Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

We Are With You

The closing date is 28 June 2024

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to train as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner in our Adult Drug and Alcohol services.

Main duties of the job

Being a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner involves providing compassionate, person centred care for adults (including older people), which is hopeful and focused on their goals. It begins with skilled information gathering, information giving and shared decision-making, with the intention of enabling access to the best community and professional resources that can help. It also involves delivering specific psychological interventions under supervision from a suitably qualified psychological professional. A full job description is available on request.

About us

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You. #IND HP

Date posted

23 May 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,147 to £25,147 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-49762-82

Job locations

Grimsby

DN35 7AQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are interested in these opportunities and want to learn more about these roles from current practitioners who have completed the course, please join our Q&A session on Thursday 30th May at 5.00pm: Link to virtual Q&A session We have places available in Cornwall, Bournemouth and North Somerset and you will be enrolled with the University of Exeter to undertake the training element of the course. We also have places available in Darlington, Rotherham, Grimsby, and Scunthorpe. For these positions, you will be enrolled with the University of Hull to undertake the training element of the course. The trainee salary for this role will be £25,147, rising to £28,407 upon qualifying. This is a 12 month contract, ending in September 2025. Benefits

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

Visa Requirements As these roles are funded by Health Education England for home fees and not for international fees. The University requires you either need to have a UK passport, or have settled status in the UK. Only applicants that have the right to work in the UK without restriction and are eligible for Home Fee status, are able to access the training needed for this role. More information can be found here. Information Sharing Please be aware that by applying for this position, you give your consent for your application information to be shared between our organisation and University of Hull as the education partner. Follow the link below to find out more about them: https://www.hull.ac.uk/study/cpd/courses/mental-health-and-wellbeing-practitioner-specialist-adult-mental-health Diversity Statement As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

Job description

Job responsibilities

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

2 days paid volunteer leave per year

Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme

Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands

Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Applicants will need to make a successful application to the University supporting the placement. All information on how to do this will be supplied. Completion of the qualification is over an academic year.
The curriculum of the training is designed so that it can be available at both undergraduate (level 6) and postgraduate certificate level (level 7). This means you will need either:
For PGCert (level 7) - you will need to evidence you have a degree at 2:2 or above in any relevant subject.
For GradCert (level 6) - evidence of study at level 5 Level
Level 5 courses come in the form of the 2nd year of a bachelor's programme or a HND (Higher National Diploma). Level 5 qualifications are:
diploma of higher education (DipHE)
foundation degree
higher national diploma (HND)
level 5 award
level 5 certificate
level 5 diploma
level 5 NVQ

Experience

Essential

Entrants do not need to possess previous clinical or professional expertise in mental health, but should have demonstrable interpersonal skills and values consistent with providing hopeful, person-centred care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Applicants will need to make a successful application to the University supporting the placement. All information on how to do this will be supplied. Completion of the qualification is over an academic year.
The curriculum of the training is designed so that it can be available at both undergraduate (level 6) and postgraduate certificate level (level 7). This means you will need either:
For PGCert (level 7) - you will need to evidence you have a degree at 2:2 or above in any relevant subject.
For GradCert (level 6) - evidence of study at level 5 Level
Level 5 courses come in the form of the 2nd year of a bachelor's programme or a HND (Higher National Diploma). Level 5 qualifications are:
diploma of higher education (DipHE)
foundation degree
higher national diploma (HND)
level 5 award
level 5 certificate
level 5 diploma
level 5 NVQ

Experience

Essential

Entrants do not need to possess previous clinical or professional expertise in mental health, but should have demonstrable interpersonal skills and values consistent with providing hopeful, person-centred care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.