Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	17 October 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£28,860 - £31,671 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	16 November 2025
Location:	Reading, RG6 6BZ
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7557842/371-MHS893

Summary

Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners – applications are now open.Come and join our friendly team at locations across Berkshire - (Newbury, Reading, Wokingham, WAM (Windsor, Ascot, Maidenhead), Bracknell and Slough).

As a Trainee PWP, your working week will be made up of a mix of University teaching days and in service clinical days. University days take place in person and via online teaching (please note this is subject to change and is at the discretion of the University of Reading). 

In service, in line with the national guidance, we will expect you to be working in the office to enhance your learning and training opportunities. 

You’ll be primarily based at one of our 6 offices (as per the above locations) but please note where required, you will be expected to efficiently travel to other offices/locations across Berkshire.

After successful completion of your Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification, you will be required to apply for your PWP Registration through either the BPS or BABCP.  
• Salary of £27,485 per annum (some areas will also include HCAS)

Some of the benefits of joining our team:
• One of the only Talking Therapies services to offer a preceptorship programme for career progression.
• A leading service on digital therapy.
• Yearly training opportunities once qualified - for example working with long term physical health conditions.
• You will be based as an employee within Berkshire Talking Therapies whilst attending Reading University, with a mixture of teaching days andservice days.

• You willbe requiredto undertake and pass theTalking TherapiesPWP training,provided through the University of Reading and achieve the Postgraduate/Graduate Certificate in Evidence based Psychological Treatmentsas part of this role.

• Providing high volume,low intensity interventions using cognitive behavioural therapy for mild to moderate anxiety and depression

• Opportunities to support those with long termphysicalhealth conditions and those with employment issues,alongside our fantastic employment support team.

• On successful completion of the programme, you will be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviours relevant to employment as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within Talking Therapies.


Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites



The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
• Evidence of vocational training or further study (level 5 upwards).
• Experience working with adults with mental health difficulties.
• Willing to work one 12-8pm shift per week (the rest either 8-4pm or 9-5pm, no late shifts on Fridays).
• Willing to work in the office and able to travel to other locations as needed.

We also welcome those who can offer therapy in other languages, although this is not essential for this role.

If you recognise yourself in these requirements, we recommend you apply today, and we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Please note, if you submit a successful application, you will be expected to be available on the 24th, 25th and 27th November 2025.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

For questions about this role please contact our friendly team by email: BHFTTTTraineePWPQueries@berkshire.nhs.uk

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.


This advert closes on Sunday 26 Oct 2025

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