Hounslow MHST | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is recruiting a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to supervise Educational Mental Health Practitioners and trainees. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families in schools, with support from a Team Lead.

We seek applicants who can contribute to service development and operational functioning, bring strong teamwork, and have PGDip EMHP and PCert SWP qualifications. The post is based in Hounslow, West London.

Qualifications

• Must hold PGDip EMHP and PCert SWP to be eligible.
• Experience supervising trainee or qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families in schools.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and skills-based supervision to EMHPs and trainees with team support.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families in schools.
• Support Team Leads and managers with service development and operational functioning.

Skills

Supervision

Teamwork

Coaching

Education

PGDip EMHP

PCert SWP

Job description

We are pleased to recruit to the role of Senior Wellbeing Practitioner within the Hounslow Mental Health Support Team in West London NHS Trust. The role offers the opportunity for qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner experienced in providing supervision to trainee or qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners to join our team. Please note that applicants are required to have both PGDip EMHP and PCert SWP qualifications to be eligible for this role.

The successful candidates will be providing clinical and skills-based supervision to qualified EMHPs and trainees, with the support of a Team Lead. Alongside this, you would be working as a senior practitioner delivering evidence-based interventions to children, young people and families/carers within schools. The role will also include supporting Team Leads and managers with aspects of service development and operational functioning of the team.

We invite applications from qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioners to join our team with experience working within schools who are interested to develop their supervision skills and utilise these in supporting qualified practitioners and more junior members of staff. We are looking for people who have good skills in team working, and who value working with a diverse staff group.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026

£36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer)