# Mental Health Well-being Practitioner (MHWP) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-well-being-practitioner-mhwp/82e1ec17-db74-491f-91b0-71ad1f35165a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-well-being-practitioner-mhwp/82e1ec17-db74-491f-91b0-71ad1f35165a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 Plus Inner / Outer London HCAS depending on location - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T11:09:40.466Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatry/Psychiatry-v8056778 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8056778?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting and rare opportunity for two Mental Health Well-being Practitioners (MHWPs) to join our older adult community mental health teams (CMHTs). The CMHTs have a key role in promoting metal wellbeing and engaging service users and carers to meet their mental health needs, avoiding the need for more restrictive treatment options such as inpatient care. MHWP roles were introduced to the older adult CMHTs in 2022 to increase access to psychological interventions and since then have had a significant impact on ensuring patients receive a psychological intervention tailored to their needs and reducing waiting times for therapy. The CMHTs are well regarded by service users and carers with respondents on recent patient and carer experience questionnaires consistently rating their experience of the service positively. The teams reflect the diversity of the local community and team members are passionate in their desire to support each other to provide high quality patient care. As an MHWP you will have opportunities to work both independently and as a core part of a team and the flexibility to structure your time according to the needs of your caseload. ### Main duties of the job As an MHWP in the older adult CMHTs, you will be part of a psychology and psychotherapy workforce, delivering specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist. You will also have the opportunity to work with people with behaviours that challenge in the context of a dementia diagnosis. You will also work alongside the range of professionals in the multi-disciplinary team (including nurses, OTs, social workers, support workers, psychologists / psychological therapists, psychiatrists and administrators) and contribute to the MDT by care coordinating\\key-working and contributing to information gathering, risk assessment and care planning. We are in the process of transitioning to Dialog+ as a tool for co-produced care planning and use of this will be key to your role in collaborating to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based. We are looking for someone who can engage sensitively and empathically with  service users and carers and who is able to value each of their service users as an individual. The role will involve regular working from the team base and seeing service users both in clinic and in their own homes across the relevant borough. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Responsibilities: KR 1   Clinical and Client Care - Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team - Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances. - Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records. - To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including: Behavioural activation and graded exposure Teaching problem-solving skills Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating Building confidence Medication support - Behavioural activation and graded exposure - Teaching problem-solving skills - Improving sleep - Recognising and managing emotions - Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating - Building confidence - Medication support - To be responsive to service users’ needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect. - To include carers and families in line with the service user’s wishes. - To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based. - To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions. - To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users. - To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients. KR 2   Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning - To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. - To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns and report any perceived changes in service users’ wellbeing to the team - To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired. - To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users’ progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team. - Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals - Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager KR 3   Care or management of resources - To maintain and order stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash if required. - To be responsible for the care and cleaning of any equipment and materials used KR 4   Management and supervision - Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor. - Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on and implement best practice in care planning and interventions. KR 6   Teaching and Training - To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting. - To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers. KR 7   Record-keeping and Information Governance - To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards KR 8   Research and development - As part of a team, incorporate up-to-date evidence-based methods into the intervention programme as directed by the clinical skills supervisor - To participate in complex audit and research projects as applicable KR 9   Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development - To adhere to the employer’s expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures. - To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics. - To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training. - Attend and fulfil all of the requirements of the training element of the post, including practical, academic and practice-based assessments - To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager. KR10  General - To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent, reliable attendance. - To travel to home visits across the relevant borough as appropriate and across the Trust when required. - To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management. - To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employer’s policies. ## Job Details We have an exciting and rare opportunity for two Mental Health Well-being Practitioners (MHWPs) to join our older adult community mental health teams (CMHTs). The CMHTs have a key role in promoting metal wellbeing and engaging service users and carers to meet their mental health needs, avoiding the need for more restrictive treatment options such as inpatient care. MHWP roles were introduced to the older adult CMHTs in 2022 to increase access to psychological interventions and since then have had a significant impact on ensuring patients receive a psychological intervention tailored to their needs and reducing waiting times for therapy. The CMHTs are well regarded by service users and carers with respondents on recent patient and carer experience questionnaires consistently rating their experience of the service positively. The teams reflect the diversity of the local community and team members are passionate in their desire to support each other to provide high quality patient care. As an MHWP you will have opportunities to work both independently and as a core part of a team and the flexibility to structure your time according to the needs of your caseload. ## Job