Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The Safeguarding Families Together team (SFT) are looking for a PWP to join the North Dorset & PED team on a 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity. This valuable expanded model brings together key skilled professionals to support the family with their needs including mental health by working in a wraparound effect with other different services. The aim is to reduce the number of children who are taken into care where safe to do so.
The SFT Families together team aims to keep the highest risk children and families in Dorset together safely, improve health and educational outcomes for the children and reduce physical and emotional harm in families. You will be working with social care practitioners and adult specialists to work with parents in relation to domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse. You will regularly attend group supervision in addition to your own personal supervision to support the families in an MDT approach.
You will be fully trained to use motivational interviewing in addition to your PWP core skills. This is a key technique which is designed to empower and engage parents to make positive changes needed to improve their own wellbeing. By meeting the mental health needs of the adults, the risk to the children is likely to be reduced.
The SFT Teams will include a range of specialists who will work alongside our Social Workers and Child and Family Workers. As a PWP in the team you will be:

- Engaging with parents open to SFT team.
- Conducting PWP Assessments.
- Use Motivational interviewing skills to maintain engagement.
- Utilise Step GSH step 2 techniques where appropriate.
- Attend group based MDT supervision on top of your own ccms supervision.

Reduced Caseload & Less Paperwork
The SFT model is based on delivering intervention and support. It means social workers and adult professionals can focus on doing what they are trained to do. By having professionals from different disciplines working under one roof, our teams are able to work closely together, minimising time spent on making referrals to other agencies for support.
Shared Responsibility & Professional Support
The responsibility for a family is shared among a team of professionals, reducing the risk placed on any one individual. Instead, social workers, Child and Family Workers, domestic abuse practitioners & officers, recovery workers, mental health practitioners and psychologists all work closely together to support families and keep children safe. All workers participate in group supervision and contribute to analysis and decision making.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.