Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

FIRSTGROUP PLC; Full Sutton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider is seeking a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver psychological interventions at HMP Full Sutton. In this role, you will provide essential care to individuals with mild to moderate mental health issues, utilizing CBT approaches in both 1:1 and group settings. Collaboration within a multidisciplinary team is key to ensuring a successful recovery path for individuals, alongside maintaining high clinical standards and monitoring outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified and accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
• Experience in delivering low-intensity psychological interventions.
• Ability to maintain confidential and accurate clinical records.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-volume, low-intensity psychological interventions.
• Conduct person-centred assessments and risk assessments.
• Liaise with services to support continuity of care on release.

Skills

CBT-based self-management approaches

person-centred assessments

clinical outcome monitoring

collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Accreditation as Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job description

We are seeking a qualified and accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join an integrated primary care mental health team at HMP Full Sutton. You will provide high-volume, low-intensity psychological interventions to individuals experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and depression, in line with Step 2 IAPT guidelines. Interventions will be delivered in both 1:1 and group formats, using CBT-based self-management approaches. You will work as part of a wider integrated team, supporting individuals throughout their time in custody and contributing to onward care planning for release into the community.

Key Responsibilities

• Accept and triage referrals in line with agreed service protocols
• Assess suitability of referrals and step individuals up or down the care pathway as appropriate
• Conduct person-centred assessments, including risk assessment to self and others
• Deliver low-intensity, evidence-based interventions including:
  • Guided Self-Help
  • Psychoeducational interventions
  • CBT-informed self-management approaches
• Support individuals to self-manage their mental health and recovery
• Record and monitor clinical outcomes using validated outcome measures
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records on agreed electronic systems
• Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure effective stepped‑care delivery
• Liaise with statutory and non‑statutory services to support continuity of care on release
• Contribute to performance monitoring and monthly data collection
• Uphold confidentiality, safeguarding, and information governance standards
• Act in accordance with organisational values and professional standards at all times

Colleagues

• Associate Director for Criminal Justice and Care Navigation
• Heads of Criminal Justice, Secure Care, and Care Navigation
• Senior PWPs, Counsellors, Health & Wellbeing Coaches, and Care Navigators

About the Organisation

The organisation is committed to supporting people severely impacted by mental illness. Everyone is treated with respect, dignity, and equity, which underpin all aspects of service delivery.

About the Service

The service is delivered in partnership with NHS providers to offer an integrated, stepped‑care mental health service within HMP Full Sutton. The multidisciplinary team is made up of highly skilled professionals working collaboratively to deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based mental health care to individuals within the prison setting.