Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 8PS · GATESHEAD, NE9 7BJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
Do you want to join one of our innovative services which delivers high-quality assessments and treatments to people with common mental health problems...
- Diploma in Health Education or Foundation Degree.
- Willingness to undertake PWP Training (Low Intensity Assessment and Intervention Skills Post Graduate Diploma at Teesside Uni (due to commence January 2027).
- Experience of working to support the mental health needs of adults.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
On completion of the training, you will have:
- A Post Grad Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions.
- Skills in the delivery of relevant therapeutic interventions.
- Comprehensive mental health assessment skills.
Ability to offer advice to a broad range of professionals and work co-operatively to deliver joint interventions with a range of providers.
The post holder(s) will be part of South
Tyneside Lifecycle Service, which incorporates Talking Therapies. They will
work with adults who have a range of common mental health problems in primary
care providing high volume low intensity interventions in a training capacity.
They will use traditional and innovative treatment methods.
The post holder will work with people
with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary
and should be committed to equal opportunities.
To meet targets set nationally and
locally for access, recovery and waiting times in line with trainee PWP
expectations
Once qualified (verification agreed)
the Trainee PWP post will be upgraded to a Band 5
Please add your telephone number to your application form so we can contact you quickly if required.
One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,
and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we
may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with Adults who have experienced a mental health problem
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Evidence of managing own clinical caseload and time
Desirable: - Experience of working in Primary Care Services; -; - Evidence of working in the local community
Qualifications
Essential: - Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
Desirable: - Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree
Skills & Competencies
Essential
- Ability to evaluate and put in practice the skills and knowledge obtained through training
- Good IT skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
- Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Ability to undertake clinical risk assessments
Desirable: - Undertaken risk management training
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in PrimaryCare
- Demonstrates a good knowledge of the remit of Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression
Desirable
- 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
Other Requirements
Essential
- High level of enthusiasm and motivation
- Advanced communication skills
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Ability to use clinical supervision to improve clinical care
- personal development positively and effectively
- Ability to work under pressure and manage thedemands of university and clinical caseload
- Positive 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
Desirable: - Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
6 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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