Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

The purpose of this role is to provide assessments and a range of evidence-based treatments to a caseload of patients with mild to moderate symptoms such as worry and low mood whilst attending the University of Southampton to become a Qualified PWP.

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-with-iapt-pwp-status-pgcert

This position is ideal for someone with a passion for helping people who is looking to start a career within NHS Talking Therapies.

You will need to be enthusiastic about supporting people with empathy and have a strong understanding of mental health. We especially value those with personal experience of mental health conditions, such as anxiety or depression.

We are looking for someone who has:

Experience supporting people with low mood or anxiety, in a professional or voluntary environment.

Knowledge of the NHS Talking Therapies services and the stepped care model.

Ability to self-reflect and respond well to feedback to learn and develop skills.

We welcome applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

There are vacancies with the following Talking Therapies services - Southampton (full time only central Southampton) and Hampshire (full time or part time Basingstoke, Gosport and Eastleigh)

Please note that we may close vacancies before the advertised closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

Main duties of the job

Attend university and meet the requirements to qualify as a PWP.

Undertake patient-centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and make an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.

Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.

Manage and convey information which may be of a sensitive and / or distressing nature.

Assess clinical risk and refer to specialist mental health services as indicated autonomously if assessed as urgent, or in collaboration with the caseload manager if the risk is assessed as low but the client's needs are beyond that of brief psychological interventions. This will involve writing and sending the referral.

Assess and support people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.

Discuss patient care with external services through meetings, emails and phone calls.

To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.

Gathering patient feedback through patient experience questionnaire (PEQs).

Respond to and implement supervision guidance by supervisors in clinical practice.

Post holder will be responsible for maintaining continual professional development.

Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

• Date posted: 02 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year Based on full time hours, pro rata for part time
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 348-MNH-11393
• Job locations: New Kings Court, Tollgate, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, SO53 3LG, United Kingdom, 1st Floor Frobisher House, Nelson Gate, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 1GX, United Kingdom, Basepoint Gosport, Aerodrome Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0FQ, United Kingdom, Basepoint Basingstoke, Unit 23, Stroudley Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8UP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.