Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The closing date is 13 June 2025

Job summary

Do you want to be part of developing a new integrative service for people living with long-term health conditions? Then come and join the team NHFT Talking Therapies - Health, the new branch of our Talking Therapies service. You will be working alongside like-minded colleagues and creating links with physical health staff and local communities.

We are looking for psychologists, CBT therapists and PWP's to join us. There will be opportunities to work creatively and to network and collaborate across Northamptonshire's physical health clinics and community services. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who are committed to their own development and to building an holistic service for people living with long-term conditions. You will be offered support, supervision, and training to develop. We are aiming to create a diverse that represents the diversity of the community and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

Main duties of the job

This post Band 6 Senior PWP NHS Northamptonshire Talking Therapies - Health (LTC)

  • Supporting staff to deliver Step 2 interventions within the Talking Therapies service
  • Providing high quality supervision, support and a focus on wellbeing for staff providing low intensity interventions within the service.
  • Offer expert clinical support and guidance to Step 2 staff
  • To have overall clinical responsibility for the delivery of Step 2 interventions
  • To ensure National Talking Therapies standards are met
  • To contribute to learning and development of step 2 low intensity workers and physical health professionals in mental health as it relates to long term health conditions.
  • To provide some clinical intervention at step 2 for people with long term health conditions and comorbid common mental health problems.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

270-TG081-MH-A

Job locations

Lotus House

Campbell Square

Northamptonshire

NN1 3EB


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • PG Cert LI Interventions

Desirable

  • Low intensity Supervisors course
  • Risk training

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 6 months post PWP qualification experience

Desirable

  • 12 months + post PWP qualification experience
  • Experience of a Supervisory role or of supervising others.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • PG Cert LI Interventions

Desirable

  • Low intensity Supervisors course
  • Risk training

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 6 months post PWP qualification experience

Desirable

  • 12 months + post PWP qualification experience
  • Experience of a Supervisory role or of supervising others.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Lotus House

Campbell Square

Northamptonshire

NN1 3EB


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Lotus House

Campbell Square

Northamptonshire

NN1 3EB


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Lucy Russell

lucy.russell@nhft.nhs.uk

07727277178

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

270-TG081-MH-A

Job locations

Lotus House

Campbell Square

Northamptonshire

NN1 3EB


Supporting documents

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