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Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

United Kingdom, Durham Employment contract 32073.00 - 39043.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted May 27, 2026
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An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team on Westgate unit based in HMP Frankland. The Westgate team is part of the Offender Personality Disorder national strategy. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway programme is a jointly commissioned initiative that aims to provide a pathway of psychologically informed services for a highly complex and challenging offender group who are likely to have a severe personality disorder and who pose a high risk of harm to others, or a high risk of reoffending in a harmful way. Westgate is situated within HMP Frankland and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear foundation Trust are contracted by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Trust to provide care and treatment for the residents of Westgate. The successful candidate may have desirable experience of working with a complex service user group and will have demonstrable experience of effective working with wider agencies and effective delivery of identified interventions. The Westgate Multi-Disciplinary Team are diverse and very much integrated within the prison environment. The successful candidates will be provided with a thorough induction programme and developmental opportunities to enhance their skillset.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide low intensity psychological interventions to service users with mental health problems including a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions offered as individual or group interventions
  • Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing, and maximising independence
  • Provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity
  • Work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures

Requirements

  • Qualification from a BPS accredited PWP Programme
  • PWP registration with BPS or BABCP
  • Experience of working with people with mental health/learning disability difficulties in the designated specialism
  • Minimum of six months' supervised practice in direct clinical care, assessment and low intensity psychological interventions, working within a stepped care framework
  • Able to write clear reports and letters
  • Knowledge of common mental health/learning disability problems
  • Knowledge of low intensity, evidence-based interventions
  • Knowledge of the issues surrounding work, meaningful activity, social inclusion, and the impact it can have on mental health
  • Ability to conduct thorough assessments and develop appropriate treatment plans based on low-intensity interventions
  • Ability to assess risk and develop appropriate risk management plans
  • Computer literate
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Nice to have

  • Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy
  • Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
  • Experience of working with people with who have experienced severe and enduring mental health problems
  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
  • Experience of facilitating psycho-education groups
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time
  • An understanding of complex mental health difficulties
  • Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
  • Skills in the provision of psycho-educational groups
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