Description As an MHWP in the older adult CMHTs, you will be part of a psychology and psychotherapy workforce, delivering specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist. You will also have the opportunity to work with people with behaviours that challenge in the context of a dementia diagnosis. You will also work alongside the range of professionals in the multi-disciplinary team (including nurses, OTs, social workers, support workers, psychologists / psychological therapists, psychiatrists and administrators) and contribute to the MDT by care coordinating\\key-working and contributing to information gathering, risk assessment and care planning. We are in the process of transitioning to Dialog+ as a tool for co-produced care planning and use of this will be key to your role in collaborating to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based. We are looking for someone who can engage sensitively and empathically with service users and carers and who is able to value each of their service users as an individual. The role will involve regular working from the team base and seeing service users both in clinic and in their own homes across the relevant borough. ## Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: KR 1 Clinical and Client Care Carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team Engage calmly and with sensitivity and empathy to support service users in highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Engage with and gather information from service users, relatives and patient records. To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapist including: Behavioural activation and graded exposure Teaching problem-solving skills Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating Building confidence Medication support Behavioural activation and graded exposure Teaching problem-solving skills Improving sleep Recognising and managing emotions Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating Building confidence Medication support To be responsive to service users’ needs and choices; and uphold their right to be treated with dignity and respect. To include carers and families in line with the service user’s wishes. To work in collaboration with the individual service user and their family and carers as appropriate to develop care plans that are focused on strengths and are outcome based. To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as a care co-ordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions. To liaise with other health and care providers, including third sector agencies and primary care, to ensure continuity of care for service users. To communicate information concerning the assessment, formulation and care plans of service users in a skilled and sensitive manner to promote effective multi-disciplinary working and therapeutic outcomes for clients. KR 2 Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning To form professional relationships with service users and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. To monitor and record progression, highlight concerns and report any perceived changes in service users’ wellbeing to the team To demonstrate effective communication skills in discussing highly sensitive and complex information appropriately with people whose understanding may be temporarily or permanently impaired. To provide relevant information, written and oral, for records and reviews relating to service users’ progress under supervision from a suitably qualified member of the team. Provide highly effective written communications as required for service users and other health and care professionals Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement programs as directed by the line manager KR 3 Care or management of resources To maintain and order stock and advise on resources necessary to carry out the job, including the responsible management of petty cash if required. To be responsible for the care and cleaning of any equipment and materials used KR 4 Management and supervision Report regularly and in detail to the clinical skills supervisor and case management supervisor. Make good use of clinical skills and case management supervision to discuss casework, make plans for action, reflect on and implement best practice in care planning and interventions. KR 6 Teaching and Training To participate in the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting. To participate in the dissemination and sharing of information and skills with staff, students and volunteers. KR 7 Record-keeping and Information Governance To ensure that up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards KR 8 Research and development As part of a team, incorporate up-to-date evidence-based methods into the intervention programme as directed by the clinical skills supervisor To participate in complex audit and research projects as applicable KR 9 Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development To adhere to the employer’s expectations of professional behaviour and all relevant policies and procedures. To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs and that actively addresses inequity of access and outcome across protected characteristics. To complete and stay up to date with all statutory and mandatory training. Attend and fulfil all of the requirements of the training element of the post, including practical, academic and practice-based assessments To undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager. KR10 General To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent, reliable attendance. To travel to home visits across the relevant borough as appropriate and across the Trust when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management. To contribute to a healthy and safe working environment by adhering to health and safety regulations and the employer’s policies. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice (A/I) - Experience running groups/activities (A/I) - Experience working as part of a team (A/I) - Experience of being supervised (A/I) - Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing (A/I) **Desirable** - Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties (A/I) - Experience working with Older Adults (A/I) - Experience working with people with cognitive impairment (A/I) ### 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) (A) **Desirable** - Any training relevant to the service user group (A/I) ### Knowledge / Skills (Clinical) **Essential** - Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers (A/I) - Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality (A/I) - Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance (A/I) - Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format (A/I) - Able to assist in assessment and observation activities related to individual’s health and wellbeing, arriving at judgments about how to respond within the care plan (A/I) ### Knowledge / Skills (non-clinical) **Essential** - Commitment to team working and ability to work successfully in a team (A/I) - Able to liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users (A/I) - Able to prioritise workload according to peoples’ changing needs and the priorities of the team (A/I) - Able to assist in maintaining own and others health safety and security (A/I) - To be able to use basic computer skills to collect, collate and report on client’s progress on a daily basis. (A/I) ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [happy to talk flexible working (pdf, 680.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1723) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346687) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.