Job summary
We are looking for qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners to support the transformation of adult community mental health services.
MHWPs work within wider multi-disciplinary team providing interventions and skills to support individuals to promote good mental health and recovery from severe mental health problems. MHWPs work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals (including registered nurses, Psychiatrists, GPs, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Psychologists and employment advisers as well as other community organisations) to improve access to psychological interventions and support the delivery of an overall care plan.
MHWPs will work with adults from many different backgrounds with severe mental health problems. The role of a MHWP includes providing person centred assessment, thorough risk assessment, collaboratively agreeing and coordinating a care plan and providing specific evidence based treatment interventions alongside signposting to and supporting engagement with other professionals and agencies.
Interventions are currently provided on a one-to-one basis. Delivery of interventions can be in the patient's own home, telephone or video.
Specific treatment interventions provided by MHWPs are based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT informed interventions focus on areas where the person wishes to change how they feel, think or behave to help improve how they feel and their quality of life.
Main duties of the job
As a qualified Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic community mental health team delivering psychologically informed interventions and supporting adults to receive the right care. You will need to have flexibility and adaptability and a passion for working with adults with severe mental health problems.
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 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. To work under close clinical skills supervision from an HCPC registered clinical psychologist or BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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 exposureTeaching problem-solving skillsImproving sleepRecognising and managing emotionsGuided self-help for bulimia and binge-eatingBuilding confidenceMedication 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.
- To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards
- Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager.
- To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.
- To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers.
- To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training.
- To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager.
To adhere to the employers expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures. To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics. To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training. Prepare and present clinical information for all service users on their caseload to case management supervision within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, Prepare and present clinical information for all service users receiving interventions in clinical skills supervision Respond to and implement suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager. To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent, reliable attendance. To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employers policies. To maintain and order stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash if required. To be responsible for the care and cleaning of any equipment and materials used.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- 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 exposureTeaching problem-solving skillsImproving sleepRecognising and managing emotionsGuided self-help for bulimia and binge-eatingBuilding confidenceMedication 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.
- To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards
- Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager.
- To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.
- To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers.
- To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training.
- To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager.
To adhere to the employers expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures. To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics. To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training. Prepare and present clinical information for all service users on their caseload to case management supervision within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, Prepare and present clinical information for all service users receiving interventions in clinical skills supervision Respond to and implement suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager. To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent, reliable attendance. To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employers policies. To maintain and order stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash if required. To be responsible for the care and cleaning of any equipment and materials used.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Mental health and wellbeing Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Worked within LMHT as a MHWP
Desirable
- Worked in Secondary Care Mental Health Services
- Worked in Mental Health setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Mental health and wellbeing Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Worked within LMHT as a MHWP
Desirable
- Worked in Secondary Care Mental Health Services
- Worked in Mental Health setting
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
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).
