Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job Purpose

An exciting opportunity has arisen to train as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within either Lambeth or Croydon Talking Therapies.

Training to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner is a great opportunity for people looking to pursue a career in Psychology.

As a Trainee PWP you will have a mix of service and university days. You will be employed through South London & Maudsley NHS Trust and will be enrolled with our partner, University College London (UCL) where you will undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions.

We are looking to train up to 20 Trainee PWP’s across Lambeth and Croydon services, with the posts starting at the beginning of February 2025.

Applications

To apply you must complete an online application form through UCL and not through NHS Jobs. Any applications submitted through NHS jobs or TRAC will NOT be reviewed.

The application portal will be open via the below link from 10am on Monday 9th September and and will close at 10am on Monday 30th September 2025.

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems PG Cert | Prospective Students Graduate - UCL – University College London

We recommend you read through the UCL Trainee PWP application pack here Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions Postgraduate Certificate | UCL Psychology and Language Sciences - UCL – University College London

You can select your preference to work for Lambeth or Croydon Talking Therapies by listing us as your first choice in your personal statement (see application guide above)

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programmeare fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT  service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme.

PWPs work with people across the adult age range.Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.

The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

You will need to have some experience, in a paid or voluntary capacity with people struggling with their mental health.

You will work with people on the telephone, on digital platforms and face to face. Please note, these are not fully home-based/remote posts, although there will be some remote working including the academic elements of the post.

Interviews will take place in July 2024.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY THROUGH UCL

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems PG Cert | Prospective Students Graduate - UCL – University College London