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Main area Staff Bank Services Grade Band 6 Contract Bank Hours Flexible working Job ref 180-SB-263175
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site CUH – Staff Bank Services Town Cambridge Salary £39,959 – £48,117 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/10/2026
Job overview
Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you a reliable, hardworking individual who thrives in a busy environment?
Staff Bank Services successfully provides temporary staffing throughout Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via a variety of different assignments.
We are keen to hear from students who would be available to cover placements over their holiday periods.
We have training and ongoing support available in a variety of areas within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Bank Senior Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner will provide a high-quality, specialist mental health and wellbeing service to staff across the organisation. You will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, deliver evidence-based interventions and provide advice, guidance and support to individuals and teams experiencing psychological distress, mental health difficulties or workplace wellbeing concerns.
You will work autonomously within professional guidelines, managing a complex caseload while contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives and the promotion of a positive wellbeing culture across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools / colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
The advert will close at midnight on 18th October 2026.
Interviews are due to be held in the week TBC
Benefits to you
- We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries.
- Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.
- Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals.
- We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
- On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues.
- Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces.
- Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.
- Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Degree-level qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work
- Current registration with relevant professional body NMC, HCPC, SWE
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Postgraduate qualification in mental health, psychological therapies, or wellbeing practice
- A coaching qualification
Experience
- Significant post-registration experience within a mental health setting
- Experience of conducting comprehensive mental health assessments
- Experience managing a complex caseload independently
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
- Experience delivering evidence-based mental health interventions
- Experience delivering training, workshops, or group interventions
- Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
- Experience providing supervision or mentorship
- Experience leading quality improvement projects
- Experience within NHS staff wellbeing services
Knowledge
- Mental health legislation and safeguarding frameworks
- Current evidence-based approaches to mental health and wellbeing
- Psychological wellbeing and resilience modelsClinical risk assessment and management processes
- NHS policies, governance, and quality frameworks
- Equality, diversity and inclusion best practice
Skills
- Advanced assessment and formulation skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to engage individuals experiencing emotional distress
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to work autonomously and make informed clinical decisions
- Ability to analyse information and develop appropriate intervention plans
- Competent in the use of electronic record systems and Microsoft Office applications
- Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressured situations
- Able to identify problems, recommend and act upon solutions
- Able to motivate self and others to work collaboratively and enthusiastically within a team
Additional Requirements
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name Emma Clements Job title Specialist Mental Health & Wellbeing Practitioner Email address emma.clements10@nhs.net Additional information
Annelies Franklin, Wellbeing Lead via email to annelies.franklin@nhs.net
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