Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS organization in the UK is seeking a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver low intensity psychological interventions to service users. The role involves providing compassionate care alongside a multi-disciplinary team within a prison environment. The successful candidate will have qualifications in mental health and demonstrate experience in patient management. A commitment to enhancing recovery and wellbeing is essential. Furthermore, this role offers developmental opportunities to enhance skills in a supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with mental health/learning disability difficulties.
• Minimum of six months' supervised practice in clinical care and low-intensity interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide low intensity psychological interventions to service users.
• Work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to conduct thorough assessments

Skills in the provision of psycho-educational groups

Education

Qualification from an accredited BPS or BABCP PWP programme

Psychology or other health-related undergraduate degree

Job description

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The closing date is 30 December 2025

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team on Westgate unit based in HMP Frankland.

The Westgate team is part of the Offender Personality Disorder national strategy. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway programme is a jointly commissioned initiative that aims to provide a pathway of psychologically informed services for a highly complex and challenging offender group who are likely to have a severe personality disorder and who pose a high risk of harm to others, or a high risk of reoffending in a harmful way.

Westgate is situated within HMP Frankland and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear foundation Trust are contracted by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Trust to provide care and treatment for the residents of Westgate.

The successful candidate may have desirable experience of working with a complex service user group and will have demonstrable experience of effective working with wider agencies and effective delivery of identified interventions.

The Westgate Multi-Disciplinary Team are diverse and very much integrated within the prison environment. The successful candidates will be provided with a thorough induction programme and developmental opportunities to enhance their skillset.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as part of the designated locality, providing low intensity psychological interventions to service users with mental health problems. These include a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions offered as individual or group interventions. This work will be both face‑to‑face and telephone based.

The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high‑quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing, and maximising independence.

The post-holder will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.

The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re‑Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification from an accredited BPS or BABCP PWP programme
• Eligibility for accreditation with BPS or BABCP as a PWP
• Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy
• Psychology or other health‑related undergraduate degree

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of working with people with mental health/learning disability difficulties in the designated specialism
• Minimum of six months' supervised practice in direct clinical care, assessment and low‑intensity psychological interventions, working within a stepped care framework
• Able to write clear reports and letters
• Knowledge of common mental health/learning disability problems
• Knowledge of low‑intensity, evidence‑based interventions
• Knowledge of the issues surrounding work, meaningful activity, social inclusion, and the impact it can have on mental health
• Experience of working with people who have experienced severe and enduring mental health problems
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Experience of facilitating psycho‑education groups
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• An understanding of complex mental health difficulties
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to conduct thorough assessments and develop appropriate treatment plans based on low‑intensity interventions
• Ability to assess risk and develop appropriate risk management plans
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Skills in the provision of psycho‑educational groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.