Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Salford is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver low-intensity psychological interventions in HMP Forest Bank. The role entails managing assessments, risks, and providing supervision to trainees. Ideal candidates should have experience in criminal justice settings and the ability to work autonomously. Competitive opportunity within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering low-intensity interventions in criminal justice settings.
• Ability to work autonomously and in multidisciplinary teams.
• Supervision experience for PWPs and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide low-intensity psychological interventions for service users.
• Conduct thorough assessments, manage risks and plan care.
• Organize and manage caseload while ensuring accurate documentation.
• Oversee Step 2 provision and supervise PWPs and trainees.
• Support service development and participate in multidisciplinary working.

Skills

Evidence-based interventions

Risk management

Case management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Band 6

Job description

Overview

The post holder will provide low-intensity, evidence-based psychological interventions including guided self-help and delivery of group interventions for service users within HMP Forest Bank, carrying out thorough assessments, risk management, and care planning in line with Trust policies.

They will take responsibility for organising and managing their own caseload, including screening and accepting referrals, and will ensure accurate record keeping and outcome monitoring. In addition, the post holder will oversee the Step 2 provision, offering clinical and managerial supervision to PWPs and trainees, and supporting service development and audit activities. They will actively contribute to multidisciplinary working across the prison and wider services, liaise with partner agencies and promote access to psychological support for a diverse service user population.

Responsibilities

• Provide low-intensity, evidence-based psychological interventions including guided self-help and group interventions for service users within HMP Forest Bank.
• Carry out thorough assessments, risk management and care planning in line with Trust policies.
• Organise and manage own caseload, screen and accept referrals, ensure accurate record keeping and outcome monitoring.
• Oversee Step 2 provision, provide clinical and managerial supervision to PWPs and trainees.
• Support service development, audit activities and contribute to multidisciplinary working within the prison and with partner agencies.

Qualifications and experience

• Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), Band 6 or equivalent.
• Experience delivering evidence-based low-intensity interventions and psycho-educational groups to adults in criminal justice settings.
• Ability to work autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams; resilience, compassion and alignment with Trust values.
• Supervision experience or ability to provide clinical and managerial supervision to PWPs and trainees.

About the Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Location and culture

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. You will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.