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25.06.2025

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity within the Durham area working with older adults for a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work under close case management supervision from an HCPC registered applied psychologist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy in community working.

About us

We are the Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York & Selby.

We are committed to co-creating safe and personalised care that improves the lives of people by involving them as equal partners. The most important way we will get there is by living our values, all of the time.

Psychological Professions staff will be expected to display the Trust values at all times, working as part of the collective team with shared accountability and responsibility for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of patient care is delivered in a patient centred manner. They will also contribute to ensuring the culture of our services is built upon the Trust Values and the trust's strategy - Our Journey To change (OJTC).

We're also committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues- find out more about why you should come and work for us here Why choose TEWV? - Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust

We are committed to developing a team that is fully representative of the communities that we serve, and especially welcome applications from individuals with protected characteristics that are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Details

Date posted

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-DDM-026-25-A

Job locations

Durham and Shotley Bridge

DH1 5RD

Job responsibilities

The role of the Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner is to:

Develop and practice psychologically informed interventions under supervision, working directly with adults in the community.

Support collaborative care planning, alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals to deliver a set of brief wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions:

Behavioural Activation and Graded Exposure using the GOALS programme

Problem-solving

Improving sleep

Recognising and managing emotions

Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating

Confidence building

Support with medicines management

Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team

Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.

Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.

To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.

To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity within the Durham area working with older adults for a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work under close case management supervision from an HCPC registered applied psychologist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy in community working.

About us

We are the Mental Health and Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York & Selby.

We are committed to co-creating safe and personalised care that improves the lives of people by involving them as equal partners. The most important way we will get there is by living our values, all of the time.

Psychological Professions staff will be expected to display the Trust values at all times, working as part of the collective team with shared accountability and responsibility for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of patient care is delivered in a patient centred manner. They will also contribute to ensuring the culture of our services is built upon the Trust Values and the trust's strategy - Our Journey To change (OJTC).

We're also committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues- find out more about why you should come and work for us here Why choose TEWV? - Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust

We are committed to developing a team that is fully representative of the communities that we serve, and especially welcome applications from individuals with protected characteristics that are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-DDM-026-25-A

Job locations

Bowes Lyon Unit, Lanchester Road Hospital and Derwent Clinic

Durham and Shotley Bridge

DH1 5RD

Job responsibilities

The role of the Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner is to:

Develop and practice psychologically informed interventions under supervision, working directly with adults in the community.

Support collaborative care planning, alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Work closely alongside a team of mental health professionals to deliver a set of brief wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions:

Behavioural Activation and Graded Exposure using the GOALS programme

Problem-solving

Improving sleep

Recognising and managing emotions

Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating

Confidence building

Support with medicines management

Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team

Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances.

Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records to develop a formulation.

To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.

To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Qualifications

Essential

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

Essential

Desirable