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Wellbeing Team Leader

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Ipswich, IP1 2BU

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

14 September 2026

9 days left

Job description

Due to a recent service expansion, we are able to offer another Team Lead role in the Wellbeing Suffolk Service. This post will be working across Step...

Line Management of staff

Care pathway monitoring - monitoring of waiting lists etc

Balancing workloads

Dealing with HR issues / complaints / concerns

Projects

Working within senior leadership team

Liaising with staff from inside and outside of our service

Patient contact

Wellbeing Suffolk delivers NHS Talking Therapies and is currently benchmarked in the top three NHS Talking Therapies Services in the country with workforce surveys evidencing high morale. The service was recently awarded continuation to deliver the Talking Therapies contract for a further five years, with a potential to extend for a further 5 years. This award builds on existing strengths to deliver the new model launched agreed in September 2024, so, a very exciting time to be joining the service.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

If you have recently been unsuccessful at interview we would encourage you to consider if re-applying is appropriate based on the feedback offered and the timeframe since your last interview.

Interviews are due to be held week commencing 21st September however subject to change. Candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

For more information about our service please visit our website at https://www.wellbeingnands.co.uk

If you are interested in this post, please contact

Katie.Webster@nsft.nhs.uk

Jayne.mullett@nsft.nhs.uk

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • NHS pension
  • a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
  • career progression
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • staff physio service
  • NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)

Qualification

Essential

  • Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Qualification
  • Or Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and BABCP Accredited. Or Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and BACP Accredited. Or Nursing degree or equivalent or Dip OT or Core Profession
  • Or Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and BACP Accredited.
  • Or Nursing degree or equivalent or Dip OT or Core Profession

Desirable

  • ILM certificate in management or equivalent

Experienc e

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a primary care setting.

Skills

Essential

  • Effective analytical, problem solving and decision making skills

Desirable

  • PMA Training

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

1 September 2026

Last checked

3 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

NSF
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

NHS organisation

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