Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Radioasianfever; Leeds; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 28 days + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working

HealthHero access

Wellbeing and training budget

24/7 staff helpline

Job summary

Touchstone in Leeds is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Agenda for Change Band 6) to deliver low-intensity psychological interventions as part of the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service. The role is full-time, 37 hours per week, with a starting salary of £39,959 per annum.

Applicants must hold the PGCert in an IAPT approved course for low intensity work. Closing date is 1 September 2026 and interviews are scheduled for 17 September 2026; information session via TEAMS on 18

Qualifications

• Must hold PGCert in an IAPT approved course for low intensity psychological interventions.

Responsibilities

• Join Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service as a permanent, full-time Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to contribute to talking therapies services.

Education

PGCert in an IAPT approved course for low intensity psychological interventions

Job description

Leeds Full Time Agenda for Change Band 6 starting at £39,959 pa

Job Description

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Agenda for Change Band 6 starting at £39,959 pa

37 hours per week

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

If you do not hold the relevant qualification for the post (i.e. PGCert in an IAPT approved course for low intensity psychological interventions) applications will not be accepted.

Touchstone is a partner within Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service. The service offers a range of evidence-based psychological interventions both at step 2 and step 3 as proposed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the team for one permanent and full-time Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join and contribute to the innovation and success of our well-established talking therapies service.

Information session via TEAMS on Tuesday 18 th August 2026 at 12pm. Please email [e-mail] for a link to join

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 1 st September 2026

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 17 th September 2026

As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:

• Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability.Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Access to HealthHero - Employee Assistance Scheme and Virtual GP service for staff
• Personal wellbeing and training budget.
• Access to 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
• Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
• Learning and personal development opportunities

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.