Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

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Title: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Location: HMP Northumberland, Wansbeck Rd, Morpeth NE65 9XG

Hours: 37.5hrs per week

Salary: £25,655 to £31,534 pa (Agenda for Change Band 5) depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our established and friendly Access Mental Health team.

Rethink Mental Illness provide psychological therapy, namely IAPT Step 1 and 2 services, in line with national best practice, for prisoners in the following North East Prisons - HMP Durham, HMP Frankland, HMP Holme House, HMP Northumberland, HMYOI Deerbolt, HMP Kirklevington Grange and HMP & YOI Low Newton.

Focusing on health education and self-help, we provide evidence based, low intensity interventions, based on CBT principles which focus on empowerment and self-management of common mental illnesses while in custody and on release.

How will you make a difference?

As a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner you will work as part of an integrated primary care mental health team within the Prison to provide high volume, low intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions, for clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. This includes providing guided self-help in both 1:1 and group formats, in line with the current Step 2 IAPT guidelines.

You can read more about the rewards you will receive on the job description attached to the advert on our website.

Do you have what we are looking for?

Successful completion of an academic course of study in line with the IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and qualified as a PWP, e.g. Post Grad Diploma in Psychological Therapies.

Post-qualification experience in offering and delivering the full range of evidence-based IAPT low intensity interventions at Step 2.

Evidence of working within a stepped care service with people who have experienced a mental health problem delivering and demonstrating recovery outcomes.

Knowledge of assessment procedures, screening, referral, record-keeping and evidence-based brief psychological interventions.

Why join us?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:

Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.

Taking time for you: we work flexibly -you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off.

Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.

Structured Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.

£300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ ), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this.

The Recruitment Advisor looking after this role is Sylwia Kraska-Pakulska. If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to drop her an email at