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Job overview
Job Outline:
The post-holder will have completed a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
Scope & Authority:
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 to provide specified psychologically-informed interventions, with a level of autonomy matched to level of demonstrated competence.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering psychologically informed interventions to service users, under appropriate supervision
Qualifications
Essential
- A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health)
- BABCP or BPS registered
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This advert is for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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