About this role
Job summary
The Primary Care Complex Emotional Needs Service is an intermediate psychological service that sits between Talking Therapies and secondary mental health services.
The service provides psychological interventions for clients who experience difficulties that may be associated with a personality disorder, as well as clients with PTSD/CPTSD whose needs fall between Talking Therapies and secondary mental health services.
We offer a range of interventions across both pathways and work closely with AWP Access Services to help ensure clients are offered the most appropriate pathway for their needs.
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to join our team. The role involves providing brief psychological interventions and co-facilitating therapeutic groups for clients with Complex Emotional Needs and PTSD/CPTSD.
This is an opportunity for a practitioner looking to broaden their experience of working with clients presenting with Complex Emotional Needs and PTSD/CPTSD, while developing skills within a specialist service that bridges the gap between primary and secondary care.
Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
You will deliver well-being focused brief interventions to individuals with CPTSD and other complex emotional difficulties.
In addition to providing time limited brief interventions, you will co-facilitate psychoeducational groups working alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide integrated, trauma-informed care.
You will also be supported to join our training team which has a mandate to provide training to other AWP services on assessing and formulating clients with complex emotional needs.
About us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provideHigh Quality, Compassionate Careeverywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description Job responsibilities
Working closely alongside a team of mental health professionals to deliver brief, wellbeing-focused, psychologically informed interventions tailored to the needs of clients experiencing Complex PTSD (CPTSD) and Complex Emotional Needs.
Working alongside senior therapists to co-facilitate trauma focused psychoeducational groups and DBT informed skills groups.
Support the wider MDT with assessments and creating personalised treatment plans.
Collaborate with the team to ensure holistic care.
Contribute to service development and maintain accurate clinical records.
Participate in CPD and other developmental activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualification from MHWP Training Course / Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Registration
Desirable
training in CBT related interventions training related to Complex Emotional Needs / cPTSD
Experience/Knowledge Essential
Proven experience of working effectively with adults in a mental health setting Understanding of complex emotional needs / cPTSD and the approaches used
Desirable
running/facilitating groups
Skills Essential
Is able to deliver a range of brief psychologically informed interventions Excellent verbal and written communication skills able to be supportive to people who are distressed/traumatised
Desirable
IT skills working in a community setting
personal qualities Essential
Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively Ability to be self directive Ability to be self-reflective Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
Desirable
ability to manage stress effectively
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address Sandalwood Court
Highworth Road
Swindon
SN3 4WF
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)