Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner NHS AfC:
Band 5

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC:
Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job  

Site Salford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team Town Salford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 08/09/2026

Job overview

We are excited to invite applications for the role of Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our dynamic and innovative team at Salford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. As a community mental health service delivered in partnership with GMMH, Mind in Salford, Six Degrees, Wellbeing Matters, and START, we emphasise collaboration with service users and local communities.

We are seeking a qualified Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner. The post-holder will have completed a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a diverse range of psychological practitioners, including a principal clinical psychologist, psychodynamic therapists, a trainee CAT therapist, CBT therapist, and CERN practitioner. Our broader team includes professionals from various backgrounds such as recovery workers, peer support workers (experts by experience), occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and psychiatrists. Together, we aim to provide holistic support with a strong focus on both psychological and social wellbeing.

At Salford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, co-production and trauma-informed practices are at the core of everything we do.

Job Outline:

The role will include 2 key functions:

• To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.
• To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, these will include but are not limited too cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems.

Scope & Authority
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The post holder will 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. The post holder will work under close clinical skills supervision from an HCPC registered clinical psychologist or BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist to provide specified psychologically-informed interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

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.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• A graduate certificate (Level
  6) or postgraduate certificate (Level
  7) delivering the…