Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Talking Therapies Workforce Development Hub.
The Workforce Development Hub is a remote based innovative service that provides workforce recruitment and retention solutions across the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Talking Therapies services.
The post holder will provide clinical supervision to trainee/apprentice and qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners across ten Talking Therapies Services. On occasion, the successful applicant will be expected to attend specific team meetings in person.
The post-holder will work within Central Cheshire NHS Talking Therapies service holding a small caseload to provide, low intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based guided self-help interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.
We expect to complete shortlisting of candidates by 2nd March and the proposed interview date will be 12th March 2026
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide clinical skills supervision / clinical case management supervision to psychological wellbeing practitioners via the Workforce Development Hub service.
There will be opportunities to be involved with service development projects. Current projects include PWP Preceptorship, Apprenticeships development and Step 2 Meta-Supervision.
In addition to clinical supervision delivery, the post holder will work within the Central Cheshire NHS Talking Therapies to provide, low intensity interventions. This will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based guided self-help interventions to clients with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
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Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working with people with common mental health problems
- Able to manage own case load efficiently and achieve agreed activity targets.
- Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualifying experiences in offering and delivering the range of evidence-based Talking Therapies low intensity interventions.
- Experience of and ability to provide mentorship and supervision to qualified and trainee PWP’s
- Consolidated and reflective supervised post-qualifying experience in a community setting.
- Experience of assessing and working with a wide spectrum of mental health issues and working with people with common mental health problems
- Experience of working within the Talking Therapies culture
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with issues relating to Child Protection/vulnerable adult legislation
- Substantial experience of multi-disciplinary teamwork
- Experience of ‘partnership working’
- Evidence of working within a service development role.
Qualifications
Essential
- Talking Therapies Post Graduate Certificate in evidence based psychological Interventions OR
- Post graduate certificate involving mental health in primary care
- BPS/BABCP registration
Desirable
- Talking Therapies qualification in supervision
- Psychology degree
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Knowledge of different models for understanding anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care.
- Understanding of models of Biopsychosocial assessment, referral management, recordkeeping and evidence-based brief psychological interventions.
- Experience of working with clients in a primary care setting
- A good understanding of the Talking Therapies model and service delivery
Desirable
- Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
- Ability to work through interpreters
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This advert is for Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Chester, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £38,682 - £46,580 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Feb 2026.
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