Trainee Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners to join its adult community mental health services across Lambeth. The role offers funded training and supervision, with study at University College London and regional campus travel as needed.

Successful candidates will gain hands-on experience delivering wellbeing-focused, psychologically informed interventions under supervision, while supporting care planning within a multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level.
• Experience interacting with the public, working as part of a team, analysing complex information and communicating effectively.
• Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress, their families and carers.

Responsibilities

• Attend all elements of the training programme and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment.
• Work in an adult community mental health service when not completing the programme of study.
• Develop and practice psychologically-informed interventions under supervision, working directly with adults in the community.
• Support collaborative care planning, alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners to join its adult community mental health services across Lambeth. The role offers funded training and supervision, with study at University College London and regional campus travel as needed.

Successful candidates will gain hands-on experience delivering wellbeing-focused, psychologically informed interventions under supervision, while supporting care planning within a multidisciplinary