Wellbeing Practitioner

**Rethink Mental Illness is an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness.**Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity - and that’s why equity is one of our core values.**

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Wellbeing Practitioner to become part of a team in providing excellent quality of support to people using the Sequoia Tree Service.

Sequoia is a new support offer across the BNSSG locality and is delivered in partnership with Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) Trust. This will require the post holder to work cohesively with the partnership as one integrated service including attending team meetings, reflective practice sessions and meeting in shared locations regularly.

The core hours of the service are from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with possibility of occasional evening working when needed. Both the location and operating hours are to be continuously reviewed as the service evolves, incorporating feedback from staff and service users. There is an aspiration to extend the operating hours of the service to 8am-8pm as the service expands
- Work proactively and collaboratively with others; I am creative, adaptable, and bring a positive enthusiasm to my work
- I have experience and knowledge of the best ways to support people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder or complex emotional needs
- I have experience of dealing with and reporting Incidents/Accidents/Near Misses and safeguarding reporting
- I have the ability to assess, plan and monitor support to achieve & evidence recovery and service outcomes
- I have excellent time management skills with ability to plan and prioritise a complex workload
- I demonstrate a significant knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental illness and I am familiar with best practice developments
- I have experience of supporting people experiencing mental health crisis and those with complex emotional needs who are at risk of crisis.
- I have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate confidently with colleagues of all levels
- I will engage with and place service users, including carers, at the heart of our services
- Excellent IT skills - proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
- I have a strong working knowledge of mental health and appropriate intervention methods# QCF Diploma or NVQ level 3 in Care or Certificate in Community Mental Healthcare (or working towards) or an equivalent qualification.
- I am able to travel freely and flexibly across the BNSSG locality area in order to work effectively with people accessing our service.

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**Who are we?**

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy - delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

**Diversity, Equity, Inclusion**
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

**Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation**
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement. We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist org