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Job overview

£25,147 to £27,596 (Band 4) for first year, £28,407 to £34,581 (Band 5) in year 2, subject to successful completion of the course.  

We are looking for a number of highly motivated individuals to join various teams across CNTW as Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners. This is an exciting, brand-new role created by NHS England and Improvement to support the transformation of community mental health services.

Your one year training will be fully funded by the NHS, and you will be eligible for a full-time qualified position if you pass the course. In return, we ask that you commit to staying with us for at least two years after you qualify.  These posts are suitable for graduates and non-graduates, who have the right personal qualities.  This role will contribute to ensuring adults with severe mental health problems have greater access to psychologically informed interventions.

Main duties of the job

The Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will:

• attend all elements of the training programme of study and progress successfully through assessments of competence and attainment
• work in a community mental health service when not completing the programme of study
• develop and practice psychologically-informed interventions under supervision, working directly with adults in the community 
• support collaborative care planning, alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals to deliver a set of brief wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions - not therapy - for example:
• Behavioural Activation and Graded Exposure using the “GOALS” programme
• Problem-solving
• Improving sleep
• Recognising and managing emotions
• Confidence building

The Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will be required to:

• Demonstrate the ability to work at degree level
• Have experience of work interacting with the public, working as part of a team, analysing complex information and communicating effectively
• Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress, their families and carer

Working for our organisation

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

As a Trainee Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be expected to work under supervision as part of a dynamic mental health team delivering psychologically informed interventions and supporting service users to receive the right care. You will need to have flexibility and adaptability and a passion for working with severe mental health problems. 

During the one-year graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training, you will, under supervision, develop knowledge and practice skills to employ wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions for serious mental health problems for adults individually and in groups, as well as support their families and carers, in line with the education providers expectations.