Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Sale

An opportunity has arisen to appoint a band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner on a permanent contract within Trafford Talking Therapies. Trafford Talking Therapies is a well-established service that has a history of high performance in the Talking Therapy sector and a reputation for providing various opportunities for staff to develop and maintain their own wellbeing.

The service is committed to supporting staff members with their professional development and invests in various CPD opportunities each year. The service is keen to offer flexible working opportunities within core hours whilst also providing access to the people of Trafford. Therefore, successful candidates to either full or part time positions will be required to work a minimum of one evening per week.

We also offer a range of appointment options to the people of Trafford and therefore will be looking to appoint a candidate who is able to offer remote, video and telephone appointments alongside face-to-face clinic appointments throughout the Trafford borough.

The post holder will work within Trafford Talking Therapies to provide low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions to people experiencing common mental health problems. The successful applicants will join an experienced team and benefit from close support of the management team and guidance of our Senior PWPs.

You will be employed within the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and will therefore benefit from being part of a professional organisational structure within a large Foundation Trust and part of a more local integrated network of mental health and wellbeing services.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Staff benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Important Information about working for GMMH: All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer. The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT communities.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we would love to hear from you.

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Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.

This vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received.