Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

PAN TRADE; Chester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking candidates for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) training role, aimed at delivering guided low intensity interventions for individuals with anxiety and depression. Candidates will collaborate closely with various health professionals and gain valuable experience in a supportive environment. This role requires a commitment to high-quality, evidence-based care and attendance at training sessions. Successful completion leads to a level 6 qualification and potential permanent position within the service.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn new skills and improve the health of individuals with anxiety and depression.
• Experience in health or social care setting is advantageous.
• Successful completion of training leads to level 6 qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide Step 2 Guided Self-Help low intensity interventions.
• Collaborate with various professionals in health and social care.
• Support patients experiencing depression or anxiety.

Skills

Empathy

Motivation

Resilience

Communication

Education

Level 5 qualification or above

Job description

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) NHS Foundation Trust is hosting a centralised recruitment on behalf of all the services listed in the Services Description document.

You will provide treatment for adults from many different backgrounds and will collaborate with a range of professionals in physical health, mental health and social care as well as with community organisations.

• Please note that sponsorship is not currently available for this position, with any of the service providers. If you will require sponsorship in order to undertake this role, we will be unable to progress your application.

In this training role, you will provide Step 2 Guided Self-Help low intensity interventions whilst undertaking studies at the allocated education provider (please refer to the information in the supporting documents section). Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) support people experiencing depression and/or anxiety disorders, including people with long term physical health conditions such as diabetes and respiratory problems. This training post will equip you to provide guided low intensity interventions and progress to working with a high degree of autonomy. You will be supported in the completion of both your academic study and clinical delivery by skilled and experienced supervisors.

We are looking for people with a commitment to deliver high quality evidence-based assessments and interventions, a willingness to learn new skills and a desire to improve the health and wellbeing of people anxiety and/or depression disorders. Both trainee and qualified PWPs play a critical role in helping shape the future direction of the Talking Therapies service.

Successful candidates will be motivated, resilient, efficient, empathic, supportive and will be required to have a good understanding of the needs of local populations and familiarise themselves with local knowledge of services.

Talking Therapies Liverpool (Central, North & South), Halton, St Helens, Knowsley, Sefton, Warrington, Wirral, Cheshire West and Central Cheshire are services delivering psychological therapies as part of the national Talking Therapies initiative and are working together in a collaborative approach to the recruitment of the trainee Talking Therapies workforce across Cheshire and Merseyside.

These services are provided by different organisations, some of which are not NHS employers. A list of the employing services recruiting for the March 2026 cohort is provided in the application form.

Please contact the individual service(s) for more specific information to support you in your application and choice of service.

• Not all Talking Therapies services are recruiting for the March 2026 training programme.

The completed application form will be shared with the Cheshire & Merseyside recruiting services and the higher education institutions providing the training. In submitting your application, you are agreeing to your information being shared.

It will be compulsory to register with the British Psychological Society or the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies if you are a qualified PWP providing a service to NHS patients and are working within an appropriate system of care for the role.

https://babcp.com/Wellbeing-Registrations/About

https://www.bps.org.uk/wider-psychological-workforce

Please take time to read the full job advert and the job description / person specification . In your application, please include how you meet the person specification criteria you will be shortlisted against at the application stage. Within the application form you will be asked for your first, and second choice of service. The supporting information includes a description about each Talking Therapies service and their contact details.

You must be available in person for the entirety of the training course because 100% attendance is required, along with the relevant pre-employment checks.

The post requires you to be able to provide evidence of successful study at level 5 or above. If you do not have the required level 5 qualification, have you considered the PWP apprenticeship route? Some of our Talking Therapies services are now offering this route.

The application form asks for experience of working or volunteering in a health or social care setting. If you proceed with your application on this basis, please provide practical examples of how your experience and skills relate to the PWP role.

Successful applicants will enrol with the allocated university. There will be self-directed study outside of the working hours. Successful completion of the training programme will result in a minimum of a level 6 PWP Talking Therapies Practitioner qualification and the offer of a permanent PWP position in a Cheshire & Merseyside Talking Therapies Service.

As a qualified and experienced PWP you can apply for more senior posts at bands 6, 7 and 8a with additional management and leadership responsibilities or a clinical specialism.