# Qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qualified-mental-health-wellbeing-practitioner/b109279d-8eb1-42fc-87df-32b78e67c156 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qualified-mental-health-wellbeing-practitioner/b109279d-8eb1-42fc-87df-32b78e67c156.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Hatfield - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £33,677 - £40,996 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T10:01:11.393Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Watford/Hertfordshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8047507 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047507?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are proud to be able to recruit a qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners to join our experienced workforce in Hertfordshire. The post holder will have a desire to develop their skills in working with adults with severe and enduring mental illness, some of whom will have not had previous access to psychologically informed interventions. The post-holder will work collaboratively with service users, their families, carers, and multi-disciplinary team members to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment. The post holder will support the delivery of a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems under the supervision of a clinical/counselling psychologist or CBT therapist, where this is identified in personalised care planning and support. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will: - hold a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) - work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions for our service users - carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team - engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation - 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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 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 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. 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 develop a formulation. To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as named worker, for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions. To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users 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. To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families, and carers. ## Job Details We are proud to be able to recruit a qualified Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners to join our experienced workforce in Hertfordshire. The post holder will have a desire to develop their skills in working with adults with severe and enduring mental illness, some of whom will have not had previous access to psychologically informed interventions. The post-holder will work collaboratively with service users, their families, carers, and multi-disciplinary team members to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment. The post holder will support the delivery of a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems under the supervision of a clinical/counselling psychologist or CBT therapist, where this is identified in personalised care planning and support. ## Job Description The successful candidate will: hold a graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) work closely with colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions for our service users carry out relevant risk assessments and risk management with the multi-disciplinary team engage with and gather information from service users, relatives, and patient records to develop a formulation 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. ## Responsibilities 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 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 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. 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 develop a formulation. To attend multi-disciplinary reviews and act as named worker, for a caseload of service users to support and monitor progress during multi-disciplinary interventions. To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users 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. To develop collaborative plans for relapse prevention To deal with endings appropriately and safely with service users, families, and carers. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers - 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. - Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance. - Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format - Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice - Experience running groups/activities - Experience working as part of a team - Experience of being supervised - Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing **Desirable** - Lived experience of mental health issues/difficulties ### 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) ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 413.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336472) - [refer a friend (pdf, 160.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2083) - [staff benefits (pdf, 888.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2165) - [guidance on ai usage in job applications (pdf, 55.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2305) ## 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.