Wellbeing Practitioner

Job overview

Are you seeking a versatile and creative role within mental health? Are you mental wellbeing focused with a keen interest in providing accessible teaching and learning to the local community? If so, look no further, as Inclusion Thurrock are now recruiting to a Wellbeing Practitioner within the Recovery College.

The role of the Wellbeing Practitioner will be to assist in the initial set up of SMART short term and long term goals with students, planning, implementing and evaluating of outcome-focused evidence-based health trainer angle interventions via personal tutoring, and group facilitation of training sessions & workshops.

The development of the workshops will be influenced by a cycle of continuous collaboration and feedback from those with lived experience and other professionals, making this multifaceted role an exciting opportunity to shape and develop the Recovery College offer to Thurrock residents.

This unique and person-centred role will provide co-produced recovery education using a range of clinical, evidence-based self-management and health promotion intervention to students. The role requires working in close collaboration with students, Recovery College colleagues, community assets and statutory and voluntary sector services, to promote student recovery and to assist them in regaining and maintaining their place in the community.

Main duties of the job

• You will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages and should be committed to equal opportunities.
• The post-holder is responsible for the provision of planned recovery-focused care working with Recovery College students; individually and through co-produced shared learning opportunities such as shared learning courses.
• The post-holder will bring clinical expertise and evidence-based knowledge to recovery education opportunities (individuals and groups).
• The post-holder is responsible for working collaboratively with other Trust services to provide seamless care for students and carers on defined care-pathways
• The post-holder is responsible for working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting students to access services in the independent and non-statutory sector.

Working for our organisation

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. 

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. 

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person spec for details. A summary is provided below:

Clinical:

• accept student registrations via agreed protocols within the service and complete Individual Learning Plans;
• support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery through facilitation of co-produced courses;
• undertake student-centred interviews, identifying strengths, competencies and personal values that support recovery;
• provide a range of information and support for evidence-based health promotion and well-being. This work may be in individual learning plans or within course delivery.

Professional:

• ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any relevant regulating bodies (e.g. Code of Ethics for HCPC/ BABCP/ RNM/ BACP/ UKCP) and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health and social care (e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence, NHS Five Year Forward Plan, NHS England guidance).”