Graduate Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; Wallington (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training funded by NHS

Job summary

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust is offering a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner role. The program combines university-led postgraduate training with practical experience within community teams, supported by supervision from a psychologist.

The role starts with a funded UCL postgraduate certificate and leads to an Agenda for Change band 5 practitioner post on successful completion.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Engage calmly and with empathy to support service users in distressing situations.
• Gather information from service users, relatives and records to develop a formulation.
• Develop care plans with individuals and their families focusing on strengths and outcomes.
• Attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator for a caseload.
• Deliver wellbeing-focused, psychologically-informed interventions under supervision, including behavioural activation and problem-solving.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Public interaction

Education

Degree 2:2 in any subject

Job description

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust is offering a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner role. The program combines university-led postgraduate training with practical experience within community teams, supported by supervision from a psychologist.

The role starts with a funded UCL postgraduate certificate and leads to an Agenda for Change band 5 practitioner post on successful completion.