Mental Health and Wellbeing Specialist Practitioner

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health and Wellbeing Specialist Practitioner to join our Occupational Health and Wellbeing (OHWB) Team, supporting the health and wellbeing of all staff at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  This post is open to those with a mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work background.

You will work with staff at CUH on a 1:1 and group basis to provide specialist advice, expertise and support regarding mental health and wellbeing in relation to work environments and the healthcare setting.  You will have an in depth knowledge of mental health conditions and a specialist understanding the impact of health on work and work on health.

This is a great opportunity to join a caring and motivated team, dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.  If you have any questions about this post or wish to arrange an informal conversation please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health and Wellbeing specialist practitioner will have a key role in providing specialist advice, expertise and support regarding mental health and wellbeing in relation to work environments and the healthcare setting, understanding the impact of health on work and work on health.

Working alongside Occupational Health and Wellbeing (OHWB) colleagues you will also provide support and training to staff within OH and managers across the Trust in relation to mental health, emotional health and psychological wellbeing.

You will contribute to multidisciplinary decision-making regarding patient care and promote and contribute to collaborative working with other departments, services and agencies, including other mental health services internal and external to the hospital.

You will also be responsible for providing direct line management, support and clinical oversight of the Wellbeing Practitioners and responsible for undertaking mental health assessment and formulation clinics for Trust and external clients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: -    applied for a Graduate visa -    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment -    or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 3rd August 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 4th September 2025.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.