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**Job Summary**:
To assist people who use the service to establish and maintain a meaningful and fulfilling life in the community. Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioners play a central role in the planning and provision of quality, recovery focused support to people who use the service.
**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Establish an effective relationship with people who use the service in accordance with Penumbra’s policies and procedures.
- Develop outcome-based personal recovery plans for each supported person that promote self -management and social inclusion.
- Co-ordinate delivery of recovery focused support.
- Provide practical support and supervision to Recovery Workers and/or Peer Workers as required.
- Develop effective relationships with other groups and agencies in your area and take opportunities to promote mental health awareness in the wider community.
- Be responsible for maintaining the relevant systems of documentation.
- Provide accurate information and reports as required.
- Provide formal input to Care Management reviews as required
- Be flexible and responsive to meet the changing needs of supported people and the organisation, within the agreed criteria.
- Work effectively with other members of the team, and liaise effectively with families, agencies, colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Participate in training activities and meetings as required.
- Uphold Penumbra’s Code of Practice.
- Register with the SSSC as appropriate (Supervisor) and maintain post-registration training and learning log to meet ongoing registration requirements.
- Other duties, deemed appropriate to this grade, as and when required.
**Person Specification**:
**Qualifications**
**Essential**
- Working towards SVQ 3 or equivalent as defined by the SSSC, or commitment to achieve within 12 months of starting the role.
**Desirable**
- SVQ3 or equivalent as defined by the SSSC
**Knowledge and Experience**
**Essential**
- Experience of being in a supportive and enabling role
- Demonstrate understanding of mental health and recovery
- Experience of working in the mental health and recovery field
- Experience of taking a lead role in the planning and delivery of support to supported people.
- Experience of a person-centred approach to recovery
**Working with Others**
**Essential**
- Builds good working relationships with team members and colleagues throughout the organisation.
- Is aware of and understands unspoken thoughts, concerns or feelings and is skilled at helping individuals to voice these safely.
**Desirable**
- Builds co-operative relationships, develops networks and promotes partnership working with other professionals.
**Learn and Apply**
**Essential**
- Makes best use of own strengths and finds ways to overcome personal challenges.
- Demonstrates commitment to keeping knowledge, understanding and skills up to date
**Communication**
**Essential**
- Produces structured, accurate and concise written reports.
- Can explain complex information in a way which makes it understandable.
**Managing Self**
**Essential**
- Sustains effort to overcome obstacles and feelings of frustration, and is able to maintain a positive view.
- Engages in open and reflective debate and provide constructive comments about proposed changes.
- Take responsibility for managing own work life balance.
**Professionalism**
**Essential**
- Maintains sound ethical and professional standards at all times, reporting wrongdoing and encouraging others to do the same.
- Is proactive in identifying areas for improvement and implements creative developments.
- Manages time effectively to ensure tasks are completed and deadlines are met.
- Plans ahead for meetings and busy periods.
- Ensures the delivery of efficient, effective, high quality services.
- Acts as a role model by setting clear standards for service delivery.
**Supporting People**
**Essential**
- Supports individuals in line with organisational values, policies and procedures.
- Understands recovery and works with a recovery focused approach.
- Consistently works with a person-centred approach.
- Supports supported peoples’ rights to control their lives and make informed choices about the services they receive.
- Promotes the independence of supported people while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm.
- Protects the rights and promote the interests of supported people.
DBI Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (DBI NHS24 Pathway)
Job Title: Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
Responsible To: Service Manager
**Salary**: £23,436 - £24,699 per annum (£12.02 - £12.67 p/h equivalent)
Location: Hybrid working covering the areas provisioned by the service - Lothians, Tayside, Ayrshire & Arran, Grampians, Orkney & Shetland.
Special Conditions: Scotland Based Staff Only
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Staff work on a rota basis as the service operates seven days a week. Part of operational rota to include early mornings, eve
