Main area North Tyneside Talking Therapies Grade 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week (The service offers evening clinics until 7.30pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays and the post holder would be expected to offer an evening clinic. The role is hybrid between home and in-base working which may be reviewed in line with service need.)
Employer Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hadrian Health Centre Town Wallsend Salary £31,049 - £37,796 Pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2025 23:59
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients?
What the Northumbria Way means for you :
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
* Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
* A range of flexible working opportunities
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
* Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
* On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
* Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.
Job overview
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team at North Tyneside Talking Therapies as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).
The post-holder will work within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service providing assessment and high-volume low intensity psychological interventions; these comprise a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions to assist clients who experience mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Main duties of the job
* The post-holder will work within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service providing high volume low intensity psychological interventions as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)
* The post holder will provide a range of low intensity CBT based (cognitive behavioural therapy) self management interventions to support a caseload of clients who experience mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
* The post holder will deliver evidence-based psychological interventions in line with the Talking Therapies manual and NICE guidelines to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients
* The post holder will be committed to continual professional development as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership practices within your role in order to support a collective leadership culture within the service and trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualification from Low Intensity PWPTraining Course (Post Graduate Certificate in mental health) or equivalent PWP apprenticeship qualification)
* Professional registration with BABCP/BPS – Post holder will be expected to complete this within 6 months of appointment.
* IAPT Low Intensity Supervision Qualification
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience of working in the local community
* Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
* Experience of working in Primary Care Services
* Experience of peer supervising PWP’s delivering
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements.
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