Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
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Job Overview
We are excited to invite applications for the role of Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our dynamic and innovative team at Salford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. As a community mental health service delivered in partnership with GMMH, Mind in Salford, Six Degrees, Wellbeing Matters, and START, we emphasise collaboration with service users and local communities.
We are seeking a qualified Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. The post-holder will have completed a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners.
The successful candidate will collaborate with a diverse range of psychological practitioners, including a principal clinical psychologist, psychodynamic therapists, a trainee CAT therapist, CBT therapist, and CERN practitioner. Our broader team includes professionals from various backgrounds such as recovery workers, peer support workers (experts by experience), occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and psychiatrists. Together, we aim to provide holistic support with a strong focus on both psychological and social wellbeing.
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At Salford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, co-production and trauma-informed practices are at the core of everything we do.
Job Outline
The role will include 2 key functions:
- To work alongside service users, families, carers, and multi-disciplinary team members to coordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.
- To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, these will include but are not limited to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems.
Scope & Authority
The post holder will work under close case management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will work under close clinical skills supervision from an HCPC registered clinical psychologist or BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist to provide specified psychologically-informed interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence.
About Us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
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We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original, and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment, and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour, and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Dr Sophie Coleman
- Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist
- Email address: sophie.coleman@gmmh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01612710042
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