Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join a dynamic service delivering psychological interventions for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. You will provide low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based treatment, working with individuals to manage their recovery. The position requires strong communication skills, computer literacy, and the ability to build therapeutic relationships with clients. Experience in primary care and community settings is essential, with a focus on improving patient wellbeing.
Essential criteria
- Having passed an accredited course and being specifically qualified as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - i.e., PGCert in Primary Care Mental Health Practice / PGCert Low Intensity CBT Practitioner
- Registration with either the BABCP or the BPS (or for newly qualified/appointed staff, to achieve this within 12 months)
Desirable criteria
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy
- Health or Social Care related degree
- Ability to evaluate and integrate training into practice
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- 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 own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Ability to manage own workload and time
- Ability to demonstrate high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Car driver and / or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the Mersey Care footprint
- Fluent in community languages other than English
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Ability to manage own workload and time
- Ability to demonstrate high standards in written communication
- Able to write clear reports and letters
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of self-help materials for managing common mental health problems
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
- Proven relevant experience of working with people with common mental health problems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Proven relevant experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Proven relevant experience of working in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Proven relevant experience of working in the local community
- Values
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage
- Having passed an accredited course and being specifically qualified as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - i.e., PGCert in Primary Care Mental Health Practice / PGCert Low Intensity CBT Practitioner
- Registration with either the BABCP or the BPS (or for newly qualified/appointed staff, to achieve this within 12 months)
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy
- Health or Social Care related degree
- Ability to evaluate and integrate training into practice
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- 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 own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Ability to manage own workload and time
- Ability t
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
previous applicants need not apply.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our dynamic and innovative service that delivers psychological interventions for people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety related disorders. You will be familiar with primary care psychological services, and will deliver low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based treatment.
Important Note: You MUST hold a recognised Post Graduate Certificate / qualification which demonstrates that you are specifically trained to work as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner OR be toward the end of studying for this qualification, and expect to complete this within 3 months. You should only apply if you have undergone / are completing training for a specific PWP role.
Owing to National requirements around Psychological Well Being Practitioner registration, qualified PWPs will need to have registration in place or newly qualified staff to achieve this within 6 months of qualifying.
Main duties of the job
You must also be able to demonstrate high levels of written and verbal communication; be computer literate and be able to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with people.
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