Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Rethink Mental Illness; Humber; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Rethink Mental Illness is looking for a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at HMP Humber. You will provide important CBT interventions for clients with mild to moderate mental health issues, contributing to an integrated primary care mental health team. This is a permanent, full-time role that offers professional development opportunities aimed at making a significant difference in mental health care.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous annual leave

Employer funded pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with PWP accreditation.
• Experience providing low-intensity CBT interventions.
• Skilled in interpersonal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments, manage referrals, and support self-management.
• Deliver guided self-help in individual and group settings.
• Collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

PWP accreditation (BPS or BABCP)

Completed IAPT Low Intensity National Programme

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Vacancy Salary £29,970

Vacancy Location HMP Humber

This is a Permanent, 37.5 vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 BST.

Your role

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) - HMP Humber

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (AFC Band 5)

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Location: HMP Humber

About The Role

We’re seeking a qualified and accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our integrated primary care mental health team at HMP Humber. As a PWP, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, low-intensity cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, aligning with Step 2 IAPT guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct person-centred assessments, manage referrals, and support individuals in their self-management and recovery journeys.
• Deliver guided self-help in both 1:1 and group settings, drawing from CBT principles.
• Collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams, attending meetings, and contributing to step-up and step-down arrangements.
• Ensure accurate data entry and maintain high standards in clinical record-keeping and confidentiality.
• Communicate effectively with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders, upholding Rethink Mental Illness values.
  
  

About You

• Qualifications: Completed the IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and hold a PWP accreditation (BPS or BABCP).
• Experience: Demonstrated experience providing low-intensity, evidence-based interventions in a stepped-care environment.
• Skills: Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and databases.
  
  

Experience in a prison setting or with offender populations is beneficial, though not essential.

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career supporting those affected by mental illness, you’ll enjoy opportunities for professional development, a supportive team environment, and structured supervision.

Join us in making a meaningful difference. Apply today to become part of a team that values Passion, Commitment, and Hope in supporting individuals severely affected by mental illness.

• Given the nature of this role, which involves frequent travel to various locations and timely meetings, a clean drivers licence is essential.
  
  

Please see further details on our website

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Caring for our people.

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

• PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
• Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly –you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.
  
  

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy – delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer statusand are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation

We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider -and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in ouranti-racist statement.We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in ourRace Equality Action Planwhich demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress here.

We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact - [e-mail]

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Our Charity

Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:

• Commitment
• Equity
• Expertise
• Hope
• Openness
• Passion
• Understanding
  
  

What do we value?

Passion

We are passionate about leading the way to a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.

Commitment

We work tirelessly to provide support for everyone severely affected by mental illness.

Openness

We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness.

Hope

We offer hope of a better quality of life for all those severely affected by mental illness.

Expertise

We constantly use our expertise to provide practical and personal support for people who are severely affected by mental illness.

Understanding

People who are severely affected by mental illness are at the heart of everything we do in our organisation – our membership, our governance and our workforce.

Equity

We believe that in a world where discrimination and disadvantage exist, treating people with equity is critical to ensure justice and fairness for all.

Openness

We are open and transparent in all our work with beneficiaries, supporters, partners and the public to achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness.

What will you receive?

You Will Have Plenty Of Opportunities To Enhance Your Abilities With The Opportunity To Make a Real Difference Every Day. In Addition, You Will Have Excellent Development Opportunities Including Funded Training, Career Development, And a Range Of E-learning Courses. You Will Also Receive

Employer funded pension

Flexible

working

Life

assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Eyecare vouchers

up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses

Training opportunities

e-learning courses & much more

Annual

leave

25 days rising to 30, plus bank holidays

Rethink

day

1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday

PULSE

Reward, Benefits and Recognition Platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Rethink day

1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday

For the full list, see our website here.

Our colleagues say

“From the very start I was made to feel welcome and respected in my new team. In the short time I have been working with Rethink Mental Illness as a service administrator I have been able to contribute ideas and make meaningful change, and I appreciate that Rethink allows me to direct my own role development and help me build on the skills I want to work on.”

“Working for Rethink Mental Illness is the most rewarding job I could ask for. As a Peer and Volunteer Co-ordinator I get to work with a huge variety of people, with a range of skills and support them to incorporate those skills into their volunteering roles. I am always looking for gaps that need filling and creating new and exciting opportunities that will benefit our service, mental health in the community, but most importantly the people giving up their time to help.”

“I’ve previously worked in a large corporate environment, in the criminal justice sector and other charities. Without a shadow of a doubt, Rethink Mental Illness has been the best employer I’ve ever had. They care about their staff. Its great working with like-minded people and knowing that you are making a real difference to people’s lives.”

“It feels very rewarding to be part of such a meaningful Organisation where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to make a difference”.

Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we, therefore, encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Documents

DBS Handling and Storage Policy Statement - DownloadEmployee Benefits - DownloadPolicy statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders - DownloadPWP HMP Humber or Hull JD.docx - Download