# Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/89ac4bd4-a18b-4bea-8470-99c60edcdf6a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/89ac4bd4-a18b-4bea-8470-99c60edcdf6a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Hatfield - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, between 8am and 8pm as service needs. With two days a week in office - Stevenage.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-17T09:22:11.796Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Stevenage/Hertfordshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner/Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner-v8135055 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8135055?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview About You Are you a qualified PWP looking for a new challenge? Are you keen to demonstrate your passion, enthusiasm and clinical expertise and join a service that supports and invests in you? Then please read on… NHS Talking Therapies in Stevenage needs another PWP to join its brilliant team! You'll work alongside other PWPs and the wider team, supporting service users to access psychological therapies, and receiving regular supervision and support from Clinical Seniors and Line Managers. We are recruiting for a full time post, but will consider applicants who wish to work part time (if this is your preference, please make this clear in your supporting statement). ### Main duties of the job Should I Apply? If you feel you meet the following criteria then we would like to hear from you: - A qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Registered with the BABCP/BPS (or can provide evidence of application) - Significant experience of working with people with mental health difficulties in a healthcare setting - A commitment to inclusive and anti discriminatory practice - Able to work on site in Stevenage at least two days a week and access other areas of Hertfordshire on occasion. Where Would I Be Based? You would be based in Stevenage and would be part of an experienced and supportive team. This post is a hybrid-working role and there would be an expectation for the post holder to attend the office in Stevenage at least twice a week. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Our staff work in a hybrid blend of home and office working. We provide the facilities for all staff to work full time in the office, but if you are able to provide yourself with a safe, suitable and confidential workspace at home, you may also work in a blended pattern. Working from home is enabled making extensive use of Microsoft Teams and Outlook. PWPs in the team offer Low Intensity CBT assessments, groups and treatments, as well as facilitating outreach events in the local community. There is also opportunity to be involved in working groups or champion areas. A full internal CPD program is on offer to all our staff, which runs throughout the year. ## Person Specification ### GENERAL **Essential** - High level of enthusiasm and motivation. - Welcoming / Kind / Positive / Respectful /Professional ### DIVERSITY **Essential** - Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality ### ANALYTICAL SKILLS **Essential** - Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively - Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training - Ability to assess common mental health problems - Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post ### PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem - Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets - 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 - Demonstrates high standards of written communication - Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care - Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health **Desirable** - Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care - Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems ### COMMUNICATION SKILLS **Essential** - Advanced communication skills - Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships - Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including telephone skills - Computer literate ### PHYSICAL SKILLS/EFFORT **Essential** - Car driver with ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving) - Computer skills for entering clinical notes on electronic patient record - Requirement to carry laptop/files between office base and remote working in line with all relevant HPFT policies ### MENTAL/EMOTIONAL EFFORT **Essential** - Ability to work under pressure - Ability to concentrate on clinical work and deliver therapy for most of the working day - Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision - Ability to deal with patients with common mental health problems - Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients, patients and carers ### QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING **Essential** - Talking Therapies (previously IAPT) Graduate OR Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions - PWP registration with BABCP or BPS OR must be eligible and willing to apply ## Documents - [refer a friend (pdf, 160.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2083) - [staff benefits (pdf, 888.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2165) - [guidance on ai usage in job applications (pdf, 55.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2305) - [job description and person specification (docx, 536.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10432944) ## 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.