Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to deliver low-intensity interventions for mild to moderate anxiety and depression within the Durham and Darlington Talking Therapies Service. The practitioner will provide support through various mediums including face-to-face, telephone, video, and computerised packages. They will be part of the Easington Team, receiving weekly clinical and monthly management supervisions. The service encourages continuous professional development and supports further training for its staff.
Essential criteria
- PWP qualifications from a British Psychological Society accredited PWP programme/apprenticeship
- Accredited with the BABCP or BPS as a PWP (or working towards accreditation if within 6 months of qualifying)
- If qualifying by the apprenticeship route have also passed the apprenticeship end point assessment
Desirable criteria
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and IT
- Core profession in mental health nursing, social work, occupational Therapy, psychology
- Experience of working with people with common mental health problems in an IAPT setting
- Ability to demonstrate a rane of experiences in offering and delivering a full range of evidence based IAPT low intensity interventions
- Experience of screening, assessing and working with a range of mental health issues at step 2
- Experience of working with and managing risk
- Experience in drug/alcohol management
- Experience of partnership working
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Computer skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to implement NICE Guidance for Step 2 interventions for mental health problems
- Knowledge of factors that can impact common mental health problems
- Competent in risk assessment
- Demonstrates and understanding of anxiety and depressive disorders and how they may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Personal
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use own initiative and make decisions independently
- Committed to continual professional and personal development
- PWP qualifications from a British Psychological Society accredited PWP programme/apprenticeship
- Accredited with the BABCP or BPS as a PWP (or working towards accreditation if within 6 months of qualifying)
- If qualifying by the apprenticeship route have also passed the apprenticeship end point assessment
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and IT
- Core profession in mental health nursing, social work, occupational Therapy, psychology
- Experience of working with people with common mental health problems in an IAPT setting
- Ability to demonstrate a rane of experiences in offering and delivering a full range of evidence based IAPT low intensity interventions
- Experience of screening, assessing and working with a range of mental health issues at step 2
- Experience of working with and managing risk
- Experience in drug/alcohol management
- Experience of partnership working
- Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Computer skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Able to work under pressure
- Ability to implement NICE Guidance for Step 2 interventions for mental health problems
- Knowledge of factors that can impact common mental health problems
- Competent in risk assessment
- Demonstrates and understanding of anxiety and depressive disorders and how they may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Personal
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use own initiative and make decisions independently
- Committed to continual professional and personal development
Useful to know
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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Durham and Darlington Talking Therapies Service is looking to recruit a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to provide low intensity interventions to people presenting with mild to moderate anxiety and depression as well as other common mental health problems. PWP's will provide this support using a range of mediums including face to face, telephone, video and computerised packages
The successful candidate will work into our Easington Team and form part of a team consisting of qualified and trainee CBT/EMDR/IPT Therapists, CfD trained Counsellors and qualified and trainee PWP's
Within the Durham & Darlington service, PWP's are able to access weekly clinical supervisions, monthly clinical skills supervision and monthly management supervisions which will allow individuals to reflect on their practice and ensure they are well supported in the work they provide to patients.
Due to the requirement for PWP's to be BABCP/BPS Accredited practitioners, we actively encourage staff to attend CPD relevant to their role and provide support to ensure that individuals are accessing further training.
We regularly support PWP's to attend further training such as LTC and PWP Supervision training and we are keen advocates of developing our s
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