Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 31 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 Per Annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Wallsend, NE28 8QU |
| Cwmni: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7323915/319-7323915KD |
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A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team at North Tyneside Talking Therapies as a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).
North Tyneside Talking Therapies is recognised for its high-quality therapeutic delivery and our patients experience significant improvements which is demonstrated in our performance outcomes. We pride ourselves on adopting a compassionate culture and have collective leadership approach. Our staff are our biggest asset, their dedication is inspiring, and we value and support them greatly.
North Tyneside Talking Therapies service currently operates Monday- Friday covering some evening work.
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week.
x2 posts available
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
As a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), you will engage in academic study and work-based practice to deliver high quality evidence-based psychological interventions for people with common mental health difficulties (depression and anxiety disorders). Interventions can be delivered via face to face, telephone and video consultations, both on an individual basis and in group formats. The role is a deliberately varied one which has a balance between undertaking assessments and holding a clinical caseload. All our PWP’s are involved in delivering Guided Self Help, Psychoeducation Courses and Computerised programmes. You will be expected to balance the demands of academic study alongside clinical with full support from the service and education provider through thorough and robust clinical supervision, peer and managerial support.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
• This is a training role within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Service.
The post-holder will work within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service providing high volume low intensity psychological interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role.
• The training post will equip the post holder to provide a range of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self management interventions to assist clients who experience mild to moderate
symptoms of anxiety and depression. The post holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the national low intensity curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.
• Completion of all academic requirements of the role
• The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, will respect diversity, and will be committed to equal opportunities. The post holder will recognise the importance of peoples rights, and act in accordance with legislation, polices and procedures.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries
• Annex 21
The provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 21 – Arrangements for Pay and Banding of Trainees, would apply whilst undertaking training in this role.
Length of training: x years
Period of Training
Pay
More than 3 years from completion of training
60% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than 2 but less than 3 years prior to completion of training
65% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than one but less than 2 years prior to completion of training
70% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
Up to 12 months to completion of training
75% of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate
For further information on Annex 21, please see:
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-21-to-25/annex-21-arrangements-for-pay-and-banding-of-trainees
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Aug 2025
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team at North Tyneside Talking Therapies as a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).
North Tyneside Talking Therapies is recognised for its high-quality therapeutic delivery and our patients experience significant improvements which is demonstrated in our performance outcomes. We pride ourselves on adopting a compassionate culture and have collective leadership approach. Our staff are our biggest asset, their dedication is inspiring, and we value and support them greatly.
North Tyneside Talking Therapies service currently operates Monday- Friday covering some evening work.
Full Time - 37.5 hours per week.
x2 posts available
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
As a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP), you will engage in academic study and work-based practice to deliver high quality evidence-based psychological interventions for people with common mental health difficulties (depression and anxiety disorders). Interventions can be delivered via face to face, telephone and video consultations, both on an individual basis and in group formats. The role is a deliberately varied one which has a balance between undertaking assessments and holding a clinical caseload. All our PWP’s are involved in delivering Guided Self Help, Psychoeducation Courses and Computerised programmes. You will be expected to balance the demands of academic study alongside clinical with full support from the service and education provider through thorough and robust clinical supervision, peer and managerial support.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
• This is a training role within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Service.
The post-holder will work within the North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service providing high volume low intensity psychological interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role.
• The training post will equip the post holder to provide a range of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self management interventions to assist clients who experience mild to moderate
symptoms of anxiety and depression. The post holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the national low intensity curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.
• Completion of all academic requirements of the role
• The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, will respect diversity, and will be committed to equal opportunities. The post holder will recognise the importance of peoples rights, and act in accordance with legislation, polices and procedures.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries
• Annex 21
The provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 21 – Arrangements for Pay and Banding of Trainees, would apply whilst undertaking training in this role.
Length of training: x years
Period of Training
Pay
More than 3 years from completion of training
60% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than 2 but less than 3 years prior to completion of training
65% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
More than one but less than 2 years prior to completion of training
70% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate
Up to 12 months to completion of training
75% of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate
For further information on Annex 21, please see:
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-21-to-25/annex-21-arrangements-for-pay-and-banding-of-trainees
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Aug 2025