Primary Mental Health Practitioner

Powys Teaching Health Board; Brecon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health board in Wales is seeking professionals to provide comprehensive mental health services for referred individuals, particularly children and young people. The role involves conducting thorough assessments, developing care plans collaboratively, and prioritizing service users' needs. This position fosters professional growth within a supportive team environment, balancing work and personal life effectively. Proficiency in Welsh is desirable, appealing to speakers of both Welsh and English.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Supportive work environment

Healthy work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychologically-minded services to individuals with mental health issues.
• Ability to collaborate with individuals to understand their mental health and social needs.
• Skills in negotiating achievable goals and developing care plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive mental health assessment for referred individuals.
• Work in partnership with team and clients to develop individualized care plans.
• Deliver assessment and triage for referrals within CAMHS.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Understanding of child development

Ability to speak Welsh

Job description

Responsibilities

Provide a psychologically-minded service to referred individuals with common mental health problems, stable severe mental health conditions, emotional distress and/or behavioural difficulties that is comprehensive, accessible, responsive, age and ability inclusive, and that focuses on recovery and outcomes. Ensure the service user receives a full part one mental health assessment, with a clear formulation as direction for the intervention to be undertaken. This will be a significant part of the role.

Work in partnership with individuals and others to ascertain the mental health, wellbeing and social needs of referred individuals.

Work collaboratively with individuals and others to co-produce a shared understanding of the individual's needs (the formulation), and to jointly develop a plan on the basis of this. The formulation should take-into-account biological / physical, social and psychological factors, and the preferred lifestyle and aspirations of the individual.

Provide service user centred care by negotiating achievable and meaningful goals. Ensure formulation at assessment stage is clear and robust for practitioners to then follow what intervention is required which may include group work.

Additional Information

You will be working in an innovative team to be able to increase your skills when working with children, young people and their families. You will have experience in working with young people and have an understanding of child development. You will be responsible for delivering on the Mental Health Measure Part one, first triaging referrals received by CAMHS within a specific Duty Seamless Point of Access Team (SPoA), as well as providing an assessment of their mental health. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About the Team

Being the smallest Health Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.

As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.