Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

Whittington Health; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) at NHS AfC Band 5. The role is permanent, full‑time or part‑time (37.5 hours per week) with a hybrid mix of remote and office work.

You will manage mild to moderate anxiety/depression caseloads, provide brief guided self‑help interventions and work within Talking Therapies services, with opportunities for supervision and professional development.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level (psychology or other related degree).
• Postgraduate qualification in “Low Intensity Psychological Therapies”.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients with mild to moderate anxiety/depression.
• Support referral to other services as appropriate.
• Provide brief interventions using guided self‑help methods.
• Ensure patient‑centred, culturally competent care and confidentiality.
• Assist in running self‑help groups and use of resources.
• Collect data to indicate performance outcomes.
• Identify training needs and participate in supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Organised

Computer literacy

Education

Degree level (psychology or related)

Postgraduate qualification in Low Intensity Therapies

Job description

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 220-WHT-8224789-A

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Crouch End Health Centre Town Crouch End Salary £36,943 - £44,900 pro rata per annum Inclusive of Outer HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/2026 23:59

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.

We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

Whittington Health NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.

We are looking for a passionate PWP to join our well-established Talking Therapy service in Haringey. If you’re committed to providing evidence-based treatment in a way that is flexible and personalised to the individual, we want to hear from you. We can help you develop personally and professionally, through regular high-quality individual supervision, and a range of team activities and ongoing CPD opportunities.

Our service has well established pathways for people with Long Term conditions (LTC) and we offer specialist LTC training to PWPs when available. With this support, some of our PWPs have been able to process into band 6 senior and lead PWP roles within the service. There are opportunities to contribute towards shaping and developing our service by taking the lead in a specific area of interest.

We are committed to developing our staff through supervision, training and research opportunities, service development projects and reflective spaces. We proactively support staff through wellbeing focused line management, supervision and a range of wellbeing initiatives.

We particularly welcome staff members who can speak and work in languages that reflect the diverse communities in our borough.

The post is a mixture of remote and office-based work from our Haringey locations and home. The post holder is required to work one late shift (12:00 to 20:00) per week.

If you are a qualified PWP or about to qualify in a few months’ time, we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Under supervision, to manage a caseload of clients who have mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression referred and assessed by the GP, other professionals or self‑referred.
• To support and assist patient referral to other services as appropriate
• In collaboration with colleagues and under supervision, to provide a range of evidenced based brief interventions using guided self‑help methods
• To ensure that work is patient focussed, responsive to need and culturally competent and sensitive
• To assist in the running of self‑help groups, activities and use of self‑help material, information and other mental health resources as appropriate
• To follow Trust guidelines in relation to record keeping, data protection and confidentiality.
• To collect data relevant to your work indicating performance outcomes.
• To identify own training needs and update professional knowledge and skills
• To participate in staff development and appraisal systems.

Working for our organisation

Haringey Talking Therapies offers a lively, supportive team in a well‑established service. We prioritise effective, high‑quality care with support for our team and wellbeing initiatives. We achieve good outcomes and many of our staff remain in the service long term as they move through their careers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES

1. Clinical Responsibilities

1.1 Under supervision, to manage a caseload of clients who have mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression referred and assessed by the GP, other professionals or self‑referred.

1.2 To support and assist patient referral to other services as appropriate

1.3 In collaboration with colleagues and under supervision, to provide a range of evidenced based brief interventions using guided self‑help methods

1.4 To ensure that work is patient focussed, responsive to need and culturally competent and sensitive

1.5 To assist in the running of self‑help groups, activities and use of self‑help material, information and other mental health resources as appropriate

2. Clinical Governance

2.1 To follow Trust guidelines in relation to record keeping, data protection and confidentiality.

2.2 To collect data relevant to your work indicating performance outcomes.

2.3 To be responsible for conducting audit and research appropriate to the post.

2.4 To audit appropriate health information publishing findings where appropriate.

2.5 To keep professionally updated.

2.6 To work with the team in developing policies/guidelines appropriate to work/role and review effectiveness.

2.7 To work at all times within the policies and procedures of Whittington Health, advising managers when gaps within the policy framework are identified and when existing policy needs reviewing.

3. Professional Development

3.1 To identify own training needs and take opportunity to update professional knowledge and skills through training programmes.

3.2 To participate in staff development and appraisal systems.

3.4 To actively participate in the development of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner role.

Person specification

Education

• Educated to degree level (psychology or other related degree)
• Hold a Talking Therapies approved post‑graduate qualification in “Low Intensity Psychological Therapies

Personal Skills & Abilities

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in one to one as well as group situations.
• Work independently and effectively within a team
• Well organised and willing to learn new computer skills rapidly.
• Ability to secure health information from relevant health specialists to inform the process of assessment
• Evidence of innovative thinking to meet challenging health needs.

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience in working in a Talking Therapies service as a PWP or as PWP trainee, delivering evidence based low intensity interventions to primary care clients
• Experience or understanding of mental health issues
• Experience in working in a multicultural setting
• Knowledge of a range of mental health issues
• Be able to provide a range of brief solution focused interventions for adults who are experiencing mild to moderate emotional difficulties, particularly anxiety and depression
• Experience in working with other agencies statutory and voluntary

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form –

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• Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Our processes –

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
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• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information –

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre‑employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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Application numbers

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Name Anna Gregorowicz Job title Senior CBT Therapist & Step 2 Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0203 074 2280

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