Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Wolverhampton is seeking a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to provide clinical supervision and training within their established Talking Therapies service. The ideal candidate will hold a postgraduate certificate in Low Intensity interventions and have experience in a similar role. Strong communication skills and the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams are essential. This full-time position offers opportunities to innovate and improve psychological interventions for the local population.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-qualification experience as a PWP delivering evidence-based step 2 interventions.
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications.
• Knowledge of clinical governance principles and their application.
• Understanding of IAPT stepped care context.
• Knowledge of IAPT key performance indicators and minimum data set requirements.
• Experience in delivering training.
• Experience in leadership.
• Experience in supervising and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to PWPs and Trainee PWPs in the IAPT team.
• Offer training to promote uptake of CBT-based interventions.
• Support staff in maintaining appropriate clinical records.
• Participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to liaise with other disciplines

Ability to use IT systems such as PCMIS/IAPTUS for recording data

Ability to respond and manage change

Proficient use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Education

Post graduate certificate in Low Intensity interventions

IAPT PWP clinical supervision training

Training in Long Term Conditions

Job description

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The closing date is 30 December 2025

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

Wolverhampton Talking Therapies Service within the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression services to the local population of Wolverhampton.

The service offers a number 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. The service endeavours to offer the local population a full range of evidence-based psychological interventions, within a stepped care approach, to a high standard and quality.

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.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will work alongside other Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and will be required to assist in providing line management, supervision, direction, and development to the step 2 workforce. The post holders will also have a significant role to play with the development of trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners.

About us

The step 2 service offers a combination of Computerised Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Telephone one-to-one Low Intensity CBT, and face-to-face one-to-one Low Intensity CBT. The service endeavours to introduce group interventions at step 2 and post holders will be key in developing and shaping the content and delivery of step 2 groups to sit alongside the aforementioned interventions.

Our service is keen to hear from applicants who have the motivation and enthusiasm to contribute to the innovation and improvement existing processes both within step 2 and the service as a whole. We would value applicants who have our clients' and colleague's wellbeing at heart.

Job responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision to PWPs and Trainee PWPs in the IAPT team.
• Offer training to do promotional work on increasing uptake of CBT based interventions
• Support supervised staff to maintain appropriate clinical records in keeping with service operational policy
• Support supervised staff participate in activities of 'continuing professional development' (CPD) on an annual basis.
• Participate in audits of clinical activity and evaluative research as required
• Other appropriate duties to contribute to the clinical functioning of the service

Person Specification

Education/Training

• Post graduate certificate in Low Intensity interventions
• IAPT PWP clinical supervision training
• Training in Long Term Conditions

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to liaise with other disciplines
• Ability to use IT systems such as PCMIS/IAPTUS for recording data
• Ability to respond and manage change
• Proficient use of microsoft word, excel, outlook, and powerpoint

Knowledge/Experience

• Extensive post-qualification experience as a PWP delivering evidence-based step 2 interventions
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of Psychotropic medications
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
• An understanding of the context of IAPT stepped care
• Knowledge of IAPT key performance indicators and minimum data set requirements
• Experience of delivering training
• Experience of leadership
• Experience of supervising and mentoring

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work autonomously and within multi-disciplinary team settings
• Flexibility of working hours
• Full UK Driving Licence and Transport
• Second language

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.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust