Qualified Psychological Wellbeing PractitionerNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Sunderland Talking Therapies to appoint a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The position is full time hours (37.5 per week) for either a qualified PWP who holds a PWP accreditation or a Trainee PWP who is nearing the end of training due to be ratified, and wants to develop their skills and experience within our team. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

The successful candidate should:

• Have successfully completed an academic course of study in line with the IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and be qualified as a PWP (e.g. PG Cert Low Intensity Psychological Therapies)
• We are also interested in receiving applications from current Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners who are enrolled on a PG Cert in Low Intensity Psychological Therapies and are due to qualify. If you are a current Trainee PWP you would initially be employed at Band 4 and once marks have been ratified by your university examination board, and you have gained PWP registration this would be uplifted to a Band 5.
• Have a current registration with the BABCP or BPS, or be able to immediately apply for this once in post (PWPs will remain at band 4 until registration has been submitted and confirmed).

Main duties of the job

In this role you will:

• Undertake triage screening assessments and make onward referrals
• Provide a range of low intensity interventions e.g. guided self-help (both telephone, online consultation and face-to-face), psycho-educational courses and computerised CBT
• Have the opportunity to contribute to a number of innovative service improvement projects, champion roles and specialist interest groups
• Liaise with external agencies and services to promote Sunderland Talking Therapies
• Have the opportunity to act as a mentor to trainee PWPs
• Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise skills and knowledge
• Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team and engage in team huddles

Job description

The salary for this post is NHS comparable, and the successful applicant will be employed on Sunderland Counselling Service (SCS) terms and conditions, working within Sunderland Talking Therapies. The successful candidate will be entitled to SCS benefits such as access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme to support wellbeing and will be within a probationary period for 12 months. Sunderland Talking Therapies consists of a large multidisciplinary team including PWPs, Community Practitioners, High Intensity Therapies (of multiple modalities) and a counsellor. A Senior Management Team including Team Managers, Clinical Leads, Senior PWPs, Low Intensity Service Leads and a Clinical Manager oversee the service and support staff. Sunderland Talking Therapies also works as a single point of access for patients entering Talking Therapies or Counselling via Sunderland Counselling Service, Sunderland Mind and Washington Mind.

Our PWP workforce is a valuable and highly respected element of the service. The PWP role in our service is varied and will allow you to gain a wide range of experience and skills. As a service we are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our PWPs through providing opportunities to participate in service development projects and complete further training e.g. PWP supervisors course, LTC training and leadership training. We are also committed to enhancing and maintaining the wellbeing of our PWP workforce.

Sunderland Counselling Service may use AI detection tools to assess the originality of submitted applications, or it may be obvious from the way it is written that the application is AI generated. Applications found or suspected to be generated by AI will be summarily rejected and will not progress through the recruitment process.

About us

What we offer:

• Regular opportunities for ongoing continuing personal development either through in house training workshops or external training events
• Monthly line management
• Weekly case management supervision
• Fortnightly clinical skills supervision
• Monthly PWP meeting
• 30 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus statutory bank holidays
• This service is an 8-8 service weekdays. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the shifts required to meet patient demand. The current expectation is that all PWPs work 1 evening per week.

Enquires regarding the posts can be made to Jess Fawcett or Liz King (Low Intensity Service Leads) via [email protected].

Interviews for this post will likely take place on 14th October 2026.