Job vacancy: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, West London NHS Trust, Hounslow

Job summary

Main area: Hounslow Talking Therapies
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 222-LS-PMS-458

Employer: West London NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hounslow Talking Therapies
Town: Hounslow
Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 per annum inclusive
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/06/2025 23:59

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Band 5

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Completed or near completion of Talking Therapies Low Intensity worker/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner qualification
Registered as a PWP or working towards registration with the BPS/BABCP

Desirable criteria

A second class honours degree or higher in Psychology
Entitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Further post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Talking Therapies LTC Training

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working clinically with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
Ability to demonstrate a range of post-qualification experiences in offering and delivering the range of evidence based Talking Therapies low Intensity interventions such as cCBT, guided self-help and group psycho-education
Experience of working with people who present with risk to themselves
Experience of managing sensitive safeguarding concerns

Desirable criteria

Experience of co-working with staff in other agencies (e.g. health visitors or staff in drug and alcohol services)
Experience of co-working with staff in other agencies (e.g. health visitors or staff in drug and alcohol services) Experience of audit and research

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Knowledge of different models of mental health/mental illness
Knowledge of NHS Policies, procedures and guidelines
Knowledge of working sensitively with diversity (including working with black & minority ethnic groups)
Knowledge of Evidence based practice/clinical governance
Models of assessment (including clinical risk assessment) record keeping and evidence based brief psychological intervention
Knowledge of outcome measures and their use in clinical and audit purposes
High level of communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive
An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context
High standard of report writing
Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively

Desirable criteria

An awareness of severe and enduring mental health presentations (including psychosis, bi-polar)
Ability to carry out a range of evaluation and monitoring techniques
Ability to work effectively with interpreters

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

An ability to work well within a team and foster good working relationships with staff from all disciplines
An ability to develop positive therapeutic relationships with people with mental health difficulties
Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with a busy workload agreed and managed at regular intervals
Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in context of supervision

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Bronze

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Candidate Pack (DOCX, 697.3KB)

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Monisha Juttla
Job title: Step 2 Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Additional information: For more information about our service and what we offer, please visit our website on https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk/our-services/adult/iapt/iapt-hounslow

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: West London NHS Trust
Trust HQ, 1 Armstrong Way
Southall, UB2 4SD
Telephone: 07732824250

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Job summary

Employer heading

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Band 5

Job overview

NHS Talking Therapies Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Band 5* pending confirmation of passing training

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

If you have problems applying, contact

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