Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Sunderland Counselling Service
Sunderland, SR1 1QN · SUNDERLAND, SR5 1NB · SUNDERLAND, SR2 0NB
Salary
£32,073
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Sunderland Talking Therapies to appoint a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The position is fu...
In this role you will
- Undertake triage screening assessments and make onward referrals
- Provide a range of low intensity interventions e.g. guided self-help (both telephone, online consultation and face-to-face), psycho-educational courses and computerised CBT
- Have the opportunity to contribute to a number of innovative service improvement projects, champion roles and specialist interest groups
- Liaise with external agencies and services to promote Sunderland Talking Therapies
- Have the opportunity to act as a mentor to trainee PWPs
- Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise skills and knowledge
- Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team and engage in team huddles
The salary for this post is NHS comparable, and the
successful applicant will be employed on Sunderland Counselling Service (SCS)
terms and conditions, working within Sunderland Talking Therapies. The
successful candidate will be entitled to SCS benefits such as access to our
24/7 employee assistance programme to support wellbeing and will be within a
probationary period for 12 months. Sunderland Talking Therapies consists of a
large multidisciplinary team including PWPs, Community Practitioners, High
Intensity Therapies (of multiple modalities) and a counsellor. A Senior
Management Team including Team Managers, Clinical Leads, Senior PWPs, Low
Intensity Service Leads and a Clinical Manager oversee the service and support
staff. Sunderland Talking Therapies also works as a single point of access for
patients entering Talking Therapies or Counselling via Sunderland Counselling
Service, Sunderland Mind and Washington Mind.
Our PWP workforce is a valuable and highly respected element
of the service. The PWP role in our service is varied and will allow you to
gain a wide range of experience and skills.
As a service we are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of
our PWPs through providing opportunities to participate in service development
projects and complete further training e.g. PWP supervisors course, LTC
training and leadership training. We are also committed to enhancing and
maintaining the wellbeing of our PWP workforce.
Sunderland Counselling Service may use AI
detection tools to assess the originality of submitted applications, or it may
be obvious from the way it is written that the application is AI generated.
Applications found or suspected to be generated by AI will be summarily rejected
and will not progress through the recruitment process.
- Regular opportunities for ongoing continuing personal development either through in house training workshops or external training events
- Monthly line management
- Weekly case management supervision
- Fortnightly clinical skills supervision
- Monthly PWP meeting
- 30 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus statutory bank holidays
- This service is an 8-8 service weekdays. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the shifts required to meet patient demand. The current expectation is that all PWPs work 1 evening per week.
Enquires regarding the posts can be made to Jess Fawcett or Liz King (Low Intensity Service Leads) via sunderlandtalkingtherapies@cntw.nhs.uk.
Interviews for this post will likely take place on 23rd September 2026.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High quality and timely clinical note recording (e.g. session notes and care plans) and ability to write reports and letters
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from an accredited PWP Training Course.
- PWP registration with BPS or BABCP or being able and eligible to apply for this immediately once in post.
Desirable
- Psychology or other health and care related undergraduate degree
- Completion of an accredited course relating to working with long-term conditions within Low Intensity therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working effectively as a PWP within a high-pressured setting (primary care or equivalent).
- Experience of managing own PWP clinical caseload.
Desirable
- Evidence of communicating with people from diverse backgrounds and using an interpreter.
- Experience of adapting Low Intensity CBT approaches to work with neurodiversity.
- Experience of adapting Low Intensity CBT approaches to work with individuals with long-term conditions and/or medically unexplained symptoms.
Other requirements
Essential
- Willingness and ability to work clinically on an evening where required by the service.
- Willingness and ability to travel to various locations for patient appointments.
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of NICE guidelines for the treatment of anxiety disorders and depression and experience of applying these in practice.
- Experience of building good working relationships within a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of the managing clinical risk within PWP work.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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