CEN Practitioner

In this varied and rewarding role, you will develop high-quality, formulation-led risk management and care plans with a strong psychological focus. You will work directly with people accessing the service by delivering intervention led support while providing leadership, guidance and support to CEN Wellbeing & Recovery Facilitators. Working in close partnership with Community Mental Health Teams and medical colleagues, you will help ensure that agreed care plans and positive risk-management strategies are understood and delivered consistently. You will be encouraged to develop through regular supervision, reflective practice and constructive feedback, with day-to-day support from CEN psychologists and Clinical Leads. You may also have opportunities to undertake training in evidence-informed approaches relevant to complex emotional needs, such as Structured Clinical Management, cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy.

Black Country Healthcare covers three towns and one city, and is home to a highly diverse population, with areas of socio-economic deprivation. We offer both community and in-patient services to children and adults with mental health difficulties, learning disabilities and autism and work in partnership with the third sector and Local Authorities.

We aim to recruit a workforce that is representative of our population and inclusive practice is at the heart of our Trust values, with the aim that everyone has a voice that needs to be heard. We aim to develop and co-produce our services and have a strong cohort of Lived Experience Practitioners. We believe in a culture of compassion and strongly promote staff Wellbeing initiatives.

Attributes/Skills

Desirable: - Skills in audit or research

Education/Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Mental Health Professional Qualification; - Evidence of on-going CPD

Desirable: - Further training in psychosocial interventions relevant to Personality Disorders; - oMasters qualification or working towards qualification or equivalent

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of working with a psychological model of care e.g. DBT or other; - Experience of providing supervision to junior staff, trainees or students

Knowledge

Essential: - To be able to adopt flexible working practices and undertake a full range of duties; - Car Driver