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Job summary

Main area
mental health and wellbeing practitioner
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday- Friday)
Job ref
311-R368-25
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Laurence House- Birch Hill Hospital
Town
Rochdale
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 29.970
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
04/08/2025

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Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 5

 

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to advertise a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join the team working across the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) Primary Care Network/ Neighborhood 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 HMR Primary Care Network, based in local GP practices. 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.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description for further details. 

Please see Person Specification for further information. 

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Successful completion of the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) (equivalent to degree level)
  • 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
  • A graduate certificate (RQF Level 6) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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

Skills and Competences

Essential criteria
  • 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 • Application Form • 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

Essential criteria
  • 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Birtwell
Job title
Living Well Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01706 676100
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