Trainee Mental Health Community Practitioner (Development Role)

Will work as a key member and resource of the MDT core team.

This post will offer a challenging and exciting opportunity to gain experience of working across the Mental Health Service in Wyre Forest, developing relationships with Primary Care, partner agencies and wider mental health services.

You will have the opportunity to design and deliver evidence-based recovery focused mental health interventions and groups. Knowledge of delivery psychoeducation within a group environment and 1:1 would be an advantage.

You will have experience of working with this user group in community settings. You will have a registered qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work.

The ability to work flexibly as the need of the service demands is essential.

Attend weekly MDT meetings, participate in professionals' meetings, signpost to adjunct services depending on patient need.

Support and guidance to the carers of patients accessing the services.

Be supported in taking part in the duty system and act appropriately when dealing with patients who are experiencing difficulties in the absence of their allocated worker.

Receive clinical and managerial supervision regularly.

A developmental plan will be available for this post. If you meet these requirements you will be offered a Band 6 post within the team.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

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Qualifications

Desirable: - Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential: - Assessment and management of clinical risk; - Working within a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge

Additional Criteria