# Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/679a7f85-605f-465e-8f1e-9e6cda207513 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/679a7f85-605f-465e-8f1e-9e6cda207513.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Newcastle Upon Tyne - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T08:21:49.040Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Durham/Cumbria_Northumberland_Tyne_Wear_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner/Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner-v7995845 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7995845?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team on Westgate unit based in HMP Frankland. The Westgate team is part of the Offender Personality Disorder national strategy. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway programme is a jointly commissioned initiative that aims to provide a pathway of psychologically informed services for a highly complex and challenging offender group who are likely to have a severe personality disorder and who pose a high risk of harm to others, or a high risk of reoffending in a harmful way. Westgate is situated within HMP Frankland and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear foundation Trust are contracted by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Trust to provide care and treatment for the residents of Westgate. The successful candidate may have desirable experience of working with a complex service user group and will have demonstrable experience of effective working with wider agencies and effective delivery of identified interventions. The Westgate Multi-Disciplinary Team are diverse and very much integrated within the prison environment. The successful candidates will be provided with a thorough induction programme and developmental opportunities to enhance their skillset. ### Main duties of the job The post-holder will work as part of the designated locality, providing low intensity psychological interventions to service users with mental health problems. These include a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions offered as individual or group interventions. This work will be both face to face and telephone based. The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing, and maximising independence. The post-holder will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity. The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached job description for full details. Advertising date : 26th May 2026 Closing date : 9th June 2026 We welcome your application ## Job Details An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join our team on Westgate unit based in HMP Frankland. The Westgate team is part of the Offender Personality Disorder national strategy. The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway programme is a jointly commissioned initiative that aims to provide a pathway of psychologically informed services for a highly complex and challenging offender group who are likely to have a severe personality disorder and who pose a high risk of harm to others, or a high risk of reoffending in a harmful way. Westgate is situated within HMP Frankland and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear foundation Trust are contracted by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Trust to provide care and treatment for the residents of Westgate. The successful candidate may have desirable experience of working with a complex service user group and will have demonstrable experience of effective working with wider agencies and effective delivery of identified interventions. The Westgate Multi-Disciplinary Team are diverse and very much integrated within the prison environment. The successful candidates will be provided with a thorough induction programme and developmental opportunities to enhance their skillset. ## Job Description The post-holder will work as part of the designated locality, providing low intensity psychological interventions to service users with mental health problems. These include a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self-management interventions offered as individual or group interventions. This work will be both face to face and telephone based. The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing, and maximising independence. The post-holder will provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity. The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures ## Responsibilities Please find attached job description for full details. Advertising date : 26th May 2026 Closing date : 9th June 2026 We welcome your application ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualification from a BPS accredited PWP Programme - PWP registration with BPS or BABCP. **Desirable** - Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy. - Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree. ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Ability to conduct thorough assessments and develop appropriate treatment plans based on low-intensity interventions. - Ability to assess risk and develop appropriate risk management plans. - Computer literate - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills - Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients **Desirable** - Skills in the provision of psycho-educational groups ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people with mental health/learning disability difficulties in the designated specialism. - Minimum of six months’ supervised practice in direct clinical care, assessment and low intensity psychological interventions, working within a stepped care framework. - Able to write clear reports and letters. - Knowledge of common mental health/learning disability problems. - Knowledge of low intensity, evidence- based interventions. - Knowledge of the issues surrounding work, meaningful activity, social inclusion, and the impact it can have on mental health **Desirable** - Experience of working with people with who have experienced severe and enduring mental health problems. - Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes - Experience of facilitating psycho-education groups - Ability to manage own caseload and time - An understanding of complex mental health difficulties. - Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 653.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322928) - [employee benefits (pdf, 922.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2167) - [interview guarantee scheme (pdf, 127.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1211) - [tips on how to complete your application (pdf, 171.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1209) - [reference guidelines for applicants - please read (pdf, 20.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1210) ## 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.