Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Durham and Darlington
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an IAPT Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join the Talking Therapies service. You will provide high-volume, low-intensity assessments and evidence-based interventions for common mental health difficulties like anxiety and depression. Responsibilities include accepting referrals, conducting screenings and assessments, and supporting service users to self-manage their recovery. You will deliver various low-intensity interventions such as guided self-help and computerised CBT, working collaboratively to achieve client goals. The position involves managing a caseload, maintaining clinical records, and contributing to service improvement.
Key responsibilities
- Provide high-volume, low-intensity assessments and evidence-based interventions to people experiencing common mental health difficulties, including anxiety and depression.
- Accept referrals into the service and undertake telephone and face-to-face screening and assessments.
- Support people to self-manage their recovery and work collaboratively with service users to identify their goals.
- Deliver a range of evidence-based low-intensity interventions, including guided self-help, courses, and computerised CBT.
- Manage your own caseload, maintain accurate clinical records, and contribute to service improvement.
- Participate in audit, research, and quality improvement activities, and maintain professional development and accreditation.
Essential criteria
- To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with experience of working with people experiencing common mental health problems within an IAPT setting.
- A PWP qualification from a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited PWP programme or apprenticeship.
- If qualifying through an apprenticeship route, successful completion of the apprenticeship end-point assessment.
- Accreditation with the BABCP or BPS as a PWP, or be working towards accreditation if within six months of qualifying.
- Experience of delivering a full range of evidence-based IAPT low-intensity interventions.
- Experience of screening and assessing people with a range of mental health difficulties at Step 2.
- Experience of working with and managing risk.
- Knowledge of NICE guidance relating to Step 2 interventions.
- An understanding of anxiety and depressive disorders and how they can present in primary care.
- An understanding of the importance of evidence-based psychological therapies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills.
- Strong IT and computer skills.
- The ability to develop effective therapeutic relationships with clients.
- The ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing demands.
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- A high level of enthusiasm, motivation and self-awareness.
- The ability to use your own initiative and make appropriate decisions independently.
- A commitment to continual professional and personal development and to responding positively to supervision and feedback.
- A commitment to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
- You will also need to be able to travel independently in accordance with service requirements.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of partnership working, drug and alcohol management, working within services with agreed targets and demonstrating clinical outcomes would be desirable.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Durham and Darlington
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
Talking Therapies is an experienced Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, supporting people experiencing common mental health problems and helping individuals achieve improved mental and physical wellbeing.
As an IAPT Qualified PWP, you will play a key role in providing high-volume, low-intensity assessments and evidence-based interventions to people experiencing common mental health difficulties, including anxiety and depression.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for an IAPT Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join our established Talking Therapies service.
Talking Therapies is an experienced Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, supporting people experiencing common mental health problems and helping individuals achieve improved mental and physical wellbeing.
As an IAPT Qualified PWP, you will play a key role in providing high-volume, low-intensity assessments and evidence-based interventions to people experiencing common mental health difficulties, including anxiety and depression.
You will accept referrals into the service, undertake telephone and face-to-face screening and assessments, and support people to self-manage their recovery. Y
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