Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Huntington House, Monks Cross, York to work with older people with mental health needs within the community setting. The North East Community Mental Health Team covers a broad geographical area including urban and rural areas such as York, Easingwold, Pocklington and surrounding areas.
This is an exciting new role created by NHS England and Improvement to support the transformation of adult community mental health services. The successful candidates will be based in a community mental health team and be enrolled at Hull University to undertake a certificate in mental health wellbeing practice. Attendance at university will be a hybrid of remote and on campus . The training will be fully funded by the NHS and the course lasts for 12 months. On successful completion of the course the post holder will be eligible for a full time Band 5 position as a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner. This post may be in a different team to the team where training position was hosted.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with the qualifications
A Bachelor's degree at 2:2 in any subject
Or
evidence of ability to study successfully at academic Level 5 through having one of the below:
-
- diploma of higher education (DipHE)
- foundation degree
- higher national diploma (HND)
- level 5 award
- level 5 certificate
- level 5 diploma
- level 4 or 5 NVQ
In addition the requirement is for someone with:
- Experience of work interacting with the public, working as part of a team, analysing complex information and communicating effectively.
- Who is able to demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress, their families and carers
We are committed to developing a team that is fully representative of the communities that we serve, and especially welcome applications from individuals with protected characteristics that are currently under-represented in our workforce.
About us
This role will contribute to ensuring adults with severe mental health problems have greater access to psychologically informed interventions.
As a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic 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.
During the one-year graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training, you will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions for serious mental health problems for adults individually and in groups, as well as support their families and carers, in line with the education providers expectations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as a trainee under close case management supervision from an HCPC registered applied psychologist or BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence and stage of training.
The role of the trainee Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner is to
- attend all elements of the training programme of study and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment
- 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 :
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work as a trainee under close case management supervision from an HCPC registered applied psychologist or BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence and stage of training.
The role of the trainee Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner is to
- attend all elements of the training programme of study and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment
- 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 :
- 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications: Have a Bachelor's degree at 2:2 in any subject Or evidence of ability to study successfully at academic Level 5 through having one of the below:
- Diploma of higher education (DipHE)
- Foundation degree
- Higher national diploma (HND)
- Level 5 award/Certificate/Diploma
- Level 4 or 5 NVQ
Knowledge
Essential
- Have experience of work interacting with the public, working as part of a team, analysing complex information and communicating effectively
Desirable
- Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
Skills
Essential
- Able to deal directly with distressing or emotional circumstances when they arise.
- Ability to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualifications: Have a Bachelor's degree at 2:2 in any subject Or evidence of ability to study successfully at academic Level 5 through having one of the below:
- Diploma of higher education (DipHE)
- Foundation degree
- Higher national diploma (HND)
- Level 5 award/Certificate/Diploma
- Level 4 or 5 NVQ
Knowledge
Essential
- Have experience of work interacting with the public, working as part of a team, analysing complex information and communicating effectively
Desirable
- Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
Skills
Essential
- Able to deal directly with distressing or emotional circumstances when they arise.
- Ability to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
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).
