Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Middleton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater Manchester is looking for a qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner to join their Community Mental Health Team. The role involves delivering low intensity CBT interventions and providing support to individuals with common mental health problems. Candidates must have a Diploma/Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological interventions and good communication skills. The position includes benefits like generous leave and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel

Qualifications

• Essential to have significant and relevant Primary or Secondary Care experience.
• Experience delivering CBT interventions for common mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside clients, families, carers, and team members in the CMHT.
• Deliver wellbeing-focused psychological interventions.
• Conduct assessments and interventions face to face, via phone, or in groups.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work flexibly

Education

Diploma/Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological interventions

Qualification from PWP (IAPT) Training Course

Job description

To work alongside clients, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members in the CMHT.

To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions aligned to cognitive behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems and who have experienced trauma.

Please note qualification from PWP (IAPT)Training Course or equivalent i.e. Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with significant and relevant Primary or Secondary Care experience is essential to this post.

The Heywood & Middleton Community Mental Health Team is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner to join their highly successful and motivated team. For the role, you must have a Diploma/Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological interventions in order to provide high volume, low intensity CBT interventions for people with common mental health problems. Assessments and interventions may be delivered face to face, via the telephone or in groups. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential to the post as it the needs to work flexibly.

We are proud to 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 and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re 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 for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

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

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025