Remote Mental Wellbeing Practitioner

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

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension and life insurance

Travel cost support

Gym access

Annual bonus

Private health insurance

Dental plan

Digital GP

Emotional wellbeing support

Family mental health line

Carer support

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Mental Wellbeing Practitioner to support clients remotely across the UK. This permanent role can be full- or part-time (minimum 3 days per week) and operates on a rota including weekends. Salary is £28,750 per year, with generous benefits and flexible working arrangements.

This is a home-based position under Bupa’s Clinical Services umbrella. You will conduct remote mental health assessments, provide evidence-based treatment recommendations, and work under clinical supervision

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health clinical environment (minimum 6 months for MSc track; minimum 1 year for undergraduate track).
• Experience conducting assessments would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct remote (telephone or video) mental health assessments and make evidence-based treatment recommendations.

Education

MSc in Psychology

Undergraduate degree in Psychology

Job description

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 approach
• Enthusiastic 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.

• 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 tooffer 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