Qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Little London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health trust in the UK seeks a qualified practitioner to collaborate with service users and provide tailored assessments and care plans. The role includes delivering psychologically informed interventions based on cognitive-behavioral principles, working under supervision. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant graduate certificate and have experience in mental health settings, with strong communication skills. Commitment to service users' dignity and collaboration with families is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Hold a graduate certificate in Mental Health and Wellbeing with supervised practice.
• Experience working with individuals with mental health needs.
• Strong communication abilities for complex information.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with service users and families for care assessment.
• Deliver psychologically informed interventions according to CBT principles.
• Conduct risk assessments with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Working collaboratively

Assessment and care planning

Psychologically informed interventions

Communication skills

Empathy and sensitivity

Education

Graduate certificate in Mental Health and Wellbeing

Job description

Overview

The post-holder will work collaboratively with service users, their families, carers, and multi-disciplinary team members to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment. The post holder will support the delivery of 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 under the supervision of a clinical/counselling psychologist or CBT therapist, where this is identified in personalised care planning and support.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with service users, families, carers, and multidisciplinary team members to provide assessment, care planning, and coordination of care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.
• Support the delivery of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions aligned to CBT principles, based on best evidence, addressing problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems under supervision of a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist, where identified in personalised care planning and support.
• Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multidisciplinary team.
• Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation.
• Work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop outcome-based, strength-focused care plans.
• Deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, including:
  • Behavioural activation and graded exposure
  • Teaching problem-solving skills
  • Improving sleep
  • Recognising and managing emotions
  • Guided self-help for bulimia and binge‑eating
  • Building confidence
  • Medication support
• Be responsive to service users' needs and choices; uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect. Include carers and families in line with the service user's wishes.
• Engage calmly, with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.
• Attend multidisciplinary reviews and act as named worker for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during multidisciplinary interventions.
• Set collaborative goals for intervention with service users.
• Liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.
• Communicate information concerning assessment, formulation, and care plans in a skilled and sensitive manner to promote effective multidisciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes.
• Develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention.
• Deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families, and carers.

Qualifications

• Hold a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health).
• Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice.
• Experience running groups/activities.
• Experience working as part of a team.
• Experience of being supervised.
• Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing.
• Candidate must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Desirable Criteria

• Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties.
• Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers.
• Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
• Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.
• Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format.
• Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users.

Visa Information

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We would encourage all applicants to review the criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

About the Trust

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is a leading mental health trust, rated "Outstanding" by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff of over 4,000 provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk. Our services are delivered within the community and inpatient settings, underpinned by choice, independence and equality. Trust values: Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful, Professional. Learn more at https://www.hertsnhsgreattogether.co.uk.