Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, Older People

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to join our Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Service (Community team) based in Haywards Heath (Linwood). The post holder will have completed the MHWP Training via a recognised MHWP training course, having completed placements and been assessed with competencies in assessment of mental health needs, and risk assessment. The successful applicant will join two Clinical Psychologists in the team, as well trainee clinical psychologists. There will be regular supervision from a Clinical Psychologist. Additional training relevant to the role will be provided, as well as support 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. The post holder will have a crucial role in delivering high quality interventions to our service users. There are opportunities to develop further skills in working with older people and people living with dementia.

About us

The successful applicant will join a friendly, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team comprising consultant psychiatrists, community mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and psychologists to name a few.

Job responsibilities

You will be working with older people in the Dementia and Older People's Mental Health service, providing high quality mental health care, with multi disciplinary colleagues, where staff well-being is a high priority.

Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities.

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.