Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Northpoint Wellbeing Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and wellbeing service provider is seeking Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to assess and treat individuals with common mental health issues. The candidates will receive training in CBT-based interventions at Sheffield University, completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions. The role requires excellent interpersonal skills, a degree, and mental health experience. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply soon due to high interest. Start date is March 2nd, 2026, with interviews scheduled for January 5th, 2026.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of mental health working experience, including voluntary work.
• Good knowledge of mental health risk assessment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat people with common mental health problems.
• Deliver online, telephone, and face-to-face screening.
• Contribute to the achievement of annually set individual and team targets.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Good understanding of common mental health problems

Strong communication skills

Good IT literacy

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent level 6 qualification

Tools

Outlook

Teams

Excel

Word

Job description

Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

As a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners you will assess and treat people with common mental health problems. You will be trained to used CBT-based low intensity interventions, including Guided Self Help, Computerised CBT and Psycho-educational classes.

Successful candidates are required to attend Sheffield University in person and complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions.

Main duties of the job

Attendance to Sheffield University and completion of a Practice Portfolio

Under supervision, deliver online, telephone and face to face screening involving assessment of need and risk, identifying appropriate evidence- based interventions within LMWS Talking Therapies and/or signposting to other services where appropriate.

To assess and support people with common mental health problems in the self- management of their recovery. To facilitate guided self- help through delivering groups/classes, via online platforms and one to one sessions.

To ensure support undertaken is meaningful, respectful, promotes self-determination and in line with the individual’s goals and to utilise agreed protocols, evidence based and best-known practice wherever possible when delivering facilitated self-help.

To work closely with other members of the workforce ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.

To provide a culturally sensitive and accessible service.

To work to standards of proficiency identified by your professional and regulatory body and prioritising your own workload within agreed objectives.

To actively contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, wider organisation and consortium as well as other agencies, working towards developing and maintaining effective clinical and corporate collaborative working relationships.

To work with managers and colleagues to continually improve the quality of service delivery, adapting to the changing needs of the client group including identifying, managing and minimising risks and applying sound safeguarding and incident management principles, including multi-agency working.

To contribute to and undertake clinical audit, assist with research projects and share learning opportunities with students, team members and other agencies in order to develop self and others.

To ensure that client records and other information systems are completed accurately and within agreed timescales

To contribute to the achievement of annually set individual and team targets.

To participate in regular supervision.

To maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.

About us

Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) delivers patient focusses and evidence based Talking Therapies for people with common mental health problems.

LMWS is a partnership between Leeds Community Health Care NHS Trust, Leeds GP Confederation, Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust, Northpoint, Inspire North, Touchstone and Women’s Counselling and Therapies Service.

The service operated a stepped care system, providing evidence based NICE guidance led interventions appropriate to the clients presenting mental health problem. These included Computerised Guided Self Help, Psychoeducation classes, CBT, EMDR, IPT, Counselling for Depression and DIT.

Job responsibilities

Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Do You Want To Help Make A Difference To Thousands Of People Each Year?

We have a unique opportunity for 5 passionate would-be Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) Partnership. This role will involve working across Leeds, as well as weekly attendance to Sheffield University. will join LMWS on a one year, fixed term contract and the successful candidates will be employed by Northpoint, Inspire North, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust or Touchstone.

What you will be doing as a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner:

As a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, you will assess and treat people with common mental health problems. You will be trained to used CBT-based low intensity interventions, including Guided Self Help, Computerised CBT and Psycho-educational classes.

You are required to attend Sheffield University in person and will be supported to complete a Postgraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions.

The start sate for this post is Monday 2nd March 2026.

What are we looking for in our ideal Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner?

• Educated at degree level
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good understanding of common mental health problems and demonstrable experience of working in mental health
• Sound understanding of change management
• Able to build and maintain relationships whilst maintaining appropriate professional boundaries

If you have the skills, knowledge and experience we are looking for, and are passionate about making a difference, please click ‘Apply’ to be considered for this post. We would love to hear from you!

Please note, we anticipate high interest in this role and may close the advert earlier than stated. If you’re interested, we recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held week commencing 5th January 2026

Candidates must not be enrolled on any other HEI training or educational programme at the time of training.

Candidates who have previously been enrolled and not completed a funded PWPNHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression training course must provide evidence and reference from the previous HEI about extenuating circumstances that lead to withdrawal from the course. Previously funded applicants who have withdrawn without extenuating circumstance, or who have been excluded from a PWP course, are not eligible to apply. Candidates who intent to apply to start another HEE funded programme (e.g. DclinPsy/CAPS/ CBT) before the PG Cert completes need not apply.

Northpoint are leading on this recruitment, however roles are available across the LMWS Partnership with Northpoint, Inspire North, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Touchstone. If successful you will be asked for your preferred employing organisation and whilst we will do our best to accommodate we are unable to guarantee your preference.

We aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working pattern.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent level 6 qualification. The course does not require the formal qualification to be in a health or psychology related disciple, however this would be preferred
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• Good knowledge of mental health risk assessment
• Good understanding of common mental health problems
• Good understanding of the benefits of evidence based psychological therapies and how they relate to this post
• Demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding and clinical governance
• Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years mental health working experience, including voluntary work
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Skills and Competencies

• Good interpersonal skills including listening and empathy
• Strong communications skills, including good written skills to be able to keep accurate written records
• Good IT literacy including Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word
• Good time management skills with an ability to manage the demands of University as well as job specific responsibilities

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.