Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners

NHS; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 34-40 days

Volunteer days

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Teesside Mind, in partnership with Alliance Psychological Services, is recruiting Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to start the PWP training at Teesside University in January 2027. The role blends NHS Talking Therapies duties with on-campus learning and requires face-to-face work across Teesside, with some remote work.

Successful trainees will complete the Low Intensity CBT PGCert during year one while contributing to Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care setting.
• Evidence of training in mental health and related issues.
• Willingness to pursue BABCP/BPS registration upon completion.

Responsibilities

• Provide low intensity CBT interventions within NHS Talking Therapies framework.
• Offer assessment and support within Impact on Teesside service.
• Attend university-based training and supervision.

Skills

CBT

Assessment

Communication

Education

Level 4 qualification or higher

Job description

Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners

Alliance Psychological Services and Teesside Mind work in Partnership to deliver the Impact on Teesside service which provides NHS Talking Therapies across our region. Together we provide support and services to those struggling with depression, stress, anxiety and other mental and emotional issues.

Teesside Mind are recruiting Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) to start the course at Teesside University in January 2027, to work within our Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies service. Successful candidates will need to start in role prior to the course starting to allow time to learn about Impact and have an induction. They will complete the Low Intensity Psychological therapies PGCert course during their first year within the post. Salaries for the PWP training posts will be £26,000 per annum increasing to £27,000 per annum oncequalified.

Whilst this role will offer some opportunity to work remotely up to one day a week, there will be a requirement to work face-to-face in an office across Teesside, as well as attending the course on campus at Teesside University.

Trainees will be employed by Teesside Mind.

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Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship for visas.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide a range of evidence based low intensity psychological interventions within the framework of the national NHS England Talking Therapies programme as part of the Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies service.

They will also work within Impact's duty team where they will offer assessment and support to patients referred into the service.

The postholder will work as part of the Impact team in clinical practice for a minimum of 3 days across the week whilst attending the PWP training programme.

This position requires flexible working hours between 8am-8pm Monday to Thursdayand 8am-5pm Fridays with the postholder required to work one evening shift per week up to 8pm.

Formore information on the University training programme please visit:

Closingdate: 20 September 2026

Interviews: 13th, 14th, 15th October 2026 taking place face to face at Teesside University, we do not offer Teams interviews

This advert may close early depending on numbers of applications received.

Impact on Teesside has a responsibility for safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults within our service we must follow safer recruitment processes for all appointments. All staff must understand their individual responsibility and commit to promote and safeguard the welfare of our clients. An enhanced criminal records disclosure is a requirement.

About us

At Teesside Mind our staff are at the core of all we do. To offer the bestpossible services we need the best possible people within our team. We offer varied and rewarding roles with substantial development opportunities. We hope that we offer a sense of community and belonging to something meaningful. Mind offers up to 40 days annual leave pro rata commencing at 34 days (Inc BH) and rising 1 day every year of service (up to a maximum of 40 days inc BH). We offer up to 2 paid days per year to volunteer with other organisations, an Employee Assistance Programme with Platinum Wellbeing, and shopping discounts. We offer lots of health and well-being initiatives for our staff and promote flexible working for a positive work-lifebalance.

Alliance and Mind are committed to promoting equal opportunities in our employment practice and service delivery. We have a commitment to equality and diversity.

Job responsibilities

The postholder will provide a range of evidence-based low intensity psychological interventions within the framework of the national NHS England Talking Therapies programme, as part of the Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies service.

They will also work within Impact's duty team where they will offer assessment and support to patients referred into the service.

The postholder will work as part of the Impact team in clinical practice for a minimum of 3 days across the week whilst attending the PWP training programme.

This position will require flexible working hours between 8am-8pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-5pm Fridays, with the postholder required to work one evening shift per week (up to 8pm).

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will provide a range of evidence-based low intensity psychological interventions within the framework of the national NHS England Talking Therapies programme, as part of the Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies service.

They will also work within Impact's duty team where they will offer assessment and support to patients referred into the service.

