Mindfulness Practitioner inWeymouth inWeymouth PUBLISHED
FRI 27 DEC 2024
The Practitioner will be part of an inter-professional team that employs modern clinical practices aimed at helping individuals lead meaningful lives despite their pain. Responsibilities include receiving referrals, implementing evidence-based treatment plans, and ensuring effective evaluation and discharge processes. The role requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, with the Trust covering the associated costs. Applicants must not require current Skilled worker sponsorship to apply.
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Mindfulness Practitioner to join the Dorset Pain Management Service. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working with patients with long term conditions.
We are looking for practitioners who have a registered qualification in one of - nursing, social work or AHP plus further post graduate qualification and registration in Mindfulness.
The post is to cover Dorset wide, and the team base will be with the Team in the North and West of the county at Littlemoor Health Centre with hybrid working and face to face clinics in locations across the patch.
The Dorset Pain Management Service is a vibrant service, consisting of an inter-professional team. We employ modernised clinical practice to help people coping with chronic, non-malignant pain lead meaningful lives.
Our pan-Dorset service offers individual interventions and group programmes in various locations county wide; these are delivered by two teams across the county. The staff mix includes pain consultants, psychologists, specialist physiotherapists, pain and mental health nurses and occupational therapists, therapy assistants, trainees from various departments and our hardworking admin support team.
To receive referrals for adults who meet the criteria for the service and undertake direct therapeutic intervention
To offer specialist assessment and group and individual interventions for mindfulness, and generic pain management interventions.
To conduct assessments and offer bespoke interventions to help service users manage their chronic pain.
To manage and hold responsibility for own cases as an autonomous practitioner, assessing new cases, implementing evidence-based treatment plans, evaluating and discharging to their referrer at the end of intervention.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
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For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
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