Primary Mental Health Practitioner

3 days ago


Newtown, United Kingdom Powys Teaching Health Board Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the PMH team in CAMHS, Powys, based in Newtown.

You will be working in an innovative team with lots of training opportunities to be able to increase your skills when working with children, young people and their families. You will have experience in working with young people and have an understanding of child development. You will be responsible for delivering on the Mental Health Measure Part one, providing an assessment of their mental health, and delivering interventions within a brief context, either on a 1-1 basis or delivering groups.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Provide a psychologically minded service to referred individuals with common mental health problems, stable severe mental health conditions, emotional distress and/or behavioural difficulties that is comprehensive, accessible, responsive, age and ability inclusive, and that focuses on recovery and outcomes. Ensure the service user receives a full part one mental health assessment, with a clear formulation as direction for the intervention to be undertaken. This will be a significant part of the role.
Work in partnership with individuals and others to ascertain the mental health, wellbeing and social needs of referred individuals.
Work in partnership with individuals and others to ascertain the mental health, wellbeing and social needs of referred individuals.
Work collaboratively with individuals and others to co-produce a shared
understanding of the individual’s needs (the formulation), and to jointly develop a plan on the basis of this. The formulation should take-into-account biological / physical, social and psychological factors, and the preferred lifestyle and aspirations of the individual.
Provide service user centred care by negotiating achievable and meaningful goals. Ensure formulation at assessment stage is clear and robust for practitioners to then follow what intervention is required which may include group work

Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.

Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.

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