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Thurrock and Brentwood Mind; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave (increase with 10

Pension scheme

Discount schemes (Blue Light Card)

Employee Assistance Programme via Bupa

Training and development opportunities

Mindful Employer accreditation

Job summary

Thurrock and Brentwood Mind in Thurrock, England, invites applications for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP). The role involves delivering low-intensity CBT-based self-management interventions to adults with mild to moderate anxiety and depression in community settings.

You will work across Thurrock Health Centre and partner sites, with flexible locations and interpreters when needed, and join a partnership with Inclusion Thurrock NHS Talking Therapies Service.

Qualifications

• Current PWP registration with BABCP or BPS (or willingness/ability to obtain within 6 months of commencement).
• Provide evidence based low intensity CBT based self-management interventions for mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
• Work with diverse communities and ages, using interpreters when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based low-intensity CBT-based self-management interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
• Work across community settings including GP surgeries and VCSE settings to reach people in Thurrock.
• Collaborate with The Thurrock Health Centre and Inclusion Thurrock NHS Talking Therapies Service.

Skills

CBT-based interventions

BABCP/BPS registration

Job description

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING PRACTITIONER (PWP)

37.5 hours per week, permanent (flexibility according to the operational needs of the service provision)

Thurrock Health Centre/Thurrock and Brentwood Mind and locations across Thurrock

Thurrock and Brentwood Mind (in partnership with Inclusion Thurrock NHS Talking Therapies Service) are seeking a qualified and enthusiastic PWP to join our team!

The successful post holder will provide evidence based low intensity interventions, using a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression. The role will work with people of different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary, with opportunities to work in various community settings (including GP surgeries and other VCSE settings) and psychological treatment centres.

Whether you are newly qualified or an experienced practitioner, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference supporting patients within your local community.

Current PWP registration with BABCP or BPS (or willingness/ability to obtain within 6 months of commencement) is a requirement of the role.

Join us in our partnership with Inclusion Thurrock NHS Talking Therapies Service, so we can make an even greater impact – together we can do so much.

Thurrock and Brentwood Mind is a successful independent registered Charity, helping to improve the lives of people with mental health problems. We are affiliated to national Mind, and we are proud to be part of a network of over 100 local Mind organisations.

Our vision at Thurrock and Brentwood Mind is of a society that promotes and protects good mental health for all, and that treats people with experience of mental distress fairly, positively, and with respect – we won’t give up – and our valued employees bring this vision to life.

Our Charity Values are at the heart of everything we do:

Respect - put people first

Integrity - do the right thing

Collaboration - stronger together

Evolve - keep learning and adapt

Responsible - own it and find creative solutions

We are Investors in People accredited and value the people that bring our vision to life via

• competitive salaries
• 35 days annual leave (increase with service)
• pension scheme
• access to discount schemes (inclusive of corporate gym membership and a Blue Light Card)
• ongoing support
• training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme via Bupa
• a family 'feel' team working environment and flexibility to support a healthy work/life balance

We are also a Mindful Employer, and are proud to champion the lived experiences and unique perspectives of our employees and volunteers.

Closing Date for Applications: 28th September 2026 at 9am.

This post comes under the terms of Mind's Equal Opportunities Policy. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our service users as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Any provisional offer of employment made will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), to include an annually renewed DBS Update Service subscription.