# Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/d767eb25-0c30-4aa6-8e3c-8c4cb2441741 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-wellbeing-practitioner/d767eb25-0c30-4aa6-8e3c-8c4cb2441741.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Chase Building, Chase Farm Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: Hybrid working - remote and on site. - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 day per week is 12 midday to 8pm shift (online), and 2 days on site at a minimum) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T08:20:44.449Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Enfield/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Talking_Therapies_IAPT_Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner/Talking_Therapies_IAPT_Psychological_Wellbeing_Practitioner-v8224274 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8224274?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To apply for this role, you will have successfully completed existing training on a nationally recognised post graduate Talking Therapies (IAPT) low intensity programme. This will include how to improve knowledge on a range of mental health issues, and how to provide a range of brief solution focused interventions for adults who are experiencing mild to moderate emotional difficulties, particularly anxiety and depression. You will be able to access further training and staff development, as well as our robust supervision and governance systems. You will have excellent communication skills and a real interest in and knowledge of working with adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties and psychosocial problems in a primary care setting. Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. This exciting role will involve providing brief evidence based interventions in primary care and supporting mental health promotion initiatives within the community. Under supervision you will deliver Step 2 CBT interventions, including guided self-help, computer aided CBT, group work and signposting. These interventions will be offered from community venues across the borough as well as from the team base and other locations as appropriate. Interventions will be primarily telephone based, but also include some face to face and video sessions as required. ### Main duties of the job - Under supervision, to manage a caseload of clients who have mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression referred and assessed by the GP, other professionals or self-referred. This includes assessments and treatments. - To support and assist patient referral to other services as appropriate. - In collaboration with colleagues and under supervision, to provide a range of evidenced based brief interventions using guided self-help methods - To ensure that work is patient focused, responsive to need and culturally competent and sensitive - To facilitate the development and running of self-help groups, activities and use of self-help material, information and other mental health resources as appropriate - To support general practice staff and community and primary care organisations as appropriate in their management of patients with mental health needs - To attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate. - To engage in health promotion and outreach work directed towards local communities and in particular those groups under represented within the service through community workshops and liaison with community leaders and organisations. We operate a hybrid working policy which means all staff are required to come on site to team bases to offer in person appointments, attend supervision and meetings, and combine this with remote working. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are currently recruiting for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within our Enfield and Barnet Talking Therapies service. ***Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.*** ### 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 ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Work independently and effectively within a team. - Evidence of innovative thinking to meet challenging health needs ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Excellent written and oral communication skills one to one and group situations. - Well organised and willing to learn new computer skills rapidly. - Ability to secure health information from relevant health specialists to inform the process of assessment. **Desirable** - Previous work with computer databases and spreadsheets. ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Experience or understanding of mental health issues - Experience of working in primary care delivering psychological interventions. - Working in a multicultural setting **Desirable** - Working with other agencies statutory and voluntary - Experience and knowledge of needs of local communities - Ability to deliver interventions in languages other than English ### Skills and Qualifications **Essential** - Completion of IAPT postgraduate diploma in low intensity interventions - Degree educated or equivalent - BABCP Accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (or working towards accreditation through submission of relevant portfolio to the BABCP). - Experience or understanding of mental health issues - Excellent written and oral communication skills one to one and group situations. **Desirable** - Working with other agencies statutory and voluntary - Ability to secure health information from relevant health specialists to inform the process of assessment ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 536.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10533324) - [a comprehensive guide for candidates (pdf, 544.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2959) - [psychological wellbeing practitioner (pdf, 616.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10533322) - [psychological wellbeing practitioner (pdf, 680.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10533323) ## 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.