An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our community mental health services based at Mill View Hospital. The post holder will have a degree, and a Post graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice (PGCMH), having completed placements and been assessed with competencies in assessment of mental health needs, and risk assessment. The successful applicant will be offered regular supervision and additional training relevant to the role, and will be supported to take part in a robust preceptorship programme as required.
Main duties of the job
Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners help provide outstanding care and treatment, co-ordinate care provided, support people with their recovery journey, offer time limited interventions, monitor risks, and collaborate with carers and families. These roles have been hugely successful to date within our community service and have been a crucial part of delivering high quality treatment to our service users.
About us
The successful applicant will join a friendly, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team comprising consultant psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and psychologists to name a few.
Job responsibilities
You will be working with adults in the Assessment and Treatment Service, providing high quality mental health care, with multi disciplinary colleagues, where staff well-being is a high priority.
Person Specification
Qualification and registration
* A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) or post graduate certificate achieved via the Graduate Mental Health Practitioner training plus the additional certified MHWP training modules.
* Registered as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner on a professional register recognised for this role by NHS England.
Knowledge/Experience
* Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice.
* Experience running groups/activities.
* Experience working as part of a team.
* Experience of being supervised.
* 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.
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