Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

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NOTE:

IT IS MANDATORY FOR ANY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS TO HAVE COMPLETED THE PGCERTIFICATE (PWP TRAINING). If you do not have this qualification, we will not be able to accept your application and you would need to apply for a trainee PWP role in the future.

Anysuccessful applicants are expected to primarily work between the office in Eccles and clinic venues in the Salford area. We are not able to offer any remote contracts.

We welcome applicants who speak an additional language.

Closing date: 21/07/2026 but we will close early subject to sufficient applications received.

Interview date: 30/07/2026 in person at our office.

The post-holder will work within the service providing high volume low intensity interventions whilst under supervision. The jobholder will provide a wide range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based guided self‑management interventions to adults with common mental health issues.

Six Degrees Social Enterprise is a Salford based Community Interest Company, established in 2011. We provide brief psychological interventions and bereavement support services across Salford and Greater Manchester. Our mission is to enable and empower individuals and communities to achieve their optimum wellbeing whilst working in an integrated and inclusive way.

We are a Safer Recruitment Organisation and carry out enhanced DBS checks on all applicants.

• To be aware of and actively promote the vision and mission of the organisation and role‑model the values.
• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service, assessing and supporting people with a common mental health problem in the self‑management of their recovery.
• Foster good and trusting relationships whilst undertaking patient‑centred interviews to identify areas where the person wishes to see change and/or recovery, and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, and refer unsuitable patients to the relevant service or back to the referral agent or step‑up the person’s treatment to high intensity.
• Provide a range of information in a variety of formats (telephone, face‑to‑face or other) and support for evidence‑based high volume low intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self‑help, computerized CBT and information about pharmacological treatments.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
• Adhere to an agreed number of patient contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient within the service guidelines.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings relating to referrals or patients in treatment, and where appropriate, be actively involved in research and projects within the mental health sector.
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection and maintain coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
• Work closely with other members of the team, ensuring appropriate step‑up and step‑down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped‑care approach.
• Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
• Attend and engage in regular supervision meetings, maintaining a mandatory training portfolio and applying learning from any training received, as well as providing support/mentorship to others when required.
• Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of treatment for common mental health problems, and maintain up‑to‑date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service‑delivery models/developments, as well as national and local policies and procedures in relation to mental health and primary care services.
• Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating bodies, and stay up‑to‑date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g. NHS Plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
• Keep patient confidentiality protected at all times. Actively participate in…