Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity within Hartlepool Mental Health Services for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWBP).
The successful candidate will have either a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health).
This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit
Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner, you will work under supervision of an Applied Psychologist as part of a dynamic mental health team delivering psychologically informed interventions and supporting adults to receive the right care through care planning. You will need to have flexibility and adaptability and a passion for working with adults with severe mental health problems.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Details
Date posted
08 May 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-TSA-055-26-A
Job locations
One Life
Park Road
Hartlepool
TS24 7PW
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work under supervision from an HCPC registered applied psychologist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of experience.
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 Problem-solving Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Confidence building To support facilitation of psychologically informed group interventions. 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. 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
2. Knowledge and experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice
3. Experience running groups/ activities
4. Experience working as part o a team.
5. Experience of being supervised
6. Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
7. Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who ar e cognitively impaired, their families and carers
8. A ble to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality
9. Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format
10. Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users
11. Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individual's health and wellbeing, arriving at judgments about how to respond within the care plan
12. Able to contribute to risk assessment drawing on complex and multiple sources of information, under clinical supervision
13. Able to analyse and synthesise multiple sources of information to contribute to the team's understanding and formulation of service users' difficulties and development of a multidisciplinary care plan
14. Able to assist in planning and delivering psychologically informed interventions to meet people's health and wellbeing needs
15. Able to prioritise workload according to peoples' changing needs and the priorities of the team
16. Able to assist in maintaining own and others health safety and security.
17. To be able to use basic computer skills to collect, collate and report on client's progress on a daily basis.
18. Able to plan and deliver interventions with a variety of service users presenting with mental health difficulties, their families and carers and the clinical team, on a daily basis
19. Experience of considering the impact of public health within an individual's care
20. Experience in discussing and responding to issues related to cultural diversity, intersectionality and inclusivity, including working with vulnerable groups (. those for whom English is not their first language).
21. Experience of managing multiple demands/ working in challenging environments
22. Awareness of systemic barriers to accessing psychological services/healthcare for minoritised communities
23. Awareness of the relationship between social, economic and environmental factors and mental health
Desirable
24. Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties
Personal Attributes
Essential
25. High level of enthusiasm and motivation
26. Capable of independent travel to locations throughout the organisation
27. Able to work within a team and foster good working relationships
28. Able to work under pressure
29. Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
30. Able to be self-reflective
31. Able to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
32. Able to deal directly with distressing or emotional circumstances when they arise
33. when they arise. Able to concentrate on specific activities for up to an hour at a time
34. Able to deal with conflicting demands in an unpredictable work pattern
35. Able to work flexibly and adapt to each person as appropriate to their needs in a variety of settings
Desirable
36. Fluent in languages other than English