Community Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (CBT‑Led)

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Generous annual leave entitlement

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to join the Arun (Bognor) Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The role offers a permanent, full-time position based in Bognor Regis with a Band 5 grade and a salary range between £32,073 and £39,043 per annum.

You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based interventions to people with complex mental health needs, while contributing to the future development of

Qualifications

• Recognised MHWP qualification (Graduate Certificate or Postgraduate Certificate).
• Registration as an MHWP on a professional register.
• Experience delivering CBT-informed interventions.
• Ability to build and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to recovery-focused, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Delivering psychologically informed interventions based on CBT principles.
• Supporting people experiencing severe and complex mental health difficulties.
• Undertaking assessments and collaboratively developing care plans.
• Delivering individual interventions, groups and workshops.
• Supporting recovery, wellbeing and social inclusion.
• Implementing outcome measures and evaluating interventions.
• Working closely with families, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Supporting collaborative decision-making around care and treatment.
• Acting as Lead Professional where appropriate.

Skills

CBT interventions

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Therapeutic relationships

Recovery-focused care

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Education

Graduate Certificate

Postgraduate Certificate

Job description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to join the Arun (Bognor) Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The role offers a permanent, full-time position based in Bognor Regis with a Band 5 grade and a salary range between £32,073 and £39,043 per annum.

You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based interventions to people with complex mental health needs, while contributing to the future development of