Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team

Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation. To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based. To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions. To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users. To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including; Behavioural activation and graded exposure, teaching problem-solving skills, Improving sleep, Recognising and managing emotions, Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating, Building confidence, Medication support

To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect. To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes.

To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users. To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation, and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients. To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention. To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families, and carers.

Communication

To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy, and culture. To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns, and report any perceived changes in service users wellbeing to the team

To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired. To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team. Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals. Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor. Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on, and implement best practice in care planning and interventions.

Documentation

To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards

Professional Ethics

To adhere to the employers expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures. To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics.

Professional Development

To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post, including practical, academic, and practice-based assessments. Apply the learning from the training programme in practice

Receive supervision from educational provider in relation to course work to meet the required standards. Prepare and present clinical information for all service users on their caseload to case management supervision within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis,

Prepare and present clinical information for all service users receiving interventions in clinical skills supervision. Respond to and implement suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice.

Clinical Governance, Quality, Standards

Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager.

Line Management, Staff, Budgets dept.

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent, reliable attendance. To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employers policies. To maintain and order stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash if required. To be responsible for the care and cleaning of any equipment and materials used

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You Must hold a certificate or postgraduate certificate for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners Or Be practising as a Psychological Well being Practitioner

Experience

Essential

• Must have experience in:
• 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Navigo Health and Social Care CIC

Address

Weelsby View Health Centre

Ladysmith Road

Grimsby

DN32 9SW

Employer's website

https://navigocare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)