Primary Mental Health Worker

£30,900 per annum

West Bromwich

Fixed-term contract role until at least March 2026

***NEW Opportunity*** Primary Mental Health Worker; Hybrid Working/West Bromwich; £30,900 plus EXCELLENT benefits!

Our Client

Our client is passionate about improving emotional health and transforming lives, where everyone has access to the emotional wellbeing support that they need to lead a healthy and rewarding life.

Their values are Integrity, Inclusion, Initiative, Innovation, and Independence; at the forefront of their minds are their service users and their people, providing a great place to work; they are also gold standard accredited with Investors in People which demonstrates a commitment to professional development and engagement.

The Role

Primary Mental Health Workers (PMHW’s) provide early mental health intervention through liaison, consultation, to professionals and community colleagues. PMHW’s primarily work directly with children, young people and their families/carers in a face-to-face, online or via telephone. In both a 1-2-1 and group setting.

It is envisaged that the long-term outcome of this approach will be to develop competence and confidence by enhancing the skills and resources of local community and specialist services, thereby creating a more integrated and coordinated service that will respond more effectively to the needs of the local population.

The Primary Mental Health Worker(s) will act as a key interface between individuals and providers building multi-agency capacity and reinforcing that emotional wellbeing and mental health is ‘Everybody’s Business’ improving emotional wellbeing and reducing crisis.

Please note that this role will require a satisfactory DBS check. This is a fixed-term contract role until at least March 2026 with every possibility of extension or a permanent role.

What’s on Offer

• £30,900 gross per annum
• Monday to Friday between 9am – 5pm
• Hybrid working
• 35 days holiday PLUS your birthday off!
• Enhanced company pension contribution (5%)
• Wellbeing hour every week to focus on your health and happiness
• Length of service holidays (up to 3 extra days)
• Volunteering days to help a cause of your choice
• Free on-site car parking
• Free suicide awareness and mental health first aid qualification
• Paid on 19th of each month for the full month

Experience, Qualifications & Training Requirements

Essential:

• A relevant qualification and registered member of relevant professional body e.g. Diploma in Social Work – Dip. SW; Clinical Psychology; Registered Mental Nurse – RMN; Qualified Teacher Status – QTS; or equivalent (e.g. Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Diploma in Counselling Psychotherapy, or Systemic Family)
• Specific qualification, training and experience in working within Emotional Wellbeing/Mental Health
• Specific training and experience in a range of evidence based therapeutic frameworks/interventions with children/young people and families
• Significant post registration experience of working with children, young people and adults with poor emotional wellbeing needs
• Significant experience with evidence based psychological therapies
• Experience of devising and implementing evidence-based outcome focused plans and packages of care within a recognised therapeutic framework
• Capacity to engage with and build therapeutic relationships with children, young people and families
• Ability to provide consultation and supervision to other professionals
• Ability to deliver training packages, workshops and psycho-education programmes to professionals and families
• Significant knowledge and experience in behavioural change techniques and building resilience and self-efficacy

Desirable:

• Experience of providing consultation to other professional/non-professional groups

Personal Skills & Competencies

Essential:

• Specialist knowledge/training in emotional wellbeing/mental health difficulties in children and adolescents and adults
• Capacity to interact therapeutically with children, young people and adults with emotional wellbeing difficulties
• Expertise and specialist skills in working with complex cases
• Capacity to be reflective in therapeutic practice and adapt practice accordingly
• Appropriate professional support to develop the capacity and to reflect and adapt practice accordingly
• Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge and understanding of NICE guidelines, safeguarding policies, risk management and identifying areas of risk
• An understanding of the skills needed of clinical supervision

Desirable:

• Knowledge of needs or mental health issues of the diverse population of Sandwell
• Experience of using Outcomes Star, WEMWBs or other outcome monitoring tools

Please note that our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship for applicants that do not have the right to work in the UK or who may need sponsorship in the future. They are a disability confident employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application, please let them know.