# Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/13e96400-7d4c-4b70-a578-c4b4a5ec343d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/13e96400-7d4c-4b70-a578-c4b4a5ec343d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Hybrid office and home working pattern - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T15:21:29.889Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/NHS_Oxfordshire_Talking_Therapies/NHS_Oxfordshire_Talking_Therapies-v8012456 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8012456?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a qualified, or soon to be qualified, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) looking for a service committed to your professional development and that puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do? If so, we have a great opportunity for you! We are currently looking for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join on a full-time basis. We are a nationally recognized, high-performing NHS Talking Therapies service, supporting over 15,000 adults with common mental health difficulties annually. Staff wellbeing is a priority, with dedicated initiatives, away days, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Qualified PWPs must maintain annual registration with the BPS or BABCP, with unregistered candidates starting at Band 4 until confirmed. We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect. ### Main duties of the job The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to: - Conduct telephone screenings for adults with common mental health issues, including those with long-term conditions, to assess presenting problems, desired changes, and treatment options. - Evaluate risk to self and others, create risk management plans, and address safeguarding concerns in consultation with Safeguarding Leads. - Provide information on the stepped care model and evidence-based interventions, including Guided Self-Help, psychoeducation, digital therapies, and pharmacological options - Determine appropriate interventions or referrals within the stepped care framework in collaboration with a supervisor. - Set and review professional objectives with senior therapists as part of ongoing development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. In your supporting statement, please outline in detail why you are interested in applying for this role. ## Job Details Are you a qualified, or soon to be qualified, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) looking for a service committed to your professional development and that puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do? If so, we have a great opportunity for you! We are currently looking for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join on a full-time basis. We are a nationally recognized, high-performing NHS Talking Therapies service, supporting over 15,000 adults with common mental health difficulties annually. Staff wellbeing is a priority, with dedicated initiatives, away days, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Qualified PWPs must maintain annual registration with the BPS or BABCP, with unregistered candidates starting at Band 4 until confirmed.We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect. ## Job Description The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to: ## Responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. In your supporting statement, please outline in detail why you are interested in applying for this role. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the full range of evidence based psychological interventions at Step 2 - An understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working effectively in a team - Evidence of working with adults aged 16 years and over who have experienced a mental health problems **Desirable** - Ability to manage own caseload and time ### Qualifications **Essential** - Postgraduate or Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatment (IAPT pathway), relating to Adults with common mental health problems. - PWP Registration (or evidence of application submission) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or the British Association of Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). **Desirable** - To have attended the IAPT LTC training ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation - To work flexibly within service hours which includes work up until 8.00pm at least once per week. ### Skills and personal qualities **Essential** - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills - Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision - Computer literate ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10298154) - [oh form (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10298155) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## 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.