Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare organization in Stockport is seeking a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join their team. The ideal candidate will provide essential support to individuals facing mental health challenges, promoting self-management and guiding them to necessary resources. This permanent, full-time role requires relevant qualifications and emphasizes compassionate care in the community context.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners.
• Experience working with people with mental health needs.
• Ability to analyse and communicate complex information.

Responsibilities

• Support transformation of community mental health services.
• Provide timely support for individuals with mental health needs.
• Help clients identify achievable goals and connect with resources.

Skills

Establish empathic relationships

Handle confidential information

Communicate sensitively

Utilise clinical supervision

Education

National curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners

Postgraduate certificate (RQF Level 7)

Graduate certificate (RQF Level 6)

Job description

Overview

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health team working across Stockport Primary Care Network/ Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams.

This role supports the transformation of community mental health services for adults and older adults, bridging primary care, secondary mental health services, and physical healthcare.

You will be employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust but will work within the Stockport Primary Care Network, based in local GP practices and Living Well Hub. You will be a visible and accessible point of contact for GPs and service users, providing timely support and intervention for individuals with mental health needs.

The focus is on early assessment, brief psychological interventions, and helping individuals access appropriate community and mental health services. You will help people identify achievable goals, promote self-management, and connect them with local resources.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality mental health support in a community setting and working with primary care services, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties

Please see the Job Description for further information.

Please see the Person Specification for further information.

About us

We provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester — Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities. We are proud of our #PennineCarePeople and strive to be a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental illness, either as individuals or as carers.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and wellbeing activities and access to staff wellbeing services
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Details

• Date posted: 05 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 per year (pro rata)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 311-S675-25-A
• Job locations: Unit 2- Cirtek House, Thomas Street, Higher Hillgate, Stockport, SK13 QD

Job description and person specification

Please see Job Description for further details and Please see the Person Specification for further information.

Qualifications and experience

• Education and Qualifications — Essential: Successful completion of the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) (equivalent to degree level); academic/accredited qualifications in mental health; postgraduate certificate (RQF Level 7); graduate certificate (RQF Level 6).
• Knowledge and Experience — Essential: Experience working with people with mental health needs gained through graduate or postgraduate training with supervised practice; experience running groups/activities; experience working as part of a team; ability to analyse and communicate complex information verbally and in writing.

• Skills and Competences — Essential: Ability to establish empathic, supportive relationships with people in distress or cognitive impairment, their families and carers; ability to handle confidential information; ability to communicate sensitively and with empathy; ability to utilise clinical supervision; ability to liaise with other teams and external agencies as required for wellbeing of service users.

• Work related circumstances — Essential: Use of a car or access to mobility to travel across the Trust footprint; willingness to perform duties in line with Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies; enhanced DBS disclosure required for regulated activities.

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