# Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/c2581f23-d5a3-4021-a7ae-d587a8d8058c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/c2581f23-d5a3-4021-a7ae-d587a8d8058c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Location:** Hounslow Talking Therapies - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T13:30:39.520Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hounslow/West_London_NHS_Trust/Hounslow_Talking_Therapies/Hounslow_Talking_Therapies-v8225009 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are an established and friendly service looking for an enthusiastic PWP seeking variety, new experiences and autonomy. Clinical caseload for a full time PWP: 7 x assessments, 19 x treatments. Job plan will also include screening referrals. We invest in staff with: - A healthy work-life balance, including a hybrid working week. - Reflective practice, excellent case management and clinical skills supervision. - 5 days allocated to CPD with a comprehensive program to choose from. - The chance to develop clinical and managerial skills (e.g. opportunities for involvement in champion roles, service improvement projects, LTC training and supervisor opportunities). Regular line management and support from our dedicated wellbeing team ### Main duties of the job - You will support the psychological care of clients accessing the service. Clinical duties include: -screening referrals -assessing clients to determine their needs and suitability -offering a range of treatment options (e.g. GSH and groups) -clinical administration -liaising with healthcare providers to support onward referrals. - You will work with clients through a variety of means (telephone, online and face to face) - Opportunities to hold a champion and supervisor role (one-year post qualification) - You will support people from different cultural backgrounds, ages and use interpreters as needed. You will be passionate about providing equal opportunities. - You will work autonomously, following a plan agreed in line management and in accordance with service policies and procedures. - We are committed to supporting you with regular CPD, supervision, daily debrief/duty and weekly safeguarding debriefs. - You will be based in The Isleworth Centre (team base) and other sites in the London Borough of Hounslow at least two days per week. - You will work at least one late shift (12– 8pm, Mon- Thurs). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working clinically with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities - Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualification experiences in offering and delivering the range of evidence based Talking Therapies low Intensity interventions such as cCBT, guided self-help and group psycho-education - Experience of working with people who present with risk to themselves - Experience of managing sensitive safeguarding concerns **Desirable** - Experience of co-working with staff in other agencies (e.g. health visitors or staff in drug and alcohol services) - Experience of co-working with staff in other agencies (e.g. health visitors or staff in drug and alcohol services) Experience of audit and research ### Qualifications **Essential** - Completed or near completion of Talking Therapies Low Intensity worker/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification - Registered as a PWP or working towards registration with the BPS/BABCP **Desirable** - A second class honours degree or higher in Psychology - Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society - Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis - Talking Therapies LTC Training ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - An ability to work well within a team and foster good working relationships with staff from all disciplines - An ability to develop positive therapeutic relationships with people with mental health difficulties - Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with a busy workload agreed and managed at regular intervals - Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in context of supervision ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness - Knowledge of NHS Policies, procedures and guidelines - Knowledge of working sensitively with diversity (including working with black & minority ethnic groups) - Knowledge of Evidence based practice/clinical governance - Models of assessment (including clinical risk assessment) record keeping and evidence based brief psychological intervention - Knowledge of outcome measures and their use in clinical and audit purposes - High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive - An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context - High standard of report writing - Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively **Desirable** - An awareness of severe and enduring mental health presentations (including psychosis, bi-polar) - Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques - Ability to work effectively with interpreters ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 968.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534136) - [oh requirements (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3067) ## 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.