We are looking for an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner to join our Early Help Mental Health team in one of our Wiltshire hubs!
You will have the chance to take a lead role in supporting children, young people and their families who need specific mental health interventions focused on agreed mental health outcomes.
The role will be based in one of our Wiltshire hubs, either in Salisbury, Chippenham or Trowbridge. There is the possibility to discuss part-time hours and working patterns at interview stage, however the core working hours are Monday to Friday 9-18:30pm. There is potential for weekend and evening working where appropriate and with negotiation.
Package DescriptionYou will feel valued as a Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
A salary of £27,500- £33,000 with group pension
Free tea and coffee at your base location
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Main ResponsibilitiesAs an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner, you will:
Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through evidence based clinical interventions while routinely measuring clinical outcomes following these interventions
Prevent more serious mental health problems in children and young people by early identification of the development of mental health problems in children and young people and delivering goal-based interventions to support their wellbeing or referring to partner agencies where necessary
Oversee the development of Wellbeing Coaches and other practitioners within the service
Develop psychological formulations for individual patients that contribute towards the overall assessment of their care needs
Plan, deliver and review individual and group therapeutic interventions for specific patients
Identify gaps within and potential developments of the wellbeing programme, reporting these to Emotional Wellbeing Lead.
The Ideal CandidateYou will hold a relevant qualification. This could include psychological wellbeing practitioner, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Clinical Psychology, PGCe, Counselling or an undergraduate certificate in delivering evidence-based low intensity interventions.
It is preferable to have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in the relevant field of mental health practice. However, support such as decider skills training can be discussed where required.
Due to the nature of this role, a driving licence and access to a vehicle is required.
For more information about this role, please contact Tiff Ferris at Tiff.Ferris@hcrgcaregroup.com
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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