# Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Qualified) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner-qualified/2ed8718f-4ef0-4180-aa1d-7d3e0640df3f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner-qualified/2ed8718f-4ef0-4180-aa1d-7d3e0640df3f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hospital Road - Bury St Edmunds - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Full time and part time hours available) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-10T15:01:07.276Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Suffolk/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner/Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner-v8187605 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8187605?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Job overview **WELLBEING SUFFOLK** Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Qualified) Wellbeing Suffolk is one of the top ranked NHS Talking Therapies services in the country and we are proud of the support our service provides in improving people’s lives. People are at the heart of what we do and make our organisation a great place to work - providing mental health support to anyone aged 16 or over in Suffolk. Due to our ongoing success and the continued demand for our services, we are expanding our team and looking for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) to join us. We pride ourselves on offering a supportive welcome that encourages excellence and allows people to shine no matter what their role is in our organisation. This is an exciting time to join us as our expansion gathers pace and we continue to build a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team with a focus on professional development. If you want to be a part of a talented, fast growing and passionate team and want to make a positive difference in people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job You’ll already be a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, experienced in delivering quality clinical sessions to clients and keeping up to date with advances in psychological therapies. Our PWPs work within the stepped care model, in accordance with NICE guidelines and approved clinical interventions. This is what Wellbeing Suffolk offer: - Flexible working hours - Working in one of our two Suffolk bases (Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds) - Please note you will be expected to work on site for the full duration of your working hours initially, with flexibility reviewed during your first 6 months in role. Following review, a minimum of three days working on site is required. - Long-Term Conditions training - Variety within the role, including face to face work, group and webinar delivery, - Quality Improvement projects - Staff/team development days - A buddy and shadowing opportunities, including support via Microsoft Teams - Continued professional development (CPD) to support accreditation - All new starters will be provided with support in line with our Preceptorship Pack ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your key accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Some of the benefits you can expect: - NHS pension - a comprehensive in-house & external training programmes - career progression - starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) - staff physio service - NHS discounts and many more Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs Interviews will be held in person– date to be confirmed in due course. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - An understanding of the context of IAPT stepped care. - Car driver or ability to travel independently, and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation. **Desirable** - Fluent in languages other than English. ### Skills **Essential** - Effective analytical and decision -making skills - Care planning skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Models of risk assessment and management. - Mental health/mental illness. **Desirable** - Awareness of serious mental health presentations (psychosis, bi-polar). - Medication and the monitoring of its effects. ### Experience **Essential** - Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience **Desirable** - Evidence of working in the local community ### Qualifications **Essential** - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification OR - Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant experiences and competencies as required **Desirable** - A qualification in provision of supervision Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy - Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree ## Documents - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [psychological wellbeing practitioner (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10491769) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) ## 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.