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Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Norfolk Prisons, NR1 4LU

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

7 September 2026

7 days left

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us to work at HMP Prisons as part of the multidisciplinary team that offers Mental Health and Wellbein...

What makes us different?

Our service uses an integrated model from arrest to release from prison thus allowing a PWP's and the wider team to know the full process and journey of the service user. We have found this model really works and makes our working much more collaborative and joined up. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join the team and help us build, shape and grow our service. We want to hear your ideas.

The role will be based across the 3 prisons.

We are looking for a qualified PWP who has knowledge and experience of working within busy and challenging environments such as community wellbeing services or secure environments and working with people who present with a range of common mental health difficulties, including depression and anxiety.

The successful applicant will work autonomously and provide direct interventions to a defined caseload of service users operating within recognised professional guidelines. Qualified PWP's will usually undertake 5 contacts to provide assessments and interventions a day with residents of the prisons. The successful applicant will work under the supervision of a Psychological Therapist and report directly to the Senior PWP.

This role is based across multiple bases across Norfolk (HMP Norwich, HMP Bure and HMP Wayland) as well as trust sites. You will be required to travel independently to these locations.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Our trust values are Positively, Respectfully and Together and we want someone to join the team who lives and breathes these values.

If you have not worked in this setting, we encourage you to contact us before applying so we can arrange an informal visit and allow you to experience the realities of the role. It's also a great opportunity to meet our team.

What can we offer?

NSFT Secure Mental Health Services have been consistently rated "Good" by the CQC.

Our secure services form part of a wide and growing body of clinical services operating in a variety of settings linked to criminal justice services. This is not a standalone role, as part of the wider NSFT Secure Services Psychology Team you will receive excellent clinical supervision alongside professional and governance support.

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Skills in effective risk assessment and risk management
  • Experience in the delivery of evidence based step 2 interventions

Desirable

  • Evidence of working in the local community
  • Experience of delivering training and developing others

Qualifications

Essential

  • Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification OR Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant experiences and competencies as required

Desirable

  • Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
  • A qualification in provision of supervision

Skills

Essential

  • Responding flexibly and appropriately to unforeseen circumstances
  • Using clinical supervision and opportunities for personal development positively and effectively
  • Competent assessments
  • Basic IT, including use of email/internet

Knowledge

Essential

  • Mental health/mental Illness
  • Evidence based step-2 interventions

Desirable

  • Awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar)
  • Effects of drug and alcohol use on mental health

Other

Essential

  • Ability to drive with access to own vehicle to travel independently, and willingness to travel between the 3 prisons and other locations throughout the organisation
  • Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

24 August 2026

Last checked

26 August 2026

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About the employer

NSF
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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