Job summary
37.5 hours per week. We
are looking for highly motivated individuals to join our team as Trainee
Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners. This is an exciting brand-new role
created by Health Education England &NHS England &Improvement to support
the transformation of adult community mental health services. Your training
will be fully funded by the NHS &you will be eligible for a full-time
qualified position if you pass the course. In return, we ask that you commit to
staying with us for at least two years after you qualify.
You will contribute to ensuring adults with severe mental health problems have
greater access to psychologically informed interventions.
As
a Trainee Mental Health &Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be expected to
work under supervision as part of a team delivering
psychologically informed interventions, supporting adults to receive the
right care. You will have flexibility, adaptability &a passion
for working with adults with complex &severe mental health problems.
During
the one-year graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training you
will, under supervision, develop knowledge &practice skills to employ
wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions for serious mental
health problems for adults individually &in groups, as well as support their
families &carers, in line with the education providers expectations.
These are training posts. Progression into a permanent
contract is subject to passing the course.
Main duties of the job
The Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will:
- attend all elements of the training programme of study & progress successfully through assessments of competence &attainment
- work in an adult community mental health service when not completing the programme of study
- develop &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:
o Behavioural Activation &Graded Exposure using the GOALS programme
o Problem-solving
o Improving sleep
o Recognising &managing emotions
o Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
o Confidence building
o Support with medicines management
The Trainee Mental Health&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 &communicating effectively
- Demonstrate the ability to establish &maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress, their families &carers
- "please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns and report any perceived changes in service users wellbeing to the team
To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired.
To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team.
Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals
Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor.
Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on and implement best practice in care planning and interventions.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Undertake complex clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies / procedures
Reporting of exceptions, complaints and gaps in service
Assist in data collection for the on-going evaluation of the service
Assist in Promotion of the Service locally and nationally as appropriate
Act as the persons and their carers / familys advocate
Incident reporting - To report any incidents of harm or near miss in line with the LWSW incident reporting policy supporting appropriate actions are taken to reduce the risk of reoccurrence
To assist with ensuring day to day practice reflects the highest standards of governance, clinical effectiveness, safety and person experience
To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment
To comply at all times with the LWSW Safer Governance related policies
Seek advice and support from senior colleagues/line manager whenever necessary
Planning and Organisational Skills
Ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing
Plan assessment/appointments for service users
Discuss and arrange appropriate police response as required under guidance from senior staff
Co-ordinate any agreed lone working arrangements
To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection
Responsibility for Persons Care, Treatment and Therapy
- Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team
- Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.
- To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.
- To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users
- To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:
- Behavioural activation and graded exposure
- Teaching problem-solving skills
- Improving sleep
- Recognising and managing emotions
- Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
- Building confidence
- Medication support
- To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.
- To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.
- To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.
- To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.
- To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention
- To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation
- Participate in programmes of audit and research within the team as agreed, implementing the findings
- Contribute to clinical governance arrangements in order to ensure the quality of the service provided
- Involvement in the development of local systems and process that ensure the implementation of LWSW policies
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
- The post holder does not have financial responsibility for budgetary management
- It is the individual post holders responsibility to manage organisational resources efficiently and to suggest efficiency savings to line management as they arise
- The post holder has the responsibility to maintain the safekeeping of the organisations property
Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice and Management
- Supervise and support junior staff with guidance from senior staff
- Monitor practice and development of junior staff as appropriate reporting to supervisory staff
- Assist in induction of staff
- As required by the Clinical Leads, conduct appraisal and performance management of junior staff
- Provision of day to day management supervision
- Demonstrate and role model excellent clinical leadership skills
- Ensure that core training is maintained
- Ensure participation in the teams compliance with CQC standards as directed by clinical lead
Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties
- Ensure information resources are used to maintain knowledge of LWSW, Directorate and Team priorities and safety initiatives.
- Maintain up to date clinical records in a timely and accurate manner
- Ensure information is shared with key stakeholders and other agencies in a secure manner
Responsibility for Research and Development
- Participate in research and development
Freedom to Act
- To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and LWSW policy
- Work without direct management and take accountability for your own actions
- When tasks are delegated, ensure that the person you have delegated these tasks to is appropriately skilled to do so.
- Work within the operational policies and service specifications of the team.
- Work without direct supervision to deliver interventions via telephone and/or video call under direction of practice leads
Any Other Specific Tasks Required
- To participate in the LWSW annual Appraisal process
- To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so
- Work cooperatively with staff colleagues ensuring a no hands off approach
- Ensure that you remain professionally competent
- This is not an exhaustive list of duties / responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the clinical lead
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationship Skills
To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns and report any perceived changes in service users wellbeing to the team
To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired.
To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team.
Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals
Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor.
Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on and implement best practice in care planning and interventions.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Undertake complex clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies / procedures
Reporting of exceptions, complaints and gaps in service
Assist in data collection for the on-going evaluation of the service
Assist in Promotion of the Service locally and nationally as appropriate
Act as the persons and their carers / familys advocate
Incident reporting - To report any incidents of harm or near miss in line with the LWSW incident reporting policy supporting appropriate actions are taken to reduce the risk of reoccurrence
To assist with ensuring day to day practice reflects the highest standards of governance, clinical effectiveness, safety and person experience
To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment
To comply at all times with the LWSW Safer Governance related policies
Seek advice and support from senior colleagues/line manager whenever necessary
Planning and Organisational Skills
Ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing
Plan assessment/appointments for service users
Discuss and arrange appropriate police response as required under guidance from senior staff
Co-ordinate any agreed lone working arrangements
To be responsible for the prevention and control of infection
Responsibility for Persons Care, Treatment and Therapy
- Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team
- Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.
- To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.
- To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.
- To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users
- To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including:
- Behavioural activation and graded exposure
- Teaching problem-solving skills
- Improving sleep
- Recognising and managing emotions
- Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
- Building confidence
- Medication support
- To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.
- To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.
- To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users.
- To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.
- To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention
- To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers.
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation
- Participate in programmes of audit and research within the team as agreed, implementing the findings
- Contribute to clinical governance arrangements in order to ensure the quality of the service provided
- Involvement in the development of local systems and process that ensure the implementation of LWSW policies
Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources
- The post holder does not have financial responsibility for budgetary management
- It is the individual post holders responsibility to manage organisational resources efficiently and to suggest efficiency savings to line management as they arise
- The post holder has the responsibility to maintain the safekeeping of the organisations property
Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice and Management
- Supervise and support junior staff with guidance from senior staff
- Monitor practice and development of junior staff as appropriate reporting to supervisory staff
- Assist in induction of staff
- As required by the Clinical Leads, conduct appraisal and performance management of junior staff
- Provision of day to day management supervision
- Demonstrate and role model excellent clinical leadership skills
- Ensure that core training is maintained
- Ensure participation in the teams compliance with CQC standards as directed by clinical lead
Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties
- Ensure information resources are used to maintain knowledge of LWSW, Directorate and Team priorities and safety initiatives.
- Maintain up to date clinical records in a timely and accurate manner
- Ensure information is shared with key stakeholders and other agencies in a secure manner
Responsibility for Research and Development
- Participate in research and development
Freedom to Act
- To participate in regular supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines and LWSW policy
- Work without direct management and take accountability for your own actions
- When tasks are delegated, ensure that the person you have delegated these tasks to is appropriately skilled to do so.
- Work within the operational policies and service specifications of the team.
- Work without direct supervision to deliver interventions via telephone and/or video call under direction of practice leads
Any Other Specific Tasks Required
- To participate in the LWSW annual Appraisal process
- To attend all relevant mandatory training as and when required to do so
- Work cooperatively with staff colleagues ensuring a no hands off approach
- Ensure that you remain professionally competent
- This is not an exhaustive list of duties / responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the clinical lead
Person Specification
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of Livewell, working in a trauma informed way, promoting social inclusion and challenging stigma.
- Commitment to team working and ability to work successfully in a team
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors degree at 2:2 in any subject for entry to Postgraduate route
- OR
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at academic Level 5 for entry to the Graduate Certificate route
- Enrolled on a programme of study for a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work interacting with the public
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
Desirable
- Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Severe Mental Health problems
- Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
- Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
- Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.
- Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format.
- Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users.
- Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individuals health and wellbeing, arriving at judgments about how to respond within the care plan
- Able to contribute to risk assessment drawing on complex and multiple sources of information, under clinical supervision
- Able to analyse and synthesise multiple sources of information to contribute to the teams understanding and formulation of service users difficulties and development of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- Able to assist in planning and delivering psychologically-informed interventions to meet peoples health and wellbeing needs
- Able to prioritise workload according to peoples changing needs and the priorities of the team
- Able to assist in maintaining own and others health safety and security
- Monitor and maintain physical and/ or financial resources for a work area
- To be able to use basic computer skills to collect, collate and report on clients progress on a daily basis.
- Keyboard Use
- Occupational Health clearance undertake any duties related to the role including physical interventions for the management of violence and aggression
Person Specification
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of Livewell, working in a trauma informed way, promoting social inclusion and challenging stigma.
- Commitment to team working and ability to work successfully in a team
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors degree at 2:2 in any subject for entry to Postgraduate route
- OR
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at academic Level 5 for entry to the Graduate Certificate route
- Enrolled on a programme of study for a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of work interacting with the public
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
Desirable
- Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Severe Mental Health problems
- Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
- Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
- Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.
- Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format.
- Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users.
- Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individuals health and wellbeing, arriving at judgments about how to respond within the care plan
- Able to contribute to risk assessment drawing on complex and multiple sources of information, under clinical supervision
- Able to analyse and synthesise multiple sources of information to contribute to the teams understanding and formulation of service users difficulties and development of a multi-disciplinary care plan
- Able to assist in planning and delivering psychologically-informed interventions to meet peoples health and wellbeing needs
- Able to prioritise workload according to peoples changing needs and the priorities of the team
- Able to assist in maintaining own and others health safety and security
- Monitor and maintain physical and/ or financial resources for a work area
- To be able to use basic computer skills to collect, collate and report on clients progress on a daily basis.
- Keyboard Use
- Occupational Health clearance undertake any duties related to the role including physical interventions for the management of violence and aggression
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
