Job summary
- Main area
- Forensic services
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-FS7552976
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Bullingdon
- Town
- Bicester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 plus an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - HMP Bullingdon
Band 5
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary.
Are you passionate about improving mental health and helping people make meaningful change?
We are recruiting for a full-time Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join our team at HMP Bullingdon in Bicester, which is a Category B and C local prison housing approximately 1000 remand and sentenced male prisoners.
Under the supervision of Clinical Supervisors, you will assess individuals’ needs for low-intensity psychological interventions, provide suitable evidence-based treatments, and maintain accurate clinical records. You’ll collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary team as part of the Integrated Mental Health Service within the prison.
This is an ideal role for a newly qualified PWP to play a key role in delivering high volume evidence-based practice in guided self-help, for individuals and groups within a unique and rewarding environment.
If you’re a registered PWP (BPS or BABCP) with a strong understanding of evidence-based practice and a genuine desire to support others, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Management of own caseload in assessments and interventions. Referral to appropriate service on stepped care model.
- To assess for and conduct appropriate interventions in accordance with Talking Therapies policies. Manage own caseload and refer prisoners to appropriate services as per step care model.
- Following Screening Assessment, make decisions on appropriate intervention following the stepped care model at Step 1, 2 or 3 within the service or when appropriate making onward referrals to Step 4 Psychological Therapies, Adult Mental Health Teams or tertiary services. Clients can also be signposted to other agencies. These decisions may be made in conjunction with supervisor.
- Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the Talking Therapies supervision.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A clear understanding of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies IAPT programme
- Knowledge of the full range of evidence based psychological interventions across steps 1, 2 and step 3.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of a wide range of statutory and non-statutory Mental Health Services.
- Knowledge of diagnostic criteria across the full range of psychiatric disorders.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- PWP Registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
- Ability to deliver the full range of Low Intensity interventions
Desirable criteria
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- To have completed or be willing to attend IAPT LTC/PPS top up training.
expereience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working with clients with more complex presentations (e.g., comorbidities or higher risk).
- Good time management - Ability to manage own caseload and time
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates ability to work with and have an understanding of individuals with LTC/PPS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Geraldine Akerman
- Job title
- Consultant Forensic Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296445333
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
Please contact us via email rather than phone if you have any queries about this role.
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