Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner The closing date is 12 December 2025 We're looking for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to work within the Darlington Community Mental Health Teams (Community HUB and Community Treatment & Intervention Team). The MHWP will provide a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles for people with severe mental illness. Main duties of the job To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to contribute to co-ordination of care, supporting collaborative decision‑making about care and treatment. To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive‑behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems. To work under close case management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high‑quality collaborative care planning as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. To work under close clinical skills supervision from a suitably qualified member of the MDT. 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. Job responsibilities 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 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 Knowledge and experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice Working with complexity in a mental health setting. Understanding of clinical risk management in practice. Skills 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. Experience Experience working as part of a team Experience of being supervised. Experience running groups/activities Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing Experience around the role of the key worker. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr