Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Salford is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver evidence-based interventions to service users in a challenging environment. The role involves managing a caseload, providing supervision, and contributing to the development of mental health services. Candidates should demonstrate resilience and commitment to high-quality care.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering low-intensity psychological interventions.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload.
• Commitment to service development and audit.

Responsibilities

• Provide low-intensity, evidence-based psychological interventions for service users.
• Organise and manage own caseload including referrals and record-keeping.
• Oversee Step 2 provision and support service development.

Skills

Evidence-based psychological interventions

Risk management

Assessment skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical supervision

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Psychological Wellbeing

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), Band 6, to join the integrated Mental Health Team at HMP Forest Bank. This is an exciting opportunity to provide evidence-based low-intensity interventions and psycho-educational groups to adult males who are currently involved with the criminal justice system. To work within a multidisciplinary team who deliver high-quality care.

The post holder will play a key role in overseeing our Step 2 provision, offering both clinical and managerial supervision to qualified and trainee PWPs, whilst contributing to service development, audit and innovative practice. This role requires a practitioner who can work both autonomously and collaboratively, demonstrating resilience, compassion and a commitment to the Trust's values. With strong support from senior colleagues, the successful candidate will help ensure accessible, effective and recovery-focused mental health services for people with common mental health difficulties in a challenging but rewarding setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide low-intensity, evidence-based psychological interventions including guided self-help and the 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.
• Take responsibility for organising and managing own caseload, including screening and accepting referrals, and ensure accurate record keeping and outcome monitoring.
• Oversee the Step 2 provision, offering clinical and managerial supervision to PWPs and trainees, and support service development and audit activities.
• 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.

About the Organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 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.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go 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.

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025