Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AN-20800
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Linwood
- Town
- Haywards Heath
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner, Older People
NHS AfC: Band 5
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) to join our Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Service (Community team) based in Haywards Heath (Linwood). The post holder will have completed the MHWP Training via a recognised MHWP training course, having completed placements and been assessed with competencies in assessment of mental health needs, and risk assessment. The successful applicant will join two Clinical Psychologists in the team, as well trainee clinical psychologists. There will be regular supervision from a Clinical Psychologist. Additional training relevant to the role will be provided, as well as support to take part in a robust preceptorship programme as required.
Main duties of the job
Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners help provide outstanding care and treatment, co-ordinate care provided, support people with their recovery journey, offer time limited interventions, monitor risks, and collaborate with carers and families. The post holder will have a crucial role in delivering high quality interventions to our service users. There are opportunities to develop further skills in working with older people and people living with dementia.
Working for our organisation
The successful applicant will join a friendly, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team comprising consultant psychiatrists, community mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and psychologists to name a few.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be working with older people in the Dementia and Older People's Mental Health service, providing high quality mental health care, with multi disciplinary colleagues, where staff well-being is a high priority.
Please see the attached Job Description document for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualification and registration
Essential criteria
- A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health) or post graduate certificate achieved via the Graduate Mental Health Practitioner training plus the additional certified MHWP training modules.
- Registered as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner on a professional register recognised for this role by NHS England
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Stapleton
- Job title
- Joint Psychology Professions Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824 434146
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