Job Summary
Are you a qualified or soon to be qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner’s. Then we would like to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in Cheshire West NHS Talking Therapies service, which has a well established supportive Step 2 team. We strive to be a committed, high quality clinical team, providing evidence based interventions to the people of Western Cheshire.
We re seeking a highly motivated Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our valued step 2 team.
Post holders need to be registered with the BABCP or BPS, or working towards registration.
Main duties of the job
Cheshire West NHS Talking Therapies Service has full / part time vacancies for Band 5, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to join our well established, innovative, and highly successful Primary Care – NHS Talking Therapies Service. We pride ourselves on being a supportive, flexible and welcoming team.
We are looking to recruit Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners who are highly motivated to provide excellent, high quality and time limited low intensity psychological interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines to individuals in Western Cheshire.
The successful candidate will join our NHS Talking Therapies Team on a permanent basis. The Team is currently based in the Psychology Department at Bowmere Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester.
The successful candidates will:
- have completed an ‘IAPT’ post graduate certificate in low intensity interventions, qualifying them to work as a Psychological Well-being Practitioner
- provide step 2, NICE compliant interventions using digital platforms, remote technology, telephone and face to face, on an individual and group basis
- have experience of working in an NHS Talking Therapies and/or Primary Care Mental Health Service
- have good knowledge of the NHS Taking Therapies targets the Teams are required to achieve
- will be required to work flexibly to cover the expanding service hours, as required by the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification from PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate or Level 3 undergraduate course) OR equivalent, e.g. Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker with relevant Primary Care experiences and competences as required.
Desirable
- Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree.
- Psychology or other health related postgraduate degree.
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care.
- Excellent presentation skills and the ability to present information to large groups.
- Service promotion skills.
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.
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.
- Evidence of working in the local community.
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.
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: 13 May 2026
