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Mental Health Practitioner

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Manchester
Lancashire
Mental Health Practitioner to Students within Higher Education Manchester, Fulltime & Permanent Role Hybrid Working Monday – Friday 9-5.30pm 3 days on campus, 2 days from home Do you have experience of supporting students and adults with their mental health? Are you calm, collected, compassionate and reassuring when faced with a crisis? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! About our role: As a Mental Health Practitioner (and in collaboration the welfare team, learning support team and student relations team), you will have the experience and knowledge to contribute to the effective implementation & delivery and development of a range of services including individual support sessions, managing a caseload, hosting events, and providing a professional advisory service for staff and students, internal or external referral, and curation of psycho-educational or self-help resources. As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will be a part of the Mental Health Team and be responsible for managing your own caseload, providing person-centered, bespoke & evidence based mental health interventions to support student wellbeing and overcome barriers to engagement. You will be responsible for managing crisis situations and safeguarding students in accordance with statutory guidance and procedures. This will include looking at key times throughout the academic year and proactively planning and organising events and interventions to promote wellbeing activities. Here’s a flavour of what’s involved: (click through to read the JD) Manage a caseload of undergraduate and postgraduate students with mental health difficulties and/or disabilities, delivering focused therapeutic interventions both in person and remotely, and co-ordinating support across a range of services to optimise their student experience. Provide targeted support where appropriate at periods of transition e.g. pre-entry, suspense and placements. Establish effective working relationships with external service providers, (GPs, specialist mental health services, social care), to facilitate students’ access appropriate medical support. Promote timely, effective information sharing and collaborative working. Support in the delivery of all welfare services, this can be on campus, via the phone or email. Provide urgent triage, assessment and robust, collaborative risk management interventions to students experiencing a mental health crisis, referring to and liaising with internal and external service providers as appropriate. Provide comprehensive mental health assessments to students presenting with significant mental health needs and provide appropriate advice, signposting and referral on to additional services. Apply now – here’s how! Simply hit the apply button. The successful candidate will be required to undertake the basic DBS Check We look forward to hearing from you! #wellbeing #manchester #studentwelfare #mentalhealth #studentsupport
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