Trainee Mental Health Community Practitioner (Development Role)

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Training & development

Staff networks

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting a Trainee Mental Health Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Worcester City.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team delivering population-based mental health care in the community and develop toward a Band 6 position with guidance from experienced staff.

Qualifications

• Registered qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work.
• Newly qualified applicants considered; development toward Band 6 with support.
• Experience in community settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Attend weekly MDT meetings and be an active MDT member.
• Participate in professionals' meetings and signpost to adjunct services.
• Provide support to carers of patients and participate in the duty system.
• Work across the Wyre Forest Mental Health Service and build relationships with Primary Care and partner agencies.
• Design and deliver evidence-based recovery-focused mental health interventions and groups.
• Deliver psychoeducation in group and 1:1 settings as required.

Skills

MDT collaboration

Communication

Signposting

Flexible working

Education

Registered mental health nursing or OT or SW

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a trainee Mental Health Practitioner within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. This role will focus on the delivery of population-based mental health care for the community of Worcester City. You will be working alongside a team of highly specialist practitioners and have direct relationships with the professionals within the local Primary Care Networks (PCN).

If you are seeking a role that will encompass new ways of working that will be the future delivery of community mental health care in England, then this is an opportunity you should not miss.

If you are a newly qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker, the Trainee MHP post offers a developmental package allowing you to work towards a Band 6 position in the team with guidance and support from experienced staff members and gives you the opportunity to spend time in other clinical areas to develop your knowledge and understanding of the service.

Will work as a key member and resource of the MDT core team.

Attend weekly MDT meetings, participate in professionals' meetings, signpost to adjunct services depending on patient need.

Support and guidance to the carers of patients accessing the services. Be supported in taking part in the duty system and act appropriately when dealing with patients who are experiencing difficulties in the absence of their allocated worker.

This post will offer a challenging and exciting opportunity to gain experience of working across the Mental Health Service in Wyre Forest, developing relationships with Primary Care, partner agencies and wider mental health services.

You will have the opportunity to design and deliver evidence-based recovery focused mental health interventions and groups.

Knowledge of delivery psychoeducation within a group environment and 1:1 would be an advantage.

You will have experience of working with this user group in community settings.

You will have a registered qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work.

The ability to work flexibly as the need of the service demands is essential.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care.

We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service.

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities