Occupational Health Mental Health Practitioner (maternity cover)
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 March 2026 |
| Location: | Llantarnam, Cwmbran |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Gwent Police |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 9107 |
Summary
ROLE OVERVIEW
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Occupational Health Team for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join a small clinical team for a period of upto 12 months for 3 days per week (maternity cover).
The role requires a Practitioner who is registered with a governing body either within healthcare or the therapy field.
You will be required to support the OH Clinical Manager with making decisions re fitness for work, recruitment and leading on the psychological monitoring process for officers and staff working in high, psychologically charged areas of work.
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Susan Barlow-Susan.Barlow@gwent.police.uk
HOW TO APPLY
Please provide a 500 word personal statement under the CVF- education/experience.
INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.
What are our benefits:
Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:
Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 29 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
Free access to on-site gyms
Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
Cycle to Work Scheme
Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
Flexible working opportunities
Local government pension scheme
Range of support networks
Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements
Generous sick pay provisions
Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union
Diversity and Welsh language
To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.
Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian, Clare and Salma via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: Positive Action | Gwent Police.
We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.
Disability Confident Employer
We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Occupational Health Team for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join a small clinical team for a period of upto 12 months for 3 days per week (maternity cover).
The role requires a Practitioner who is registered with a governing body either within healthcare or the therapy field.
You will be required to support the OH Clinical Manager with making decisions re fitness for work, recruitment and leading on the psychological monitoring process for officers and staff working in high, psychologically charged areas of work.
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Susan Barlow-Susan.Barlow@gwent.police.uk
HOW TO APPLY
Please provide a 500 word personal statement under the CVF- education/experience.
INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.
What are our benefits:
Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:
Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 29 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
Free access to on-site gyms
Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
Cycle to Work Scheme
Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
Flexible working opportunities
Local government pension scheme
Range of support networks
Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements
Generous sick pay provisions
Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union
Diversity and Welsh language
To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.
Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian, Clare and Salma via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: Positive Action | Gwent Police.
We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.
Disability Confident Employer
We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.