Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Bryn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS FT is seeking an enthusiastic qualified PWP to join their Talking Therapies team. The role requires a PgCert/Diploma in Low Intensity Psychological interventions and registration with BPS or BABCP.

You will work within a diverse team delivering evidence-based Low Intensity CBT through face-to-face, telephone, or video sessions. The post holder will support service users across diverse backgrounds, maintain high standards of communication, and work flexibly as part of an

Qualifications

• IAPT approved post graduate PWP qualification or nearing completion of accredited PWP training course.
• Registered with the BPS or BABCP or working towards this.
• Undergraduate experience.
• Experience of routine outcome monitoring.
• Experience of working in the local community.
• Ability to meet agreed service targets.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals and develop care programs within service protocols.
• Undertakes patient-centred assessments and manages risk.
• Decide on suitability of referrals and refer on or escalate to high intensity therapy as needed.
• Provide information and support for low and high intensity treatments, via multiple modes.
• Involve family members when appropriate.
• Maintain caseload and reduce waiting times by meeting activity targets.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and data collection.

Skills

PWP qualification

BPS/BABCP registration

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Work in local community

Ability to meet targets

Excellent IT skills

Therapeutic relationships

Education

Postgraduate PWP training course

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Job summary

NHS Bury Talking Therapies are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed qualified PWP to join their highly successful and motivated team.

The role requires a PgCert/Diploma in Low Intensity Psychological interventions from an accredited PWP training course.

The role requires you to be registered with either the BPS or BABCP.

The successful candidate will join a well-established Talking Therapies team including Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Counsellors.

Our PWP's provide suitability assessments and evidence based Low Intensity CBT interventions for people with common mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and depression. We offer 1:1 interventions face-to-face, via telephone or via video, as well as group workshops and online interventions.

The post holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to recognising and valuing diversity and providing equal opportunities for all.

The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and demonstrate a high standard in verbal and written communication, as well as the ability to work flexibly.

Main duties of the job

PWP's are required to offer face-to-face treatment sessions and assessments via clinics for a minimum of 1 day per week.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are extremely proud of the work we do at Pennine Care and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 311-B546-26
Closing date: 08 November 2026

Job responsibilities

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service and develop programmes of care packages.
• Undertakes patient-centred assessments which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, refers unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps-up the persons treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
• Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high caseloads of low intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, over the telephone, in a group, or via other media.
• Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
• Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols and use these records and clinical outcome data in clinical decision making.
• Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
• Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
• Operate at all times from an inclusive values base which promotes recovery and recognises and respects diversity.
• Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service are delivered.
• Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice.
• Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve competences and clinical practice.
• To participate in relevant operational groups and to carry out work programme streams agreed with the line manager.

Person Specification

Essential

• IAPT approved post graduate PWP qualification or evidence of nearing successful completion of an accredited post graduate PWP training course.
• Registered with the BPS or BABCP or working towards this.
• Undergraduate experience.
• Experience of routine outcome monitoring.
• Experience of working in the local community.
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits and employment systems.
• Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation.
• Ability to meet agreed / specified service targets.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• Demonstrates high standards in verbal and written communication. Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.

Desirable

• Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
• Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
• BABCP accreditation.
• Evidence of working in the local community.
• Experience of working as a psychological wellbeing practitioner / graduate mental health worker in a primary care setting.
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
• Ability to provide services in a variety of settings.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Pennine Care NHS FT
Address: 3 Knowsley place, Bury, BL9 0EJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details

Contact: Amy Binder, Team Manager, [e-mail], 01617162222