Wellbeing Practitioner

mindinbradford; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established mental health charity is seeking a Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver high-quality care for individuals with mental health challenges. This role involves providing personalized support to clients, assisting them in navigating their recovery journey, and ensuring they receive the necessary resources. The organization is committed to fostering resilience and empowering individuals, making this an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community. With a supportive work environment and opportunities for personal development, this position is perfect for someone passionate about mental health and community well-being.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Simply Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Service

Contributory pension scheme

Discount schemes

Personal development opportunities

Enhanced sick pay

Two additional leave days for wellbeing

Qualifications

• Understanding of key issues within mental health and challenges faced.
• Experience in managing challenging situations and safeguarding concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 support for adults facing mental health challenges.
• Record information electronically and maintain client records.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

IT Skills

Risk Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Wellbeing Practitioner (Personal Health Budget)

Job Description

• Salary scale: £13.67 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 22.5hours
  
• Base: Bradford, BD1 4QU with requirement to travel between service locations
• Responsible to: Communications and Engagement Manager
• Pension: We operate a contributory pension scheme which you will be auto-enrolled into (subject to the conditions of the scheme).
• Probationary Period: Six months
• Closing Date: Monday 26 th May 2025
• Interview Date: Friday 30 th May 2025

About Us

Bradford District and Craven Mind is a thriving, independent mental health charity with a clear purpose to promote positive mental wellbeing and empower and help people experiencing issues with their mental health to manage and work towards recovery and fulfilment.

We do this through:

Building community and individual resilience for better mental wellbeing

• Providing early intervention advice and support
• Supporting people in crisis
• Empowering and helping people to recover and sustain improved wellbeing
• 25 days annual leave per year, rising to 28 days with length of service plus bank holidays
• Up to two additional leave days to use each year to support your wellbeing.
• Simply Health Cash Plan to claim back on personal health costs including dental, optical, prescriptions, physiotherapy and more.
• Employee Assistance Service including 24/7 confidential mental health support and access to structured therapy sessions.
• Generous pension scheme and employer contribution to help you plan for a secure future.
• Discount schemes including Company Shop and Blue Light Card.
• Excellent personal development opportunities including access to Clinical Supervision.
• Enhanced sick pay after your six-month probation.
• Accredited employer with Mindful Employer, Disability Confident and Real Living Wage.

Role Purpose:

Bradford District and Craven Mindis looking for a dedicated person committed to delivering high-quality mental health care and support for the Personal Health Budget service. You will complete 1- 1 Support for Adults facing moderate to severe mental health challenges, often supporting those being discharged from acute inpatient settings. The job requires some traveling within Bradford and Craven to meet service membersand understand their needs in order to facilitate the personalised care back into the community. This can be done by providing goods or a service to ease their transition of care from inpatient to community services.

• Complete 1- 1 support for adults facing moderate to severe mental health challenges face-to-face and or over the telephone
• Provide support that meets the client needs. This support will be around client well-being, such as employment, welfare and benefits, social housing, money management, social isolation, and bereavement.
• Have a good understanding of support services across the district and signpost clients to relevant services for additional support
• Work closely with finance department to process purchase orders and understand BDC Mind financial procedures
• Work in partnership with other services across Bradford District and Craven to ensure the best outcome for clients
• Record information electronically and maintain up to date client records
• Liaising with the discharge team / social worker and attend meetings with relevant CMHT team
• Take responsibility for ensuring Safeguarding, Information Governance and Equality & Diversity requirements, and all other Company policies are complied with and seek to improve these where possible.
• Work in alignment with the policies, aims, objectives and values of Bradford District and Craven Mind
• Perform any other duties from time to time that may be reasonably required to ensure the smooth running of Mind in Bradford.
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external, representing the organisation and facilitating effective communication channels
• Participate in supervision, training, team meetings and company days and complete training related to the role

Person specification

Knowledge:

• Understanding of the key issues within mental health, and the potential challenges that people may face
• Knowledge of other relevant health & social care organisations across the Bradford District & Craven
• Knowledge of risk management and health and safety issues
• Understanding of safeguarding and good practice
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection

Experience

• Experienced and confident in managing challenging situations, and recognising and responding to safeguarding concerns (this can include voluntary experience)
• Experience of working with children, young people or adults in a health, social care or any other relevant setting (this can include voluntary experience)
• Experience of supporting people in a clear, meaningful and non-judgemental way either via telephone or in person (this can include voluntary experience)

Skills and abilities

• Ability to gather relevant information to support and assess risks
• Excellent proven communication and organisational skills, including an ability to encourage and engage people in ways to make positive changes in their lives.
• Excellent IT skills, including use of Microsoft Packages
• Ability to work as part of a team and work alone and use own initiative

Attitude and Personal Attributes

• Dedicated to collaborative working
• Passionate and enthusiastic, solution focused approach and can do attitude
• Committed to equity, diversity and inclusion

Other:

• Willingness to travel across the district if required.
  

How to apply:

• Please click the 'Apply for this job' button and follow the steps to fill out the application form.
• Upload your CV and a cover letter showing how your experience and skills match the Job Description and Person Specification under.
• We’re unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted.
• We are committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults. All successful candidates will need to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a right to work in the UK check.

Wellbeing Practitioner (Personal Health Budget)