Senior Mental Health Practitioner

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Posted:

28.03.2025

Expiry Date:

12.05.2025

Job Description:

We are pleased to offer this band 6 opportunity and are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic mental health practitioner who has an interest in working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder in a creative, flexible and co-produced way. You will be working both online and in person with individuals who access the service. This service is based at New Craigs Hospital and working hours are Monday to Friday 9-5pm.

The post holder will assist with the facilitation of the Award Winning Supporting Self-management Service (SSMS) Intensive Group programme as well as direct involvement with all aspects of the personality disorder service (PDS) including structured assessments, formulations and treatment planning, supervision and delivering training packages. The post holder will have the opportunity to be trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and have direct involvement in the provision of the DBT service. The post holder will also assist in the facilitation of the Award Winning Coping and Succeeding Day Service which operates on a Friday, alongside Specialist Practitioners working with People with a Personality Disorder.

Both the SSMS and the Personality Disorder Service aim to support individuals to build a life worth living through development of self-management skills. The post holder will be actively involved in the planning, set-up and delivery of specific interventions related to increasing an individual's ability to self-manage.

The post holder will also be expected to take an active role in delivering Decider Skills in a group setting and supporting individuals to complete electronic and paper-based outcome measures.

The post holder will also assist in the supervision of day service volunteers.

Informal enquiries to: Denise Keanie, Team Lead/Advanced Practitioner in Personality Disorders; tel: 01463 253681; email: [emailprotected]

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.