Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to advertise a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health team working across Stockport Primary Care Network/ Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams.
This role is a key part of the ongoing transformation of community mental health services for adults and older adults, helping to bridge the gap between primary care, secondary mental health services, and physical healthcare.
As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust but will work within the Stockport Primary Care Network, based in local GP practices and Living Well Hub. You will be a visible and accessible point of contact for both GPs and service users, providing timely support and intervention for individuals with mental health needs.
The focus of the role is to provide early assessment, brief psychological interventions, and support individuals to access appropriate community and mental health services. You will help people to identify achievable goals, promote self‑management, and connect them with relevant resources in the local area.
If you are passionate about delivering high‑quality mental health support in a community setting and working collaboratively with primary care services, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description for further information.
Please see the Person Specification for further information.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description for further details.
Please see Person Specification for further information.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
- Successful completion of the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) (equivalent to degree level)
- A graduate certificate (RQF Level 6) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
- BABCP and or BPS registered/registerable or working towards registration
- Academic and/or accredited qualifications in mental health; psychology Postgraduate certificate (RQF Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health
- Postgraduate certificate (RQF Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice.
- Experience running groups/ activities
- Experience working as part of a team
- Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
- Experience being supervised
- Lived experience of mental health issues/ difficulties
Skills and Competences
- Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers.
- Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including o Application Form o Interview AFC 3/10/23 JME-269-23 Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Band 5 discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality
- Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy and where appropriate reassurance
- Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/ or individual format.
- Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users.
Work related circumstances
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata
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