Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee - Band 4
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join the NHS Talking Therapies Service. The role involves a 12-month training programme combining clinical competency development with academic and work-based learning. Successful candidates will work as full-time employees while attending university two days a week and placement three days a week. Upon completion, trainees will progress to a permanent Band 5 Qualified PWP contract. The service provides high-quality, evidence-based psychological interventions for anxiety and depression.
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to attend and study the Post Graduate level Low Intensity Psychological Interventions course at Reading university on a part time basis for one year
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience to enable applicant to undertake post graduate study
- Practical Skill
- Car Driver
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
- Able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to attend and study the Post Graduate level Low Intensity Psychological Interventions course at Reading university on a part time basis for one year
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience to enable applicant to undertake post graduate study
- Practical Skill
- Car Driver
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 9d ago · Closes in 5d
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join the NHS Talking Therapies Service delivered jointly by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) and Coventry and Warwickshire Mind. The successful candidates will be joining a well-established service that continues to offer high quality; evidence based psychological interventions for our identified populations. The posts are for the Coventry, North Warwickshire & Rugby & South Warwickshire.
The PWP training programme is a 12-month course. The programme combines clinical competency development with academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust and Coventry University. Successful applicants will need to commit to the academic and competency development requirements of the course.
IMPORTANT:
_If you are shortlisted for the trainee role, you will be entered into a two-stage recruitment process:_
1. _You will receive an invitation from Coventry University to submit a short written exercise. You will receive details about the exercise by 28_ _th_ _September, and will be required to send your completed submission to the university by 4_ _th_ _October._
**_All candidates that pass the written exercise will be invited to an interview which will be held jointly between Coventry University and the pla
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