Specialist Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Community Development

Midlands Partnership University Nhs Foundation Trust; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave scheme

NHS discounts

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Shrewsbury is seeking a Band 6 PWP to help develop the Step 2 service within the NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT). You will provide guided self-help CBT, assess and treat patients, and extend access to underserved groups, including global majority and older adults, within diverse community settings.

You will work in GP practices and local community venues, sometimes with interpreters, and may split time between home working and base sites to support

Qualifications

• Essential PWP qualification and registration with recent professional development.
• Experience working with diverse community populations and service improvement.
• Ability to work in a team and meet deadlines with varying priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and Step 2 interventions (guided self-help, computerised CBT).
• Develop group work in the community and liaise with Third Sector and health organisations.
• Ensure equitable access for diverse populations, including the Global Majority and older adults.

Skills

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Communication

Education

PWP Qualification & Registration

Project management experience

Job description

Job summary

This role is based in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies Service (IAPT) and it aims to develop the Step 2 service provision within NHS Talking Therapies. In the role you will offer evidence-based practice in guided self-help/low intensity CBT, assessing and treating our local population. Alongside this, you will support access into service for populations that we do not reach effectively, covering the Global Majority and Older Adult (65+) demographics. You will use special knowledge and experience in these areas to help organise, run and Step 2 therapy groups for specific populations, liaising with the 3rd Sector. You will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and may be called upon to work in various community settings (including GP surgeries and other, 3rd sector, settings) and psychological treatment centres.

Main duties of the job

• Provide assessment and Step 2 interventions, (psycho-educational interventions, Guided Self Help, computerised CBT) to patients registered with GP practices/health centres and or resident in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, drawing from CBT theories and techniques
• Provide a service that is comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of patients who have commonplace mental health problems and who are over 16 years of age
• To provide a service that is equitable and non-discriminatory in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and disability.
• Develop specific group work within the community, liaising with Third Sector and other Health Organisations
• Maintain a strong EDI focus internally within the team, as well as externally.
• Have theoretical and practical clinical knowledge of Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, as well as a strong understanding of Culturally Responsive practice.

Please note this is not a fully remote role and there is an expectation to mix home working with being able to physically be in base and support our service users face to face.

About us

• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number: 301-VS-26-8380972

Closing date: 12 November 2026

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Essential: PWP Qualification & Registration; Evidence of recent professional development
• Desirable: Experience of project management

Experience

• Essential: Significant experience of working as a qualified PWP; Working with diverse community populations; Evidence of community engagement work with the local populations; Evidence of service improvement related to mental health; Evidence of promoting respect dignity and autonomy in workplace and with service users/clients; Facilitating training; Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Desirable: Change management - would be desirable to have an understanding of Quality Improvement; Evidence of working in a service to targets and KPI

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Essential: Awareness and knowledge on the impact of inequalities experienced by diverse community groups, such as ethnic diverse communities accessing Mental Health Services; Awareness of existing stereotypes and taboos that impede service access for some diverse community groups; Awareness of local health inequalities and populations across Shropshire Telford and Wrekin; Work as part of a team and work independently on work streams and work programme; Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise competing demands

Personal attributes

• Essential: Ability to prioritise at work; Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively; Commitment to own training and development and that of others

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Severnfields Health Village Shrewsbury, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4RQ
Website: https://www.mpft.nhs.uk
Contact: Team Lead Rajni Chanian, [e-mail], 03001236020

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