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Reviewed 22/12/16
HEALTHY MINDS HEALTHY FUTURES
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Post Title:
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING PRACTITIONER
Essential
Qualification
Desirable
Evidence of working
Assessment Method
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with children and
young people with
mental health
difficulties.
Evidence of ability to
study successfully at
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undergraduate level
Person Specification –Psychological Well Being Practitioner
or equivalent.
Training in nursing,
social work,
occupational
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therapy,
counselling or
within a specific
psychological
therapy.
Psychology or other
health/social
care/youth related
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undergraduate
degrees.
Other relevant
postgraduate
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degree.
Experience
Evidence of working
with children and
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young people with
mental health
difficulties.
Experience of
working in mental
health or related
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services.
Worked in a service
where agreed
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targets in place to
demonstrate
outcomes.
Demonstrates high
standards in written
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communication.
Ability to manage
own caseload and
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time.
Skills &
Ability to evaluate
Competencies
and put in place the
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effect of training.
Computer literate.
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Excellent verbal and
written
communication
Interview/application/portfolio/practical
skills, including
test.
telephone skills.
Able to develop
good therapeutic
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relationships with
clients.
Receive training
(either formal of
through
Reference
experience) and
carried out risk
assessments within
scope of practice.
Knowledge
Demonstrates an
understanding of
children and young
people’s mental
health and how it
may present.
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Demonstrates a
knowledge of the
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issues relating to
children and young
people and the
impact it can have
on mental health.
Demonstrates an
understanding for
the need to use
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evidence-based
psychological
therapies and how
it relates to this
post.
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Training
Able to attend the
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formal training as
required.
Able to complete
academic
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components of the
course.
Able to integrate
training into
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practice.
Other
High level of
Requirements
enthusiasm and
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motivation.
Advanced
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communication
skills.
Ability to work within
a team and foster
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good working
relationships.
Ability to use
supervision and
personal
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development
positively and
effectively.
Ability to work under
pressure.
Regard for others
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and respect for
individual rights of
autonomy and
confidentiality.
Ability to be self-
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reflective in personal
and professional
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development and in
supervision.
.
Ability to travel
throughout
Herefordshire if
required.
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.