Band 5 Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner - Bristol

Job summary

To work under close case management supervision from a suitably qualified professional to provide high quality collaborative Personal Wellbeing Plan's (PWP's) as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. To work under close clinical skills supervision from an HCPC registered clinical psychologist or BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist to provide specified psychologically-informed wellbeing-focused interventions.

Main duties of the job

To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.

To deliver 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.

For more details please review Job Description attached

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-SGLOS057-1025

Job locations

Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street, Kingswood

Bristol

BS15 9TR

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 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 coordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.

To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users

To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapistincluding:

1. Behavioural activation and graded exposure
2. Teaching problem-solving skills
3. Improving sleep
4. Recognising and managing emotions
5. Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
6. Building confidence
7. 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 users wishes.

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 in order 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.

For more details please review Job Description attached

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 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 coordinator, for a caseload of service users in order to support and monitor progress during the course of multi-disciplinary interventions.

To set collaborative goals for intervention with service users

To deliver specified wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, in line with best available evidence, under close supervision from a clinical psychologist or CBT therapistincluding:

1. Behavioural activation and graded exposure
2. Teaching problem-solving skills
3. Improving sleep
4. Recognising and managing emotions
5. Guided self-help for bulimia and binge-eating
6. Building confidence
7. 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 users wishes.

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 in order 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.

For more details please review Job Description attached

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

• Completed a qualification as a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP)
• Experience working in a mental health setting

Desirable

• Practicing as a MHWP in a recovery team
• Experience of carrying out a range of interventions
• Experience of managing a caseload

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

• Completed a qualification as a Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP)
• Experience working in a mental health setting

Desirable

• Practicing as a MHWP in a recovery team
• Experience of carrying out a range of interventions
• Experience of managing a caseload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street, Kingswood

Bristol

BS15 9TR

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street, Kingswood

Bristol

BS15 9TR

Employer's website

http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)