Job Overview
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Location: Tekhnicon House, Springwood Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN. Band 5, Permanent, Full-time. Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 per year (pro rata). Date posted: 03 September 2025.
Job Description
An exciting opportunity for a qualified mental health wellbeing practitioner based at Tekhnicon House, Braintree to be at the forefront in delivering the therapeutic provision offered within the psychological therapies for severe mental health problems service, to meet the needs of the local population, in collaboration with other psychological practitioners and operational leads.
The post-holder will provide psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to clients with moderately complex mental health disorders within the service. This will include developing and facilitating group based interventions. The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team\'s policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
* Hold a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) - please only apply if you have completed this specific qualification
* Work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions for our service users
* Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team
* Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation
* 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
Please note that HPFT are contracted to provide Mid Essex Talking Therapies until 31st March 2026, after which there may be a change to the existing provider of this service.
About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of \'Outstanding\' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 4000 staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk.
Our Trust Values are Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful, Professional — at the core of who we are and how we work.
Details
Team/Organisation: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. Location: Tekhnicon House, Springwood Drive, Braintree, CM7 2YN.
Job type: Permanent, Full-time. Job reference: 367-ACMS-9691. Working pattern: Full-time.
Responsibilities
* 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 deliver wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist, including behavioural activation/graded exposure, problem-solving skills, improving sleep, emotion regulation, guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating, building confidence, and medication support
* To be responsive to service users\' needs and choices; uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect
* To include carers and families in line with service users\' wishes
* Carry out risk assessments and risk management with the multidisciplinary team
* Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop formulations
* Attend multidisciplinary reviews and act as named worker for a caseload of service users
* Set collaborative goals for intervention and liaise with other health and care providers to ensure continuity of care
* Communicate information concerning assessment, formulation and care plans to promote effective multidisciplinary working
* Develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention and manage endings safely
Qualifications
Essential: Degree level or equivalent (2:2) in Psychology, Education or similar or ability to work at that level; Completed graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) in Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner training (Adult Specialist Mental Health).
Desirable: Evidence of postgraduate study or publication.
Application and Requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK will be considered. UK registrations may be required for certain roles; see NHS Careers and UK Visas guidance for details.
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