Mental Health And Wellbeing Practitioner

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Arundel; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Career Development & CPD

Excellent NHS pension

Generous holiday entitlement

Access to NHS discount schemes

Wellbeing support from the team

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners to join an Arun (Bognor) NMHT. You will deliver CBT-informed, time-limited interventions within a supportive MDT and receive supervision while contributing to innovative wellbeing programs.

Applicants should have the MHWP qualification pathway and be registered to practice in the UK. The role emphasizes compassionate care, professional development, and collaboration across services.

Qualifications

• Graduate certificate/postgraduate certificate in MHWP with supervised practice.
• Registered MHWP on a recognised professional register.
• Experience delivering CBT-based, time-limited interventions within NHS settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychologically informed interventions aligned to CBT principles.
• Assess suitability and plan care with service users.
• Risk assess and set collaborative goals with service users.
• Use pre and post outcome measures to track progress.
• Maintain professional relationships and support service users with autonomy and culture.
• Engage with service users empathetically, even in distress.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication.
• Lead professional for a service user when appropriate.
• Attend regular clinical supervision.
• Collaborate with families, carers and MDT members in care decisions.

Education

Graduate (Level 6) Certificate in Mental Health Wellbeing Practice

Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Wellbeing Practice

MHWP professional registration

CBT-based interventions

Multidisciplinary team (NHS) collaboration

Time-limited intervention delivery

Excellent interpersonal & communication skills

Job description

Job summary

Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners (MHWP) are a new and exciting development in the NHS psychological workforce. Have you recently completed the PG Cert or Cert Grad to become a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner? Or are you currently undertaking the year long MHWP training? We are looking to employ a passionate Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner in our Arun (Bognor) Neighbourhood Mental Heath Team (NMHT). You will work with a diverse group of professionals committed to providing evidence based care and high quality treatments to those with severe and complex mental health needs.

You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team (MDT) that embraces the transformation and improvement of services. You will work closely with other Psychological Professionals and receive high standards of supervision. You will be part of a friendly and cohesive group of MHWPs with great connections to the wider MHWP community. MHWP's are valued team members and play a key role in MDT working. Our service values compassionate care and promotes a psychologically safe work environment, ensuring that you feel appreciated and supported. Within West Sussex we have a proven track record of developing staff and are committed to your growth and career progression. This can include supporting you to develop an area of interest and train in new approaches such as guided self-help for Voices (GiVE).

Main duties of the job

• Provide clients with psychologically informed interventions aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, including: behavioural activation; graded exposure; problem solving skills; recognising and managing emotions; improving sleep; building confidence and other interventions you are trained in.


• Assess suitability for these interventions


• Risk assess and plan care collaboratively with service users


• Set collaborative goals for intervention with service users


• Implement pre and post outcome measures


• Form professional relationships and relate to service users in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture


• Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in distressing or emotional circumstances


• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills


• When appropriate, take on the role of lead professional for a service user when work is being completed


• Regularly attend clinical supervision with a qualified psychological professional


• Work alongside service users, families, carers and M-D team members to support collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.


• Exercise good personal time management, punctuality, reliability and good organisational skills.

Please start the 'supporting information' section of your application by copying and pasting and then answering the following question: How can MHWPs support service users to get the best outcomes from time-limited psychologically informed interventions?

About us

What we offer

• Flexible Working: We support a healthy work/life balance and can support some home-working and flexible working where appropriate and in line with service needs.


• Career Development: Engage in professional supervision, ongoing training, and opportunities for CPD and career growth within our Trust.


• Benefits: Enjoy an excellent NHS pension, generous holiday entitlement, access to NHS discount schemes and psychological support from our wellbeing team.


• Inclusive Environment: We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring that everyone can belong and thrive in their career with us.

Living and Working in Sussex

Sussex offers the perfect blend of coastal charm and city convenience and beautiful countryside, it's an ideal place to call home. Whether you're relocating or already live locally, we'll support you every step of the way.

Join Us in Making a Difference

Be a part of our mission to champion the rights of people with mental health difficulties and contribute to sustainable healthcare. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.

Job responsibilities

• PG Cert or Cert Grad in Mental Health Wellbeing Practice


• Experience of delivering psychologically informed interventions using CBT principles to those with severe and enduring mental health problems


• Experience of working well within a multidisciplinary NHS Team


• Experience of delivering goal focused, short-term, time-limited interventions.


• Experience of promoting wellbeing and social inclusion.


• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusting and productive relationships with a colleagues and service users


• A good understanding of mental health issues and using psychological thinking to understand peoples' needs.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to tailor them to a variety of audiences


• The ability to work independently and think quickly in challenging situations


• The creativity to solve problems and tackle obstacles in new ways


• Effective time management skills to juggle competing demands in a busy work environment.

Person Specification

Qualification and registration

Essential

• A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) or post graduate certificate achieved via the Graduate Mental Health Practitioner training plus the additional certified MHWP training modules


• Registered as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner on a professional register recognised for this role by NHS England

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice


• Experience running groups/activities


• Experience working as part of a team


• Experience of being supervised


• Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).