# Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - 9 Month Maternity Cover > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-psychological-wellbeing-practitioner-9-month-maternity-cover/b6cfbddf-02f9-4ed2-bcef-4e8ddb9e2194 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-psychological-wellbeing-practitioner-9-month-maternity-cover/b6cfbddf-02f9-4ed2-bcef-4e8ddb9e2194.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bedford - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed Term Contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Work in base/clinic 2 days a week and one late shift (12-8pm, Monday or Thursday) once a week) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-07T11:30:32.534Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Bedford/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Allied_Healthcare/Allied_Healthcare-v8161343 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a 9 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. This role offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic, evolving Talking Therapies service. The post holder will contribute to the development of the low intensity clinical service provision within Bedfordshire Talking Therapies. The role represents an opportunity for experienced Low Intensity workers who are committed to this model to move to develop their careers and gain clinical and line management experience. The post-holder will be required to hold a qualification (Post grad dip/cert) in Low intensity CBT with relevant registration with BABCP or BPS. Given the line management and supervision components to the post, the post holder will be expected to have at least 1 years post qualification experience, are enthusiastic and are excited by the development of low intensity services. They will be excited to share their interest and passion, and to develop these qualities and skills in others. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will work with adults with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and may be called upon to work in various community settings (including GP surgeries and other, 3rd sector, settings) and psychological treatment centres. The post holder will line manage and case manage IAPT Low intensity workers, as well as facilitating clinical skills supervision and working on a project, under the direction of the Step 2 Team Lead. The post holder will be expected to attend a minimum of two days a week in one of our bases. The rest of the working week will be completed working from home. You will also be expected to work one late per week (service opening hours are Monday and Thursday 9am to 8am, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am to 5pm) ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The main responsibilities of a Senior PWP are: - To hold a small case load of Guided-Self Help patients and assessments - To provide case management supervision to qualified and training PWPs - To facilitate clinical skills supervision to qualified or training PWPs - To have line management responsibilities to qualified or training PWPs - To work on a project alongside the Step 2 Team Lead - To support the Step 2 Team ### 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** - At least one year post qualification experience working as a PWP within a Talking Therapies service **Desirable** - Experience in offering case management or clinical skills supervision to PWPs or Trainee PWPs ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships - Local knowledge of Bedfordshire ### Qualification / Training **Essential** - Talking Therapies Low Intensity Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification - BABCP/BPS PWP Registration **Desirable** - PWP Supervision Training ## Documents - [jsps spwp (pdf, 290.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10462174) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) ## 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.