Mental Health Wellbeing Practice CERT(GRAD)

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Key information

Duration:
1 year full time
Start date:
Choose to start in September or January
Apply from:
April/May 2025 for a September 2025 start, and from October/November 2025 for a January 2026 start

This course is for you if you’d like to train as a Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) in adult mental health services. As a MHWP, you’ll:

  • help patients manage their mental health
  • co-ordinate care
  • support patients to access the best possible community and professional resources
  • offer evidence-based psychological interventions.

This course is offered in partnership between the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex, one of the largest psychology units in the UK, and the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Cert(Grad) or PGCert?

If you already have an undergraduate qualification, we also offer this course as a PGCert.

We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

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Entry requirements

The course is an NHS England funded course and as such only available to students who are both eligible to work in the UK and are eligible for home fees (have settled status).

Entry requirements

You should hold a Level 3 qualification such as A levels at AAB (or a meet the eligibility for a contextual offer of BCC).

You must have GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics, with at least grade 4 (or grade C). 

You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.

If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us

For details on any additional costs, check out the Fees and scholarships section.

Application deadlines

Apply from April/May 2025 for a September 2025 start, and from October/November 2025 for a January 2026 start

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Modules

Modules are shown below for those starting in September. If you choose to start in January, you’ll take some modules in different teaching terms. For more details, contact us.

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching
Autumn and spring teaching
Spring teaching
Spring and summer teaching

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.

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Fees

How much does it cost?

The course is funded by NHSE (NHS England). This means that all University fees are paid by NHSE.

If, during your training year, you’re employed by the NHS, you’ll be on a national pay and conditions system called Agenda for Change (AfC).

There are nine pay bands and you’ll usually be paid at Band 4 while you train. After completing your training, you’ll be paid at Band 5, with the opportunity to progress with experience.

Terms and conditions can vary if you’re employed outside the NHS.

It’s important to note that a two-year psychological professions funding rule policy was implemented on 1 April 2022. This means that if you start NHS-funded psychological professions training from April 2022, you won’t be eligible for NHS funding for further psychological profession training for two years from the expected completion date of your first training, where it would lead to a change in your job role.

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Careers

When you successfully complete this course, your employer will provide you with ongoing training to keep your skills and knowledge up to date.

To support your practice and your wellbeing as a practitioner, you’ll be provided with regular supervision.

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