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Mind in Brent Wandsworth and Westminster

Supported Self-Help Practitioner

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Job summary

A new and exciting Supported Self Help Practitioner role has been made available at Mind in Brent Wandsworth and Westminster. If you are passionate about providing support to individuals experiencing varying degrees of mental health and wellbeing difficulties and want to be part of an organisation whose mission it is to pioneer new approaches to helping people to access the right support when they most need it, then apply today.

Main duties of the job

  • To be responsible for a client caseload of supported self-help clients.
  • To work with people to overcome early signs of mental health distress such as anxiety, depression and stress.
  • To follow a set programme in providing graded exposure via a facilitated self-help model, including referring people to higher levels of intervention when required and/or signposting to other services that might help them to maintain wellbeing.
  • To ensure all referrals go through the digital platform and to manage the CMS (Views) processes efficiently to draw down referrals.
  • To deliver an effective service to meet set local Mind Service Level Agreement targets.
  • To establish positive client engagement and input, as well as being involved in promoting general aspects of well-being.
  • To maintain all required records of clients personal data and wellbeing outcomes, as agreed with programme managers, to support the running of this programme.
  • To work as part of the local Mind therapeutic team, the organisation-wide team and as part of the Programme delivery team across England, Wales and the Channel Islands.
  • To undergo any training relevant to the role either internally or externally, most importantly the supported self-help training provided by national Mind.
  • Please see the Job Description attached !

About us

Working with Mind in Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster means youll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the communities we serve. Over 50% of our staff have lived mental health experiences.

Attracting the right recruits and retaining them is of paramount importance and ensures that our clients get the best possible service. The benefits of working for us include a core training programme, further training opportunities, continuous professional development, generous annual leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a number of policies to ensure we meet best practice guidelines generally. It is also our aim to actively encourage diversity in aspects such as ethnicity, age, and disability, to ensure that our staff complement our client group.

Details

Date posted

25 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,961 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

B0097-23-0003

Job locations

201-203 Tooting High St

London

SW17 0SZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The intervention has been active for over 7 years and over the pandemic Mind Cymru and the local Minds in Wales offered a pan-Wales service to support people during the pandemic. As a result, Mind has invested money to scale the offer across the Mind Network to support the growing mental health need in the aftermath of the pandemic. We are paying a particular focus on our strategic priority audiences as we know they are disproportionately affected: those are young people, people experiencing poverty and people from racialised communities.

The aim of this exciting role is to contribute to the delivery of Minds supported self-help programme. National Mind and local Minds will work together (and with other partners) to ensure people have access to a high-quality mental health service.

In this role, you will be based within Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster's local Mind that is part of this Federation-wide approach to the delivery of supported self-help.

Evening and potential weekend work will be required!

Job description

Job responsibilities

The intervention has been active for over 7 years and over the pandemic Mind Cymru and the local Minds in Wales offered a pan-Wales service to support people during the pandemic. As a result, Mind has invested money to scale the offer across the Mind Network to support the growing mental health need in the aftermath of the pandemic. We are paying a particular focus on our strategic priority audiences as we know they are disproportionately affected: those are young people, people experiencing poverty and people from racialised communities.

The aim of this exciting role is to contribute to the delivery of Minds supported self-help programme. National Mind and local Minds will work together (and with other partners) to ensure people have access to a high-quality mental health service.

In this role, you will be based within Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster's local Mind that is part of this Federation-wide approach to the delivery of supported self-help.

Evening and potential weekend work will be required!

Person Specification

Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to motivate people to engage in self-help activities.
  • Ability to offer various pathway options and promote client autonomy.
  • Ability to deliver the service as a standalone intervention and provide psycho-educational skills to enhance maintenance of wellbeing.
  • Ability to assess clients for suitability and make appropriate referrals when necessary.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk incidents.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to liaise and communicate with colleagues, volunteers, external agencies and the public.
  • Ability to carry out a range of office tasks (telephone, word processing, taking bookings, report writing, using databases) accurately and without supervision.
  • Ability to promote the concepts of social inclusion, early intervention and recovery and to work within Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Minds ethos and Mission Statement.
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service, both in terms of hours and role, including occasional evening and weekend working.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Previous experience of using social care skills working face to face with the public, some of whom may present as emotionally upset or angry from time to time and providing mental health/wellbeing services within a primary care setting
  • Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent level 3 qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of social care and the issues of supporting people with a range of mental health issues, including risk assessment.
  • Knowledge of the NICE guidelines namely their Stepped Care Model
Person Specification

Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to motivate people to engage in self-help activities.
  • Ability to offer various pathway options and promote client autonomy.
  • Ability to deliver the service as a standalone intervention and provide psycho-educational skills to enhance maintenance of wellbeing.
  • Ability to assess clients for suitability and make appropriate referrals when necessary.
  • Ability to identify and manage risk incidents.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to liaise and communicate with colleagues, volunteers, external agencies and the public.
  • Ability to carry out a range of office tasks (telephone, word processing, taking bookings, report writing, using databases) accurately and without supervision.
  • Ability to promote the concepts of social inclusion, early intervention and recovery and to work within Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Minds ethos and Mission Statement.
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service, both in terms of hours and role, including occasional evening and weekend working.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Previous experience of using social care skills working face to face with the public, some of whom may present as emotionally upset or angry from time to time and providing mental health/wellbeing services within a primary care setting
  • Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent level 3 qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of social care and the issues of supporting people with a range of mental health issues, including risk assessment.
  • Knowledge of the NICE guidelines namely their Stepped Care Model

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mind in Brent Wandsworth and Westminster

Address

201-203 Tooting High St

London

SW17 0SZ


Employer's website

https://www.bwwmind.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mind in Brent Wandsworth and Westminster

Address

201-203 Tooting High St

London

SW17 0SZ


Employer's website

https://www.bwwmind.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Assistant

Francesca Gatti

vacancies@bwwmind.org.uk

Details

Date posted

25 August 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,961 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

B0097-23-0003

Job locations

201-203 Tooting High St

London

SW17 0SZ


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