Remote Mental Wellbeing Practitioner

Bupa; United States; Remote; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year

Enhanced pension

Season ticket loan

Cycle2work

Online gym access

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Digital GP

Emotional wellbeing support

Family mental health line

Financial wellbeing channels

Support for carers

Job summary

Bupa in the United Kingdom is seeking a Mental Wellbeing Practitioner to work remotely. This permanent role offers full or part-time hours (minimum 3 days per week), a rota between 8am–10pm including weekends, and a salary of £28,750 per annum plus benefits.

Candidates must hold an MSc or Psychology degree with clinical experience and will work under supervision to assess and recommend treatment. You'll conduct remote assessments, follow NICE guidelines, liaise with internal and external teams,

Qualifications

• MSc in Psychology with minimum 6 months' mental health clinical experience.
• Undergraduate psychology degree with at least 1 year clinical mental health experience.
• Experience conducting assessments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct remote mental health assessments via phone or video.
• Provide evidence-based treatment recommendations per NICE guidelines.
• Work under clinical supervision with psychologists and psychotherapists.
• Liaise daily with internal services and external organisations.

Skills

Empathic

Interpersonal skills

IT proficient

Customer service experience

Education

MSc in Psychology

Undergraduate degree in Psychology

Job description

Mental Wellbeing Practitioner

Fully remote - UK only

Permanent. Full or part time (minimum of 3 days per week - 22.5 hours)

Working hours on a rota basis between 8am - 10pm, including weekends

Salary: £28,750* per annum plus excellent Bupa benefits

*based on full-time, if part-time this will be pro-rata

This advert may close ahead of the stated deadline should we receive an exceptionally high number of applications.

We make health happen:

This is a fantastic opportunity to really make a difference to the wellbeing of a diverse range of clients and at the same time, an opportunity where you can continue in your own clinical career development.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

Conduct remote (telephone or video) mental health assessments and make evidence- based treatment recommendations for Bupa clients, customers and members, in line with NICE guidelines and in accordance with relevant policies and procedures. The role will involve working independently whilst under clinical supervision from Qualified professionals including Clinical Psychologists and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapists and as part of a clinical team whilst liaising daily with internal services and external organisations. There will be ongoing clinical guidance from Qualified mental health professionals, including regular clinical supervision, and there is an expectation that work will be within clinical competencies.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• You hold an MSc in Psychology and have a minimum of 6 months' experience working within a mental health clinical environment.

• Experience conducting assessments would be desirable.

OR

• You hold an undergraduate degree in Psychology and have at least 1 years' experience working within a mental health clinical environment.

• Experience conducting assessments would be desirable.

• Strong professional and personal drive
• Empathic, compassionate and responsive
• Trauma-informed approachEnthusiastic and self-motivated
• Ability to respond rapidly and decisively
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• IT proficient
• Proven experience of customer service
• Working within level of competence and recognising when to seek supervision

Benefits:

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Enhanced pension and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate
• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Access to family mental health line
• Financial wellbeing channels
• Support for carers

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available for this position.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Home Based North c/o Bupa Place, Nationwide