Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a training role for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) within the NHS Talking Therapies programme, delivered by Richmond Borough Mind. Trainees will provide evidence-based psychological therapies for people with anxiety and depression, attending university one day a week and working four days a week in the service. The role involves delivering structured supported treatments like guided self-help and requires aptitude for postgraduate study. Training course fees are fully funded, and trainees receive a salary.
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in an employed or formal volunteer helping role with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems. Demonstrates high standards in written communication. Able to write clear reports and letters.
Desirable criteria
- Work or volunteer experience with people who have experienced a mental health problem. Experience of working in Primary Care Services. Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes. Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at postgraduate level.
- Psychology or other health or social science related undergraduate or postgraduate degree. Professional training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Evidence of experience in an employed or formal volunteer helping role with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems. Demonstrates high standards in written communication. Able to write clear reports and letters.
- Work or volunteer experience with people who have experienced a mental health problem. Experience of working in Primary Care Services. Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes. Ability to manage own caseload and time.
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at postgraduate level.
- Psychology or other health or social science related undergraduate or postgraduate degree. Professional training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £33,262 – £33,262 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Richmond Borough Mind
Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Please note that applications for this position must be submitted via the UCL website. Information on how to do this can be found in the Supporting Documents section along with a link to the application process. Recruitment opens 8th September and closes at 10am 23rd September. This is for the February 2027 intake. ****
Psychological therapies services across London including Richmond
Borough Mind's NHS Talking Therapies are recruiting Trainee PWPs as part of the
NHS Talking Therapies programme to deliver evidence-based psychological
therapies for people with anxiety and depression. PWPs provide structured
supported treatments such as guided self-help.
PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full
time. Trainees attend university one day a week and will work for Richmond Talking
Therapies the remaining 4 days a week. Training course fees on this
programme are fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will
receive a salary from the Richmond Talking Therapies service where they
undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme. It is a course
condition that all students remain employed by an NHS Talking Therapies
employer for the duration of the programme.
You will work with a team of dynamic,
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