Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 25-Mar-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 25-Mar-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Various community bases
- Address
- South Shore Primary Care Centre, Lytham Road
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY4 1TJ
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: Required to work a small proportion of working hours outside 9-5
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Required to work 10% of hours outside of 9-5)
Salary
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- NHS Talking Therapies
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an innovative and dynamic Talking Therapies service? Are you an experienced BABCP registered Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) who is passionate about providing high quality evidence-based psychological therapy to people with common mental health problems?
The successful candidate will have completed either a Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) PWP course or an equivalent Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Mental Health Care, and have experience of working in a Primary Care setting, preferably a Talking Therapies service. The successful candidate(s) should also have completed an approved NHSE Long Term Conditions Low Intensity training course or be willing to undertake this when in post. The successful candidate must also hold Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner registration with BABCP.
This is an exciting time for NHS Blackpool Talking Therapies. We’re continually improving our service and looking at innovative ways of delivering therapy and increasing access. The service is focused on delivering high quality therapy, You’ll have the opportunity to be part of a fantastic team of staff who are genuinely committed to improving the lives of our service users. The team includes CBT therapists, Counsellors and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, providing psychological assessment and brief therapies to people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
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The successful candidate will work within the NHS Blackpool Talking Therapies service providing low intensity interventions to clients with mild to moderate common mental health problems. This will involve undertaking assessments, delivering step 2 evidence based treatment interventions with clients face to face, via telephone, or video link, the development and delivery of step 2 groups, and engaging in regular clinical and case management supervision. Working from a range of community bases and effectively managing a caseload of clients.
Working for our organisation
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake patient-centred assessments which identifies areas where the person wishes to see change and or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
To make decisions on suitability for Talking Therapies adhering to the department’s referral protocols, refers unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or steps-up the person’s treatment to high intensity psychological therapy.
To adhere to an agreed activity contact target relating to the overall number of client contacts and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
To make detailed clinical notes and complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
To utilise outcome measures with clients in every clinical contact.
To engage in regular case management and clinical supervision.
To participate in the planning and facilitation of groups as and when required by the service.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Qualification from Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate ) OR equivalent e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker (Qualification in Post Grad Primary Care Mental Health) with relevant Primary Care experiences.
Desirable criteria
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
- Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services, such as a Talking Therapies service.
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working in the local community
SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Computer literate
- Excellent verbal communication skills, including telephone skills
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
- Ability to be self reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization
Desirable criteria
- Fluent in languages other than English
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Salah
- Job title
- Deputy Manager Step 2 Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 955577
- Additional information
Cheryl Nicholls
[email protected]
01253 955577
Service Manager
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