver appropriate brief interventions.
• Mentor two trainee practitioners and support reflective practice.
• Contribute to development and implementation of behaviour change interventions.
• Maintain accurate case notes and outcome measures.

Skills

PWP

CBT

Counselling

Mental Health Nursing

Social Work

Education

HCPC registration

Tools

BCW

COM-B

Motivational Interviewing

Job description

Supply Care Solutions is hiring a Mental Health & Behaviour Change Practitioner to join a specialist substance use service in Middlesbrough on a temporary agency basis.

You will deliver structured, evidence-based psychological and behaviour change interventions to service users with low-level emotional and psychological barriers to change, while mentoring trainee practitioners and contributing to service development.