Mental Health and Wellbeing Recovery Practitioner

Mental Health and Wellbeing Recovery Practitioner 22 hours per week Starting Salary £26,532 per annum pro-rata (Salary currently subject to review) Pro-rata salary £15,775.79 Part of Durham and Darlington Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery services this post will provide support to adults aged from 17 years and 6 months who have a mental health and/or neurodivergent diagnosis. Working within a community-based team and across County Durham and Darlington you will be employed by Pioneering Care Partnership and work within Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV). You will form an integral part of each client's recovery so they can lead a more fulfilling life. All interventions will be community-based, occasionally in a GP surgery or at a hospital if risks permit. You may, however, be asked to support rehabilitation inpatients in an emergency. You will receive supervision from TEWV with support from the management/leadership team, nurses, peer support workers, occupational therapists, and health care assistants. We are looking to appoint someone who has attained the following attributes as a minimum:

• Is hard working, flexible and compassionate with a positive outlook and caring disposition
• Has first class communication and engagement skills to ensure success when working with clients in a variety of settings
• Has experience of delivering personalised support for adults to enable safe and appropriate connections to a range of support services and community-based activities
• Has experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team (MDT), using referral pathways to appropriately signpost clients to access a range of interventions and support
• Is sympathetic, has a pleasant manner with a positive mindset and good sense of humour The successful candidate will be primarily based in Inglewood, Lanchester Road Hospital and will work across Durham and Darlington within the Mental Health and Wellbeing Recovery team.

If you are passionate about improving access to services, want to help local people improve their mental health and have a proven track record in this sector, we'd love to hear from you. To book an informal discussion please contact Karen Stubbings, Project Lead by email at karen.stubbings@pcp.uk.

net Closing date for applications:

Sunday, 24th May 2026 at midnight. Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday, 2nd June 2026 at Inglewood, Lanchester Road Hospital.