Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a full time (37.5 hours per week) Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) on 12 month temporary contract, for the Central Cheshire Talking Therapies service.

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners assess and deliver interventions to people experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues. This training post will involve undertaking a 12 month course of study at Liverpool John Moores University, (Course starts March 2025) whilst working in clinical practice within our service, leading to qualification as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

You will be expected to manage a small caseload while in training whilst supported to develop clinical skills and competences in supervised practice.

On successful completion of the course you will move to a permanent Band 5 post as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

Main duties of the job

You will be trained to use CBT-based low intensity interventions, including guided self-help, psycho-education and computerised CBT, to help people with depression and anxiety.

To join us, you will need to have evidence of study at level 5 or above and have experience of working or volunteering within a health or social care setting.  You will  be highly organised, have drive and initiative and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The recruitment process involves a joint selection process by Cheshire & Wirral Partnership Trust IAPT Services and Liverpool John Moores University.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, 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 Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

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 https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

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.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.