Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

PAN TRADE; Chester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is looking for a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join their supportive team in Chester, England. This permanent role involves delivering high quality, evidence-based interventions for mental health, including low intensity psychological therapies. Candidates should be registered or working towards registration with health bodies. The position offers a competitive salary of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum and the chance to support individuals in the community. Flexible working patterns are available.

Benefits

Comprehensive training program

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Registered with BABCP or BPS or working towards registration.
• Evidence of working with mental health problems.
• Excellent written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide NICE compliant interventions using various platforms.
• Work flexibly to cover service hours required by the service.
• Join the NHS Talking Therapies Team on a permanent basis.

Skills

Understanding of anxiety and depression

Presentation skills

Service promotion skills

Education

Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions

Relevant undergraduate degree

Experience in Primary Care

Job description

Job Summary

Are you a qualified or soon to be qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner? Then we would like to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in Cheshire West NHS Talking Therapies service, which has a well established supportive Step 2 team. We strive to be a committed, high quality clinical team, providing evidence based interventions to the people of Western Cheshire.

We are seeking a highly motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our valued step 2 team.

Post holders need to be registered with the BABCP or BPS, or working towards registration.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 6th January and the proposed interview date is 20th and 22nd January.

Main duties of the job

Cheshire West NHS Talking Therapies Service has full / part time vacancies for Band 5, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our well established, innovative, and highly successful Primary Care - NHS Talking Therapies Service. We pride ourselves on being a supportive, flexible and welcoming team.

We are looking to recruit Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners who are highly motivated to provide excellent, high quality and time limited low intensity psychological interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines to individuals in Western Cheshire.

The successful candidate will join our NHS Talking Therapies Team on a permanent basis. The Team is currently based in the Psychology Department at Bowmere Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester.

The Successful Candidates Will:

• have completed an 'IAPT' post graduate certificate in low intensity interventions, qualifying them to work as a Psychological Well-being Practitioner
• provide step 2, NICE compliant interventions using digital platforms, remote technology, telephone and face to face, on an individual and group basis
• have experience of working in an NHS Talking Therapies and/or Primary Care Mental Health Service
• have good knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies targets the Team are required to achieve
• will be required to work flexibly to cover the expanding service hours, as required by the service

About Us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services. All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.

Details

Date posted 10 December 2025

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 5

Salary £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time, Part-time

Reference number 373-SMH2514

Job locations Psychology Department, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1BQ

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

• Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) OR equivalent, e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant Primary Care experiences and competences as required.

Desirable Qualifications

• Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
• Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
• Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree.

Knowledge and Expertise – Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to present information to large groups.
• Service promotion skills.

Knowledge and Expertise – Desirable

• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health.
• 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.

Experience – Essential

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication.
• Able to write clear reports and letters.

Experience – Desirable

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• Evidence of working in the local community.

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.

Employer details

Employer name Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address Psychology Department, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1BQ

Employer's website https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/