Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join a busy talking therapies service at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves delivering a range of psychological assessments and low-intensity interventions, including one-to-one treatments, guided self-help, and group workshops, for clients in City & Hackney. The post is based at St Leonard's Hospital, with a hybrid working model of two days on-site and three days remote. The service offers specialist supervision, training, and opportunities for professional development, with a strong focus on staff wellbeing.
Essential criteria
- Educated or able to demonstrate experience to degree level
- PG Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment or equivalent
- Skills/Abilities
- Ability to build and sustain cross-discipline / sector relationships
- Analytical - able to interpret data and synthesise information from different sources
- Computer literate - able to use spreadsheets and computerised information systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Well-developed English written and oral communication skills - able to present complex information in jargon-free, reader-friendly ways
Desirable criteria
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Presentation skills in front of groups
- Experience of building a relationship / face to face contact with people with emotional difficulties
- Experience or understanding of working with a diverse range of communities (e.g. black and other minority ethnic groups)
- Experience of engaging groups or individuals with little knowledge of the subject matter
- Working with Primary Care staff within a medical / health setting
- Experience of carrying out health or other promotion work in the community
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Broad background knowledge of the NHS, Local Authority, primary care and voluntary sector provision and the legislative frameworks underpinning the provision of health and social care
- Detailed understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems and their carers.
- Understanding of clinical mental health conditions and their responsiveness to talking therapies
- Understanding of long term conditions and rehabilitation
- Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
- Understanding of the Trust values
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to engage with others
- Able to work both independently across different bases
- Flexible - able to respond to changing and developing circumstances whilst maintaining overall direction of travel
- Personal resilience and stamina - able to see things through
- Education/Qualifications
- Educated or able to demonstrate experience to degree level
- PG Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment or equivalent
- Skills/Abilities
- Ability to build and sustain cross-discipline / sector relationships
- Analytical - able to interpret data and synthesise information from different sources
- Computer literate - able to use spreadsheets and computerised information systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
- Well-developed English written and oral communication skills - able to present complex information in jargon-free, reader-friendly ways
- Influencing and negotiating skills
- Presentation skills in front of groups
- Experience of building a relationship / face to face contact with people with emotional difficulties
- Experience or understanding of working with a diverse range of communities (e.g. black and other minority ethnic groups)
- Experience of engaging groups or individuals with little knowledge of the subject matter
- Working with Primary Care staff within a medical / health setting
- Experience of carrying out health or other promotion work in the community
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Broad background knowledge of the NHS, Local Authority, primary care and voluntary sector provision and the legislative frameworks underpinning the provision of health and social care
- Detailed understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems and their carers.
- Understanding of clinical mental health conditions and their responsiveness to talking therapies
- Understanding of long term conditions and rehabilitation
- Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
- Understanding of the Trust values
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to engage with others
- Able to work both independently across different bases
- Flexible - able to respond to changing and developing circumstances whilst maintaining overall direction of travel
- Personal resilience and stamina - able to see things through
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 10d
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Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy talking therapies service as a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and contribute to the provision of a stepped-care service for psychological problems.
The post is based at St Leonard's Hospital in Hoxton.Full-time staff are expected to work on-site two days per week and work remotely three days per week.
City and Hackney Talking Therapies is a well-established service with a commitment to quality and service innovation. You will be joining a team of 40 PWP's, Trainee and Senior PWP's and 40 High Intensity Therapists with ready access to specialist supervision. We also have good links with regional clinical/counselling psychology training courses and substantial in-service training programmes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivery of a range of psychological assessment and low-intensity interventions for our clients living in the Borough's of City & Hackney. These include: one to one protocol based treatments of common mental health problems, guided self-help, online CBT programs and psycho-educational group workshops.
We have a well-established long term conditions team of PWP and HI Therapists with opportunities for further training in this area, and a dedicated frontline staff pathway for frontline staff impacted by the current pandemic. Staff are actively encou
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