# Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Professionals Limited. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/05365c05-d219-4c0e-9dfb-56f6640b52be - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/05365c05-d219-4c0e-9dfb-56f6640b52be.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** NHS Professionals Limited - **Town:** Southampton - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £20.30 an hour - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T08:05:17.823Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0042-88814C?employerCode=M0042 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/M0042-88814C/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=M0042-88814C ## Job Content ### Job summary Job Title: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - 88814 Grade: Band 5 Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location: Erlegh House, University of Reading RG6 6BZ (remote only) Ward:Psychology Trauma Pay Rates: £20.30 per hour Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00, 09:00-17:00 or 12:00-20:00 Why might this job interest you? Are you a skilled and compassionate Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with NHS experience? Are ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference! ### Main duties of the job Undertake comprehensive patient-centred interviews and assessments and deliver a range of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based interventions. Support service users in their recovery through face to face, telephone and video-based individual work, as well as group workshops and computerised CBT. Deliver outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions to service users experiencing common mental health difficulties, while recognising own limitations, and seeking advice/supervision when appropriate. Complete assessments of risk to self, risk to others and risk from others. Record and act on the information collected appropriately, seeking advice from supervisor and/or safeguarding lead as needed, to ensure risks are appropriately managed. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered and clinical sessions carried out per week, helping minimise waiting times and ensuring treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient. ### About us Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts. Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want ### Details - Date posted: 12 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £20.30 an hour - Contract: Bank - Duration: 3 months - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: M0042-88814C - Job locations: Suites 1A & 1B, Breakspear Park, Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4TZ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role. ## Job Details Job Title: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - 88814 Grade: Band 5 Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location: Erlegh House, University of Reading RG6 6BZ (remote only) Ward:Psychology Trauma Pay Rates: £20.30 per hour Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00, 09:00-17:00 or 12:00-20:00 Why might this job interest you? Are you a skilled and compassionate Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with NHS experience? Are ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference! ## Job Description Undertake comprehensive patient-centred interviews and assessments and deliver a range of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based interventions. Support service users in their recovery through face to face, telephone and video-based individual work, as well as group workshops and computerised CBT. Deliver outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions to service users experiencing common mental health difficulties, while recognising own limitations, and seeking advice/supervision when appropriate. Complete assessments of risk to self, risk to others and risk from others. Record and act on the information collected appropriately, seeking advice from supervisor and/or safeguarding lead as needed, to ensure risks are appropriately managed. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered and clinical sessions carried out per week, helping minimise waiting times and ensuring treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working as a Trainee/ qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. **Desirable** - Significant experience of working with people experiencing mental health problems within community settings. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional Registration with either BPS or BABCP. - Relevant bachelors degree (e.g., psychology, mental health, sociology, education etc.) graded at 2:2 or above. ## Documents - [Job Description (DOCX, 99 KB)](document:2955420) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.