Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Sabp; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing support

Free parking

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to join School Based Needs teams within MHSTs. The role focuses on delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and families, alongside advising schools and supporting whole-school mental health initiatives.

Successful candidates will engage in the mandatory 2-year SWP advance clinical skills and supervisor training at the University of Southampton, with EMHP

Qualifications

• Accredited EMHP or CWP with two years post-qualification experience.
• Foundation training completed and recognised.
• Postgraduate Diploma SWP course to be completed as part of role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based 1-1 and group CBT/Wellbeing interventions.
• Provide advice and consultation to schools on mental health.
• Lead whole-school approaches to mental health and support CWPs/EMHPs.

Skills

Wellbeing delivery

CBT / Low Intensity

Supervision skills

Education setting experience

Education

Foundation training

EMHP/CWP accreditation

Job description

As part of our expanding Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs), this is an exciting opportunity to join our School Based Needs teams as a Senior Wellbeing practitioner (SWP). The SWP role is a Senior role within the low intensity CBT workforce, enabling practitioners to build on their CBT clinical skills and develop supervision skills. SWPs will join established teams and work within the wider MHST framework, delivering evidence-based 1-1 and group interventions for children, young people and their parents/carers, advice and consultation to schools, and whole school approaches to mental health, as well as supporting trainees and newly qualified Children's Wellbeing Practioners/Education Mental Health Practitioners (CWPs/EMHPs) through joint working, clinical skills groups, and supervision., This is a permanent role within an MHST service. The post comes with a mandatory 2 year parallel Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) advance clinical skills and supervisor training program at the University of Southampton, and successful completion of this is a requirement for this role. The EMHP supervision course is designed to provide the EMHP supervisor with comprehensive training in the knowledge, skills and competencies required to deliver effective clinical supervision as part of the MHST initiative. Applicant criteria include substantive knowledge and experience of wellbeing delivery within education settings and/or CBT / Low Intensity CBT interventions. The successful candidates will have a foundation training and be accredited as an EMHP or CWP, and have two year's post qualification experience in January 2027. Candidates are required to complete the Postgraduate Diploma Senior Wellbeing Practice (SWP) course as part of the role. The course will be offered at The University of Southampton, starting in January 2027. Surrey MHSTs are delivered in borough based teams, and we have vacancies in various teams across Surrey (exact locations TBC) as well as vacancies in our North East Hampshire team, based in Aldershot Centre for Health. Candidates will be asked for their preference of location if successful at interview. Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well. We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress. Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.