Job overview

Are you a hardworking, empathetic and caring person?  Do you want to embark in a career in mental health?

If that sounds like you, an exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Gloucestershire Talking Therapies (previously Let’s Talk).
Our ideal candidate for this role is organised and hard working with good communication and people skills.

Our strong emphasis on workforce wellbeing means you will be working in a team that seeks to create a collaborative and compassionate culture focused on delivering an efficient and effective service for the people of Gloucestershire.

We are offering an information webinar on 14th April 2026 at 12pm, if you would like to attend to meet some of our team and ask questions, please email Lead PWP [email protected] for more details and to be sent a link. 

If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to an in-person interview in May at one of our sites in Gloucestershire.  Location to be confirmed.

Please note that this advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received; this often happens within days. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

As a trainee psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP), you will learn skills in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to support people with common mental health problems (such as anxiety and depression).

You will work in our clinical service, whilst undertaking a taught Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI-CBT) delivered by the University of Exeter.  The course will consist of part remote working and part in person attendance at a venue in Bristol (to be confirmed).

Find more information here: Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy PGCert/GradCert | Postgraduate Taught | University of Exeter

Your main responsibilities will be:
- learning theoretical knowledge of CBT and applying this in clinical practice
 - providing treatment to support people with their mental health   
- facilitating psychoeducational courses
- undertaking initial assessments
- providing one to one treatment
- receiving caseload and clinical skills supervision

We predominantly deliver treatment over the telephone and online, with some psychoeducational courses and appointments being offered in person.    

You will also work closely with GP’s and professionals in Primary Care settings to improve access and develop resources aimed at promoting mental health and emotional wellbeing.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.