Overview
Do you want to be part of an exciting and innovative NHS Talking Therapies service here at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust?
We are a successful, supportive and established Talking Therapies service providing psychological interventions for people experiencing mild to moderate anxiety disorders and/or depression. The service currently has a position available for qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) who will provide high volume, low intensity interventions.
We are looking for PWPs to work across our service. The North team covers Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough and East Northants and are based at Willowbrook Health Centre in Corby. The South team covers Northampton, Daventry and Towcester and are based at Lotus House in Northampton.
We can offer: regular supervision and clinical skills supervision; dedicated career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development; monthly pay; NHS pension scheme; holiday pay up to 33 days, plus bank holidays, depending on NHS service; NHS discount and salary sacrifice scheme.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Job locations: Willowbrook Health Centre, Cottingham Road, Corby, NN17 2UR
Main duties of the job
As a qualified PWP, you will have a key role to perform in the service we provide to people across Northamptonshire. Using your clinical expertise, you will assess the suitability of new referrals through telephone assessments and provide short term, low-intensity interventions via telephone, online and face-to-face appointments. You will work closely with Step 3 and Step 4 colleagues and external services, to support safe onward referrals and step-ups, at all times maintaining and advocating for patient dignity, confidentiality and inclusivity.
As part of your day to day duties, you will:
* conduct interviews to assess and support the patient\'s needs
* facilitate 1:1 interventions to support patients meet their goals
* design and run group therapy sessions and webinars
* signpost patients to other helpful services
* keep accurate and up to date patient care records
* support and train other healthcare professionals
We support blended working from home and either a trust venue, GP surgery or community venue.
About us
We put the person at the centre of everything we do, so if you want to work for a Trust that makes a difference, this is the place for you. We know that our staff are our biggest asset, and we want to support their wellbeing. From being part of Time to Change and ensuring we are Living Wage employers, to creating networks to support our diverse staff body and celebrating through our Quality Awards, teamNHFT promotes a close-knit culture with the aim of empowering people to challenge stigma and speak openly. Anyone can apply for a job at NHFT. No matter age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. All are welcome to apply. In our last two Care Quality Commission (CQC) reports we have been rated outstanding, and we are only the third mental health Trust in the country to receive this.
We can\'t wait to meet you.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
* PG Cert LI Interventions
* Minimum of 18 months working with people with a common mental health problem
* Minimum of 12 months working in a Talking Therapies service
Desirable
* Nursing
* Occupational Therapy
* Social Work
* Psychology degree
* Other psychological or health-related degree
* Counselling
* Experience of working in a primary care mental health service and/or in the local community
Other
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Willowbrook Health Centre
Cottingham Road
Corby, NN17 2UR
Employer website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/
#J-18808-Ljbffr