Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner in London

We care for you as much as you care for others. There’s a place for you at CNWL. We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to join our Older Adults Community Mental Health Team. This is an exciting opportunity to support older adults experiencing mental health difficulties, including those living with cognitive impairment and/or frailty, within a multidisciplinary community setting. The post holder will work collaboratively with service users, families, carers and colleagues to coordinate person-centred care, promote recovery, and support positive wellbeing outcomes.

Under the supervision of experienced mental health professionals and a Clinical Psychologist, the successful candidate will deliver evidence-based, psychologically informed interventions aligned to cognitive behavioural principles, including:

• Behavioural activation
• Problem-solving
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Sleep interventions
• Relapse prevention planning

This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills in older adult mental health while contributing to a compassionate, strengths-based service that values dignity, inclusion, collaborative care planning and evidence-based practice.

Main duties of the job:

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will work within the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team, supporting older adults experiencing mental health difficulties, including those living with cognitive impairment and/or frailty. Key responsibilities include:

• Undertaking risk assessments and contributing to risk management plans
• Gathering and analysing information to inform assessment, formulation and care planning
• Acting as a named worker for allocated service users
• Coordinating care to promote continuity and positive outcomes

The post holder will deliver evidence-based, psychologically informed interventions under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, including:

• Behavioural activation
• Graded exposure
• Problem-solving
• Emotional wellbeing support
• Sleep interventions
• Confidence building
• Medication support
• Relapse prevention

The successful candidate will demonstrate compassion, empathy and excellent communication skills when working with individuals experiencing distress or complex mental health needs. They will actively participate in clinical and case management supervision, quality improvement activities and ongoing professional development, maintaining high standards of clinical practice and professional conduct at all times.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree at 2:2 in any subject for entry to Postgraduate route
• Postgraduate certificate (Level 7) for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)

Knowledge/Experience:

• Experience of work interacting with the public
• Experience working as part of a team
• Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
• Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
• Experience that supports working with service’s diverse local communities (from work, volunteering or personal experience)

Communication/Relationship skills:

• 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
• 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
• Ability to provide care to service users in languages spoken locally in addition to English

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.