Trainee Mental Health Worker | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Please note. You will be working 22.5 hours which will be paid, and the additional 15 hours per week which is unpaid will be for the participation and attendance at Middlesex University for the Postgraduate Diploma.

The Graduate Trainee Mental Worker programme provides the opportunity for trainees to undertake a 12 month Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice qualification from Middlesex University. The trainee also gains valuable working experience in Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust or Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (North London Mental Health Partnership) in dynamic service. This role is designed to develop the clinical competenciesin both hospital and community settings in a range of different mental health service and knowledge.

The programme length is 12 months. It is divided into 60% of time spent in clinical practice under North London's Mental Health Partnership and 40% of time is spent at Middlesex University which is based in Hendon.

The training comprises of academic work and supportive clinical practice NHS with a salary of£17,173papro-rata (including outer London area payment for BEH) and£17,691papro-rata (including inner London area payment for C&I).You will be working in a Band 3 role and will involve providing direct service used care

Current statistics indicate 80% of our previous graduates that obtained this qualification successfully obtained permanent positions within an NHS Trust. 20% of graduates successfully pursued an advanced education qualification, including Master's qualifications and a health care professional registration.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.