Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner - High Wycombe

Transformation Unit; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (Band 5) based in High Wycombe. The role involves initial assessments, NICE approved treatments for older adults, and delivering wellbeing‑focused interventions in a supportive team.

The post is full-time (37.5 hours per week) with a permanent contract. Applicants should have a relevant qualification and registration with BPS/BABCP, and be prepared to travel within the Trust’s service area.

Qualifications

• Graduate certificate (L6) or postgraduate certificate (L7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners.
• PWP Registration (or evidence of application submission) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Responsibilities

• Offer initial assessments and NICE approved treatments for older adults experiencing common mental health problems.
• Deliver wellbeing‑focused psychologically‑informed interventions including behavioural activation, problem‑solving, sleep improvement, emotional regulation and confidence building.

Education

Graduate certificate (L6) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners

Postgraduate certificate (L7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners

Job description

Main area Community Mental Health Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours considered) Job ref 267-BM8265391

Employer Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Saffron House Town High Wycombe Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner - High Wycombe

Band 5

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under‑represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio‑economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

Are you a qualified, or soon to be qualified, Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) looking for a service that is committed to your ongoing professional development?

We are a service that values Trust, Respect and reliability and puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do. If these are your vales then the South Bucks older Adult CMHT has a great opportunity for you!

We assess and treat older adults with complex mental health needs and work within a model of co‑produced care plans and the production of therapeutic goals.

Main duties of the job

You will offer initial assessments and NICE approved treatments for older adults experiencing common mental health problems.

We are a high-performing team that are looking for MHWP to work with patients with anxiety and depression to deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions including:

• Behavioural activation and graded exposure
• Teaching problem‑solving skills
• Improving sleep
• Recognising and managing emotions
• Building confidence

You’ll be provided with a clear and suitable work plan enabling you to demonstrate that you are meeting the standards expected for each intervention.

We offer robust and supportive supervision from skilled supervisors and managers, with the opportunity to learn to become a case management supervisor yourself. We are committed to providing ongoing, high quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and in addition in‑house training.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”.

Our values are:“Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Staff wellbeing is a top priority - We have a very active wellbeing team and take a pride in our supportive, collaborative, and productive culture.

The Trust hosts the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre.

Our main office is centrally located within the Saffron House Hub at High Wycombe, and willingness to travel for work purposes is essential.

Qualified MHWP are expected to comply with the national requirement for MHWP registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). Registration must be maintained annually, at the practitioner’s expense. Please ensure you complete the section within this application form asking for your PIN. If you are awaiting confirmation of registration, please provide evidence of your submission for registration. Successful candidates who have not completed the approval process will be required to practice at a training grade (Band 4), and will be paid accordingly, until such time as the registration is confirmed. We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.

For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role

Qualifications

• Graduate certificate (L6) or postgraduate certificate (L7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners
• PWP Registration (or evidence of application submission) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Experience

• Evidence of working with adults aged 18 years and over who have experienced a mental health problems
• Experience of working effectively in a team
• Experience of working in Primary Care Mental Health Services
• Experience of delivering wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions,

Skills

• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world‑renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.