Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and skilled individual who will complement the Hereford talking therapies team and work alongside our current Senior PWP and the Step 2 Lead. The post holder will be able to lead clinical skill groups and offer case managerial supervision to our Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners and Trainees. They will also need to have good knowledge and understanding of Low Intensity Psychological Interventions and hold the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification.
You will be expected to work within the leadership team. This will include assessing suitability for psychological treatments within the service. You will also be expected to deliver low intensity CBT based treatments for depression and anxiety disorders. Our modalities of treatments include digital therapy using Silvercloud, psychoeducation disorder specific courses and one to one guided self help via face to face, digital and telephone.
You will be required to hold PWP registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) or The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
The hours for this role are 37.5 hours per week with a blended delivery of working in the office and remote working from home in a confidential space. There will need to be some flexibility to suit needs of the service. We have one post available in our Hereford Team and you will work alongside another Senior PWP within our team.
Main duties of the job
The Senior PWP will support the PWPs and Trainees to learn and develop their skills around assessing patients suitability for the service and treating patients using step 2 interventions based on the principles of CBT for mild to moderate depression and anxiety disorders. Intervention are delivered via a combination of telephone, digital, psychoeducational courses and one-to-one.
The Senior PWP will offer weekly case management supervision and monthly clinical skills group supervision alongside our current Senior PWP. You will also be responsible for guiding and mentoring the Trainee PWPs throughout their university course.
As a Senior PWP you will be responsible to work alongside our Senior PWP and the Step 2 Lead within the Hereford locality as well as the wider service and leadership team.
As part of your role, you will also be supporting the team with treatment allocations, clinical decision making, training needs, as well as supporting with clinical activity development work and lots more exciting tasks.
Your focus will be on providing excellent patient care and treatment supported of cutting-edge Low Intensity Psychological Interventions within primary care mental health. You will support the delivery of training, education and close partnership working, maintaining effective communications with both internal and external partners.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
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Details
- Date posted: 13 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: C9798-2442
- Job locations: Hereford Talking Therapies, Benet Building, Ruckhall Lane, Belmont, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 9RP, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Talking Therapies is a dynamic talking therapies service that strives for balance between meeting locally commissioned targets, clinical effectiveness, and patient-centred care.
The Senior PWP role is designed for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners who would like to progress into supervising and leadership. You will need experience of working as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in a talking therapy service with adults with mental health problems or difficulties. Holding supervisory qualification or working towards this is essential.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues surrounding employment and the impact it can have on mental health/benefits and employment systems.
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems.
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post and an understanding of the stepped care model.
- Knowledge of child and adult safeguarding issues and relevant legislation
- Knowledge of mental health disorders that present in both primary care and secondary care
- Knowledge of current mental health NHS policies/ procedures /legislation/ guidelines/practices/trends/ developments
- Knowledge of how mental health services can contribute to individuals recovery
- Knowledge of diversity and equality issues
- Knowledge of supervision models used for step 2
- Knowledge of outcome measures and their use for clinical and audit purposes
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in primary care mental health services
- Demonstrable experience of working in a CBT service for clients with mild to moderate mental health problems
- Previously worked in a service where agreed targets are in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Evidence of working with patients who have experienced anxiety and depression within a primary care setting
- Significant experience (2 years or more) of successfully treating a range of presenting problems with low intensity psychological interventions (e.g., depression, panic, GAD, sleep, specific phobias)
- Significant experience in screening and assessing clients for Talking Therapies service
- Experience in delivery of psychoeducational short courses, digital therapy, telephone guided self-help, one to one therapy, and signposting to third party agencies and other community services
- Experience of accurate and detailed assessment and management of risk, through telephone and face to face communications
- Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication
- Experience of delivery of Talking Therapies step 2 supervision to others
- Experience of managing a caseload of high-volume patients
- Experience of working with risk and managing this
- Experience of partnership and multidisciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Evidence of working in the local community.
- Experience of service promotion with regards to Talking Therapy appropriate therapies.
- Experience of delivering training.
- Experience of delivering a service to clients where there are child protection arrangements in place.
- Experience of working with clients with long term health conditions
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Post Graduate low intensity psychological interventions (PWP adult training) or equivalent.
- Qualification in supervision of PWPs (PWP adult training).
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Evidence of further training in psychological interventions and therapy.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Ability to write clear reports and letters to refer patients
- Computer literate
- Excellent communication skills, including telephone skills
- Ability to deliver and present short courses for patients and presentations for promotional work within the wider community
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Ability to be a clinical leader and motivate and mentor others
- Able to work collaboratively as part of the clinical leadership team
- Able to complete clinical risk assessments and guide others with clinical decision making on risk
- Ability to be self-reflective
- Ability to use clinical supervision positively and effectively, when presenting own cases and when delivering supervision
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work cross-culturally
- Ability to work through interpreters
- Ability to liaise and network with a wide range of organisations and other professionals
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to use outcome measures for both clinical and audit purposes
Desirable
- Familiar with electronic systems, IAPTUS, RIO, ESR
- Fluent in a language other than English
- Ability to negotiate and influence others
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Willingness to undertake Continuing Professional Development.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role.
- Positive and flexible attitude to work.
- Be willing to work outside normal office hours as the service demands.
- Travel from base to base and for training.
- Working in office base as well as some remote working.
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