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Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
| Posting date: | 06 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £29,460.00 to £31,909.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29460.00 - £31909.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2024 |
| Location: | Beckenham, BR3 3BX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9334-24-0911 |
Summary
The Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will: attend all elements of the training programme of study 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 deliver general case management skills 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 work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals to deliver a set of brief wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions - not therapy - for example: Behavioural Activation and Graded Exposure using the GOALS programme Problem-solving Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating Confidence building Support with medicines management The Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will be required to: Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level Have experience of work interacting with the public, working as part of a team, analysing complex information and communicating effectively Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain empathetic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress, their families and carers This is a training role within adult community mental health services. The post-holder will be enrolled in a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners. Once successfully enrolled, the post-holder will attend all elements of the programme of study and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment. Until enrolment, and in the remaining part of the week during training, they will work as a trainee in the service, under close supervision and regular course assessment of practice competence. They will work within the limits of their experience and assessed competence for their stage of training: To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment. To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems. To work within the limits of level of training and experience as a developing practitioner, taking on clinical practice appropriate to assessed levels of competence and stage of training. The post-holder will work as a trainee under close case management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence and stage of training. The post-holder will work under close clinical skills supervision from a qualified psychological practitioner to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence and stage of training. Progression to a Band 5 qualified role as a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner will be contingent upon successful completion of training and qualification. PLEASE NOTE: For this position we are we are unable to offer theMHWP training at level 5. All applicants will need to an undergraduate degree at a level 2:2 or higher (or equivalent).