Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Colchester is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to lead a team within its Talking Therapies service. The role involves providing clinical supervision, delivering evidence-based practices, and contributing to patient care strategies. Ideal candidates will have a relevant IAPT qualification, strong experience in mental health support, and proven leadership skills. The position requires flexibility in working hours, including some evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience with common mental health problems.
• Experience in delivering training to professionals.
• Supervisory experience within a therapy setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management and clinical supervision.
• Assess and support individuals with common mental health problems.
• Deliver evidence-based CBT interventions to clients.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical risk assessment

Ability to work in a team

Self-reflective practice

Education

IAPT low intensity worker qualification

Professional Supervision qualification or experience

Job description

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The closing date is 06 October 2025

An opportunity exists for highly motivated and enthusiastic, qualified NHS Talking Therapies compliant psychological wellbeing practitioners (PWPs) who are ready to take on a senior role within the PWP team within our busy Talking Therapies service based in NE Essex.

Applicants need to share our passion for great patient care and making a difference. The post holders will work alongside a large team that includes other psychological wellbeing practitioners, cognitive behavioural therapists, primary care counsellors/therapists who provide a range of NICE approved therapeutic interventions for depression and anxiety disorders. This is a demanding but well supported position. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have a commitment to working in the local region, from those with diverse backgrounds and from people who bring lived experience relevant to mental health work

The successful applicants will be skilled and experienced in dealing with assessment and treatment provision for clients requiring Step 2 interventions, highly motivated with the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload and ideally have completed the PWP supervision course.

Main duties of the job

Postholders will:

• Provide line management and supervision (line management and clinical) to the PWP team
• Work as part of the senior management team
• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
• Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
• Undertakes patient-centred interviews which identifies areas where the person wishes to see change and/or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
• Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high volume low - intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self - help computerised CBT, information about pharmacological treatments. This work may be face to face, telephone or via other media.

About us

Therapy For You is a NHS Talking Therapies primary care therapy service based in SE and NE Essex working from our own premises, GP surgeries and community settings. Since 2009 we have been delivering a range of services including self-help psycho educational courses, therapy groups, online/digital therapeutic services and individual therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to our local communities. The service works with +16 years/adults presenting with mild, moderate and severe anxiety and depression.

We are committed to providing an out of hours service to the community and this involves working some evenings or Saturdays, typically 6-9pm or 9am-1pm respectively. It is essential that post holders have a UK driving licence and/or have access to a vehicle. Further information available from both job description and person specification.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will

• Hold an NHS Talking Therapies compliant Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification from a training programme that is accredited by the British Psychological Society, and hold registration with a professional body
• Provide line management and clinical supervision to qualified and trainee PWPs
• Offer evidence-based practice in facilitated self-help, computerised CBT and stress management groups
• Work within the NHS Talking Therapies service providing high volume low intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
• Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• IAPT low intensity worker/ psychological wellbeing practitioner qualification
• Qualification or substantial experience in Professional Supervision

Experience

• Significant experience, ideally minimum 2 years post qualification, of working with people with common mental health problems,
• Experience of 'partnership working'
• Consolidated and reflective supervised post-qualifying experience, preferably in NHS setting.
• Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals
• Experience of supervising others within a therapy setting

Knowledge and skills

• Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and guidelines
• Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
• Awareness and understanding of factors and barriers that may prevent people from diverse backgrounds from accessing the service, and a commitment to address these to ensure the service is accessible to all
• Clinical risk assessment
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Able to communicate clearly and persuasively, both verbally and in writing
• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
• An understanding of the context of IAPT stepped care
• Access to a vehicle and ability to travel across the geography as required

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.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust