Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner

To work alongside clients, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members in the CMHT.

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 and who have experienced trauma.

Please note qualification from PWP (IAPT)
Training Course or equivalent i.e. Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with significant and relevant Primary or Secondary Care experience is essential to this post.

The Heywood & Middleton Community Mental Health Team is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner to join their highly successful and motivated team. For the role, you must have a Diploma/Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological interventions in order to provide high volume, low intensity CBT interventions for people with common mental health problems. Assessments and interventions may be delivered face to face, via the telephone or in groups.

Good written and verbal communication skills are essential to the post as it the needs to work flexibly

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

. Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted

• Successful completion of the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) (equivalent to degree level)
• A graduate certificate (RQF Level
  6) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
• BABCP and or BPS registered/registerable or working towards registration
• Academic and/or accredited qualifications in mental health; psychology
• Postgraduate certificate (RQF Level
  7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)

• 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 being supervised
• Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
• Lived experience of mental health issues/ difficulties

• 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

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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