Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job summary

Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. Various roles in East Sussex (eg: Hastings, Eastbourne, Newhaven) and West Sussex (eg: Chichester, Bognor Regis, Horsham/Crawley); please indicate within your application which area you are applying for.

Course and role commences at the end of September 2022

Band 4 (22,549 - £24,882 p.a.) in training(fixed term) and eligible to apply forBand 5 (£25,655 - £31,534 p.a.) posts when qualified.

We are looking for psychologically minded and highly motivated people to join our teams as Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners. You will have a degree (or equivalent) and have an understanding and experience of health care, social care, other public services, or voluntary sector services. We are looking for people with some understanding of severe and complex mental health difficulties. We welcome applicants with lived experience and/or experience of being a carer. This role will contribute to ensuring adults and older adults with severe mental health problems have greater access to psychologically informed interventions.

Main duties of the job

As a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner you will:

attend all elements of the training programme of study and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment
Attend all supervision and relevant meetings required by the service and the university.
work in an adult community mental health service in Sussex when not completing the programme of study
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 psychological therapy - for example:

Behavioural Activation and Graded Exposure
Problem-solving
Improving sleep
Recognising and managing emotions
Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
Confidence building
Support with medicines management

You will be required to:

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 empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress, their families and carers

About us

This is an exciting brand-new role created Nationally by Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England and Improvement (NHS E/I) to support the transformation of adult community mental health services. Your training will be fully funded by the NHS, and you will be eligible to apply for a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner position once you pass the course.

As a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary community mental health service. You will also be a part of your local Psychology and Psychological Therapies team, with supervision provided by them, and from the service, and the university. You will develop skills, and knowledge, and deliver psychologically informed interventions individually and in groups. You will work with adults and older adults, and their families and carers to receive the right care. You will need to have flexibility and adaptability and a passion for working with adults and older adults with severe mental health problems.

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID

Date posted

11 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£22,549 to £24,882 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-CO-20673

Job locations

Various sites across East and West Sussex

BN13 3EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a blended model of learning (a mix of online and onsite) and be able to travel to the university base as required (travel expenses will be reimbursed). Whilst on placement you will need to be able to travel between sites, and be able conduct home visits when required.

We are committed to developing services that are 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.

Please be aware those starting NHS-funded psychological professions trainings (such as this one) will NOT be eligible for further NHS funded psychological professions training until two years after the qualifying exam board in the original training.

Interview Date - TBC

Job description

Job responsibilities

Interview Date - TBC

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Batchelors 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)

Knowledge/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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Batchelors 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)

Knowledge/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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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