Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Band 5 | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Retailer discounts

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

The Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Band 5) to join the NHS Talking Therapies service. The role is full time, permanent and hybrid, based across Coventry and Warwickshire.

You will deliver low-intensity interventions to adults 16+, work in group and one-to-one settings, and support patients through NICE-guided care pathways while collaborating with primary care and community partners.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions or equivalent Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification.
• Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to work with adults 16+.
• Experience delivering low-intensity interventions in line with NICE guidelines.
• Ability to deliver individual and group interventions and use multiple communication methods including telephone and face-to-face.

Responsibilities

• Undertake psychological assessments for adults 16+ referred to or self-referred to the service.
• Provide low-intensity interventions (NICE-aligned) for mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
• Deliver both individual and group sessions and adapt delivery to diverse backgrounds.
• Refer patients to employment support or training when appropriate.
• Contribute to education and training for primary care professionals and other agencies.

Education

Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions or equivalent Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification

Job description

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Band 5 | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Company:

Company: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) - Band 5

Coventry and Warwickshire

Full time, permanent hybrid role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join the NHS Talking Therapies service delivered jointly by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust and MIND. The successful candidate will be joining a well-established service that continues to offer high quality; evidence based psychological interventions for our identified populations.

CWPT NHS Talking Therapies is a progressive service which encourages professional development, supervision and peer support with an identifiable career pathway for PWP's to develop into more specialised or senior roles. We work closely with members of the local community, service Commissioners, GP's, secondary care services and various voluntary sector agencies.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over sites across Coventry and Warwickshire

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

To undertake psychological assessments of individuals aged 16+ who are referred to or self refer to the service.

To offer and provide low intensity psychological interventions (in line with Talking Therapies Step 2 approach) to individuals experiencing mild to moderate depression and anxiety including stress and adjustment to life events. This will include both individual and group work.

The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using a range of suitable and evidence based interventions.

Where appropriate refer patients to employment advice services to encourage patients into employment or training.

They will also play a role in the education, training and support in mental health and psychological issues for primary care professionals and other relevant agencies.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

In order to be considered for this post you must possess the Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions or the equivalent Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification. The qualification needs to be held for working with adults rather than children and young people.

In addition the successful candidate will be skilled in the delivery of a range of evidence-based, low-intensity interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines to patients presenting with Anxiety Disorders and Depression. The range of interventions will include both individual and group work, and the post holder will need to be competent in delivering interventions using a variety of communication mediums, such as telephone work and face-to-face activities.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

This advert closes on Thursday 29 Oct 2026

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust