Job Summary
The post holder will have a desire to develop their skills in working with adults with severe and enduring mental illness, some of whom will have not had previous access to psychologically informed interventions.

Main duties of the job

• hold a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
• work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions for our service users
• carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team
• engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation
• 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.
• Be on a duty rota
• Carry out Initial Assessments
• Hold a small caseload of service users

About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Job responsibilities

• 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 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.
• 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 attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as named worker, for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions.
• To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users
• 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 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.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)

Experience
Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties

Skills
Essential

• Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
• Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
• Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance.
• Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format
• Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.