Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Ref: 0017ZA)

Overview

Ready to use your Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) skills to make a real difference? We're looking for a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our team at WithYou, in this key role for our service.

Main duties of the job

This is more than just a job; it's a chance to apply your expertise directly to those who need it most. You'll be part of a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, working alongside Recovery Workers to deliver impactful, psychologically-informed interventions. In this role, you will:

• Provide crucial, evidence-based support - deliver wellbeing-focused interventions to service users with complex mental health presentations, contributing to recovery plans focusing on managing emotions, improving sleep, and building confidence.
• Be a key part of the team - work closely with your line manager, supervisor, and the drug and alcohol team, engaging with service users and their families to develop strengths-based, outcome-focused care plans.
• Grow your skills with expert guidance - receive regular supervision from a qualified professional (e.g., HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist or BABCP-accredited CBT therapist) to ensure high-quality care.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively - liaise with other health providers to ensure seamless continuity of care and communicate sensitive information to promote positive outcomes for clients.

About us

WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland. Our name reflects who we are - a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that's right for them. Our staff team changes lives. If you're passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we'd love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Please include a cover letter with your application, outlining how you feel you meet the requirements of the role. Closing date: Sunday 22 September 2025. WithYou is a drug, alcohol and mental health charity employing over 1,600 staff, with over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing support and advice without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. Our vibrant services in Wigan and Leigh provide support to people concerned about their own or someone else's alcohol or drug use. We have services in both Wigan and Leigh, but much of our work is carried out in the local communities we serve. Check out what our sites have to offer here! This is a fixed-term position ending in October 2026. About the Role: At WithYou, we work with people on their own goals, whether that's staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that's right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We are looking for someone who has successfully graduated from a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) training program and is passionate about safeguarding the well-being of others. If you're ready to bring your skills to a role where they truly matter, we encourage you to apply. A full job description and person specification is available on request by emailing .

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You's pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• Refer a Friend scheme: £500 bonus for successful referrals (only applicable if the referred person completes their 6 months probation)
• DE&I commitments and guaranteed interview schemes for veterans and candidates with disabilities

Person Specification Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree at 2:2 in any subject
• Successful completion of MHWP certificate or postgraduate certificate training covering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners

Experience

• Experience working as part of a team
• Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
• Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
• Ability to use IT skills to collect, collate and report on client's progression

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.