Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Greater Manchester Police; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the innovative and expanding Mental Health Team at HMP Buckley Hall. We want to recruit an enthusiastic Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to help us transform the service we offer our residents.

HMP Buckley Hall is a Male Cat C prison located in Rochdale.

The Mental Health service combines Primary and secondary care services across an integrated stepped care model. Having successfully retained the contract to deliver MH services at Buckley Hall we have the opportunity to expand and innovate.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to shape our service and positively affect the lives of some of our most marginalised and hard to reach community members.

All applicants MUST have been resident in the UK for the last two years - NPPS cannot complete enhanced background checks otherwise.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded and innovative mental health service inside HMP Buckley Hall. The service principles are based around social therapy, and we have an extensive offer of social prescribing activities that the successful applicant will help facilitate and develop. As such an interest or talent in creative arts, crafts or horticulture would be an advantage, as would a knowledge of Core CBT skills and to be able to deliver low intensity psychologically informed interventions for anxiety and depression.

The Post Holder Will Work With And Support The Mental Health Team. You Will Be Proficient, Competent And Require Minimum Direct Supervision In Achieving The Following:

• Working in close proximity with mental health service users and their carers where appropriate.
• Working flexibly and responsively to provide support and assistance to meet the assessed mental health needs of the service and service users.
• Working collaboratively across a range of disciplines to continuously develop expertise in assisting team members to achieve positive health care outcomes for service users.
• Promoting the health, well being and mental health of service users and carers.
• Promoting the development of the role to support and promote skill mix and workforce modernisation within their service areas.
• Facilitate and develop group therapies/activities.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Date posted

31 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7037839

Job locations

HMP Buckley Hall

Rochdale

OL12 9DP

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please read the job description and person specification for full details.

Staff Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Education and Qualification Essential

• Experience of working with offenders or providing community based social prescribing solutions

Desirable

• NVQ 3 or equivalent training Qualifications related to Psychological health and /depression /anxiety management or demonstrated experience.

Experience Essential

• Demonstrate experience /aptitude

Knowledge Essential

• Extensive knowledge of Mental Health, Social Care and/or SMS

Desirable

• Knowledge of specialist needs of service users within the prison environment and criminal justice systems.

Skills Essential

• Ability to facilitate groups
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of people in distress and manage occasional highly charged emotive situations
• Computer literacy

Desirable

• Supervisory management skills with junior staff.
• Ability to write reports and present information in a concise way.

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

HMP Buckley Hall

Rochdale

OL12 9DP

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/