The postholder will work as part of the Impact team in clinical practice for a minimum of 3 days across the week whilst attending the PWP training programme.

This position will require flexible working hours between 8am-8pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-5pm Fridays, with the postholder required to work one evening shift per week (up to 8pm).

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To work as a member of the Impact on Teesside Talking Therapies team

• Create and maintain effective working relationships within the wider Impact team and elsewhere.
• Offer advice and support to other members of the wider Primary Care Team, including GPs and other Health Professionals, on mental health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health needs.
• Liaise effectively with Secondary Care and voluntary sector organisations and services.
• Attend meetings and provide reports as required.
• Assist in the development and promotion of the service.

To provide a range of low intensity CBT interventions

• Provide assessment, including safety assessment, of clients referred to Impact on Teesside, involving making decisions around treatment/support pathways, as well as supporting with any signposting and onward referrals where clients may require other services, including statutory and voluntary agencies.
• Select and deliver a range of low intensity CBT interventions in collaboration with the client via a range of modalities, including telephone, face to face and group work.
• Work within an appropriate time framework.
• Maintain clients confidentiality within agreed guidelines.

To undertake the required training programme

• Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post. NB: Satisfactory completion of the training programme is a condition of continued employment.
• Apply learning from the training programme in practice.
• Attend university-based supervision in relation to course work to meet the required standards.
• Work with an appropriate range and number of cases selected with the support of their Clinical Supervisor as suitable for the current stage of clinical skills development.

Safeguarding

• Responsible for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults by always promoting the welfare of service users and operating within local policies and procedures.
• Taking appropriate safeguarding action to protect children and vulnerable adults at risk of significant harm, whilst receiving support and guidance from supervisors/senior members of staff and specialist teams.
• Signposting and/or referring families to Early Help services when required.
• Share appropriate information with other agencies regarding the service users wellbeing and progress, keeping within the boundaries of Confidentiality and Information sharing protocols.

To provide a professional and ethical service

• Maintain appropriate records including all required assessment and evaluation tools.
• Commit to applying for PWP registration with BABCP/BPS upon completion of the PWP training course in line with NHS England guidance.
• Undertake relevant Continuing Professional Development activities both as required for the purposes of PWP registration as per professional body guidance and as identified through Impact's Professional Development and Appraisal System.
• Engage with the required amount of clinical and caseload management supervision from a qualified PWP supervisor within Impact's Supervision Programme and in line with PWP registration requirements.

Confidentiality

• In the performance of their duties, the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to clients and their care, staff and others. They will also have access to information relating to Impact as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
• Information relating to clients, carers, staff, other healthcare workers or Impact business may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Impact policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in Impacts organisational objectives and priorities.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• High level of motivation.
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
• Ability to be self‑reflective whilst working with service users in the context of supervision and continued professional/personal development.
• The ability to act as an advocate for the service, with skills to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals within the wider health care system.

Experience

• Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting.
• Ongoing supervision of work with service users.
• Awareness of or familiarity with a range of therapeutic approaches, in particular CBT‑based interventions.
• Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets.
• Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mild to moderate mental health problems, including anxiety and depression and how these may present in primary care.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the PWP role within NHS Talking Therapies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the issues around mental health and work, including benefits and employment systems.
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
• Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.

Other

• Holds permanent Right to Work in the UK and not requiring sponsorship.
• Able to work face‑to‑face across localities within Teesside.
• Fluent in languages other than English.
• Knowledge of local support services for signposting in the Teesside area.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to apply learning into practice, particularly in relation to assessment and treatment skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage own caseload and time.
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
• Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical safety and safeguarding.
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Trained and experienced in delivering group support with clients/service users.

Qualifications

• Holds a relevant qualification of Level 4 or above (e.g. CertHE, level 4 NVQ), preferably linking to Healthcare/Psychology.
• Evidence of training in mental health and related issues.
• Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.

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.

£25,500 to £27,598 a year Salary when qualified is £27,598