Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

You will lead the Rethink Mental Illness provision within an integrated mental health team based in HMP Northumberland. Working as part of an integrated primary care mental health team within the Prison to provide high volume, low intensity interventions in line with PWP guidelines which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions, for clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, modelling best practice clinically and professionally. This includes providing guided self-help in both 1:1 and group formats, in line with the current Step 2 IAPT guidelines. I form part of the directorate wide leadership team striving for excellence and ensuring clinically compliant services are provided in with national frameworks and Rethink Mental Illness values and behaviours. I am an accredited PWP, either with BPS or BABCP. You will work with the following people and teams within Rethink Mental Illness -

• Associate Director for Criminal Justice and Care Navigation
• Head Criminal Justice and Secure Care
• Head of Care Navigation
• Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners
• Counsellors
• Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners
• Health and Wellbeing Coaches
• Care Navigators
The team compromises a range of highly skilled professionals who work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of care for those with mental health needs within the prison and for Rethink Mental Illness employees, this is carried out between 08:00 16:00 Monday to Friday.

You will work as part of an integrated care mental health team delivering Step 1 interventions, working alongside other professionals to support the mental health of the prison population. The team support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery, building a professional relationship of trust in a non-judgmental manner with every client as a basis for developing and enabling therapeutic relationships. This ranges from providing informal information, support, and signposting, facilitating group activities and forums, to developing and training Peer Mentors and delivering service user engagement activities. You will work alongside the other staff in the mental health team to deliver high quality, mental health support during an individuals time in prison and in onward planning for their release into the community. Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity and thats why equity is one of our core values.We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people regardless of who they are or their background to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.