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We Are With You

Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for successful candidates to train as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner in our Adult Drug and Alcohol services.

Main duties of the job

Being a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner involves providing compassionate, person centred care for adults (including older people), which is hopeful and focused on their goals. It begins with skilled information gathering, information giving and shared decision-making, with the intention of enabling access to the best community and professional resources that can help. It also involves delivering specific psychological interventions under supervision from a suitably qualified psychological professional.

About us

Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You.

Details

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,147 to £25,147 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

recroot-5495-50757-09

Job locations

Bournemouth

Bournemouth

BH1 1JU


Job description

Job responsibilities

All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. The positions are based in Bournemouth and you will be enrolled with the University of Exeter to undertake the training element of the course. The trainee salary for this role will be £25,147, rising to £28,407 upon qualifying. This is a 12 month contract, ending in March 2026. Upon completion of your qualification (within the 12 month period) an offer of a permanent position within the service will be reviewed. Visa requirements As these roles are funded by Health Education England for home fees and not for international fees. The University requires you either need to have a UK passport, or have settled status in the UK. Only applicants that have the right to work in the UK without restriction and are eligible for Home Fee status, are able to access the training needed for this role. More information can be found here. Information Sharing Please be aware that by applying for this position, you give your consent for your application information to be shared between our organisation and Exeter University as the education partner. Follow the link below to find out more about them: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/psychology/mhwsamh/ Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
  • Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
    • Please refer to Our Benefits page for a full list. Diversity Statement As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    All applicants need to submit a CV and a covering letter on why you should be considered for this role. Applications will not be accepted if no covering letter is included. Please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. The positions are based in Bournemouth and you will be enrolled with the University of Exeter to undertake the training element of the course. The trainee salary for this role will be £25,147, rising to £28,407 upon qualifying. This is a 12 month contract, ending in March 2026. Upon completion of your qualification (within the 12 month period) an offer of a permanent position within the service will be reviewed. Visa requirements As these roles are funded by Health Education England for home fees and not for international fees. The University requires you either need to have a UK passport, or have settled status in the UK. Only applicants that have the right to work in the UK without restriction and are eligible for Home Fee status, are able to access the training needed for this role. More information can be found here. Information Sharing Please be aware that by applying for this position, you give your consent for your application information to be shared between our organisation and Exeter University as the education partner. Follow the link below to find out more about them: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/psychology/mhwsamh/ Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
  • Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
    • Please refer to Our Benefits page for a full list. Diversity Statement As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • The curriculum of the training is designed so that it can be available at both undergraduate (level 6) and postgraduate certificate level (level 7). This means you will need either:
    • For PGCert (level 7) - you will need to evidence you have a degree at 2:2 or above in any relevant subject
    • For GradCert (level 6) - evidence of study at level 5 courses come in the form of the 2nd year of a bachelor's programme or a HND. Level 5 qualifications are:
    • diploma of higher education (DipHE)
    • foundation degree
    • higher national diploma (HND)
    • level 5 award/certificate/diploma/NVQ
    • Applicants will need to make a successful application to the University supporting the placement. All information on how to do this will be supplied. Completion of the qualification is over an academic year.
    • Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

    Experience

    Essential

    • Entrants do not need to possess previous clinical or professional expertise in mental health, but should have demonstrable interpersonal skills and values consistent with providing hopeful, person-centred care. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following criteria, please use your cover letter to outline how you meet the below:
    • Effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired.
    • Commitment to completing the trainee course at selected university in 12 months as per the university timetable.
    • Communication with professionals and multidisciplinary working.
    • Ability to be responsive to service users' needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.
    • Inclusion of carers and families in line with the service user's wishes.
    • Experience or knowledge of formulation of care plans with service users including relapse prevention.

    Desirable

    • Experience in working with substance misuse is desirable. For further information the job description is available upon request.
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • The curriculum of the training is designed so that it can be available at both undergraduate (level 6) and postgraduate certificate level (level 7). This means you will need either:
    • For PGCert (level 7) - you will need to evidence you have a degree at 2:2 or above in any relevant subject
    • For GradCert (level 6) - evidence of study at level 5 courses come in the form of the 2nd year of a bachelor's programme or a HND. Level 5 qualifications are:
    • diploma of higher education (DipHE)
    • foundation degree
    • higher national diploma (HND)
    • level 5 award/certificate/diploma/NVQ
    • Applicants will need to make a successful application to the University supporting the placement. All information on how to do this will be supplied. Completion of the qualification is over an academic year.
    • Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

    Experience

    Essential

    • Entrants do not need to possess previous clinical or professional expertise in mental health, but should have demonstrable interpersonal skills and values consistent with providing hopeful, person-centred care. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following criteria, please use your cover letter to outline how you meet the below:
    • Effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired.
    • Commitment to completing the trainee course at selected university in 12 months as per the university timetable.
    • Communication with professionals and multidisciplinary working.
    • Ability to be responsive to service users' needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect.
    • Inclusion of carers and families in line with the service user's wishes.
    • Experience or knowledge of formulation of care plans with service users including relapse prevention.

    Desirable

    • Experience in working with substance misuse is desirable. For further information the job description is available upon request.

    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

    We Are With You

    Address

    Bournemouth

    Bournemouth

    BH1 1JU


    Employer's website

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

    Employer details

    Employer name

    We Are With You

    Address

    Bournemouth

    Bournemouth

    BH1 1JU


    Employer's website

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

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment Manager

    Emily Frost

    Emily.frost@wearewithyou.org.uk

    07811056955

    Details

    Date posted

    08 November 2024

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £25,147 to £25,147 a year

    Contract

    Fixed term

    Duration

    12 months

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    recroot-5495-50757-09

    Job locations

    Bournemouth

    Bournemouth

    BH1 1JU


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