Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner: Sponsorship

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) within the NHS East Riding Talking Therapies Service.

You will receive high quality training alongside gaining clinical experience working therapeutically with patients experiencing common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. You will receive the training from Sheffield University once a week to gain a Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Psychological Interventions which allows you to practice as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

The course allows you to gain vital training enabling you to deliver evidence based treatments and understand the importance of client values, culture, and diversity.

We are an Accredited Service with an excellent reputation and an impressive record of meeting the required Talking Therapy National and Local standards;

  • We are a Lead Provider of Talking Therapies services in the East Riding and work closely with our partner providers;
  • Join to be part of our highly motivated and skilled team.

The post-holder will attend the University of Sheffield to gain the qualification; this will allow you to conduct assessments and treatment for referrals into the Service

This post is a 2 stage interview process, successful candidates at the 1st interview will require to attend a second interview with Sheffield University. Successful candidates will be required to start the position at the end of September 2025.

Main duties of the job

The trainee PWP will attend university to learn low intensity interventions while managing a caseload of patients presenting with mild to moderate common mental health problems. Sessions are completed via telephone, face to face, online and digital platforms. The post holder will provide psychoeducation, signpost to relevant services in the area and make referrals into specialist mental health teams. You will attend individual, group clinical and caseload management supervision and have regular managerial supervision and will have the opportunity to be link worker for the Service.

The Service supports people aged 16 + in the community providing a range of recovery focused Talking Therapy interventions for people with mild to moderate common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression via telephone, face to face and/or webcam video. The service provides a stepped care treatment approach.

The post holder will:

  • Manage a caseload of patients with mild to moderate common mental health problems via, telephone, face to face, video/webcam, groups and online CCBT
  • Conduct routine assessments
  • Engage in regular clinical, caseload and managerial supervision (individual and group)
  • Supported to attend dedicated CPD days
  • Attend regular business meetings
  • Support a diverse population across the East Riding.
  • Candidates will be expected to carry out self-directed study outside of their working hours.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Degree level Qualification
  • Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care

Desirable

  • Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree
  • Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
  • Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
  • Demonstrates high standards in written communication
  • Able to write clear reports and letters.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in Primary Care Services
  • Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
  • Ability to manage own caseload and time

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
  • Computer literate
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
  • Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

Desirable

  • Received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice nce) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice

Training

Essential

  • Able to attend university course
  • Able to complete academic components of the course
  • Able to integrate training into practice

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 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
  • Ability to be resilient and maintain own wellbeing
  • Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 09 July 2025

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