Mental Health Wellbeing Pracitioner

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation. To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based. To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.
To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including: Behavioural activation and graded exposure Teaching problem-solving skills Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating Building confidence Medication support To be responsive to service users needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect. To include carers and families in line with the service users wishes. To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users. To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner in order to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients.
To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families and carers. To maintain own continuing professionals development and use reflective practice to evaluate and update current practice. Demonstrate support for the values and beliefs of the Trust working in a trauma informed way, promoting social inclusion and challenging stigma. Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of Human Rights in the delivery of this role.
You may occasionally be asked to undertake such other duties that are deemed necessary in order to support business continuity within the Trust. This will only include tasks where you are appropriately trained. All staff are required to: Abide by the standards of behaviour expected by their professional registering body and the standards of behaviour expected of all staff in the Trust disciplinary policy and procedure. Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and be responsible for making themselves aware of these policies and procedures.
Treat information relating to service users, employees, and businesses of the Trust in the strictest confidence. Under no circumstances should such information be discussed with any unauthorised person(s) or organisations. At all times employees are required to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act. Maintain their own awareness of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to Health and Safety (whether statutory or Trust) and assist in ensuring the compliance of other staff.
Support the Trusts visions and values and in particular the promotion of a positive approach to diversity, equality, rights, and treating others with dignity and respect; to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply by adhering to the Trusts Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policies. Demonstrate the core principles of safeguarding and protection Human Rights, treating people with dignity, fairness, equality, respect and autonomy. Develop and maintain positive relationships with all colleagues, taking account of their age, religion or belief, ethnicity, sex, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or maternity status and any disability. Ensure that they are approachable and that their conduct towards colleagues is open and honest, dealing with differences in opinion, in ways which avoid offence.
Take responsibility for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously, as does The Trust. The Trust works with adult and childrens social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff with the knowledge and skills to recognise abuse and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the local child protection and safeguarding procedures and the local multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant mandatory training and further training appropriate to their rol

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