Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: on meeting the requirements of the course and the person specification, the post holder will move to band 5.
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (One late shift per week 12:00-20:00)
- Job ref
- 267-OA7220160
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Abell House / Entrance 1
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner - Oxford
Band 4
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Looking to develop a career in a rewarding, vital service in mental health?
Do you have excellent communication skills and either a Psychology degree or experience working in mental health?
NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies are offering a rewarding career opportunity to join our friendly and innovative team. We always invest in our staff to develop their knowledge and skills in order to provide excellent care to our service users.
If you are someone compassionate, enthusiastic and reflective with a desire to help people, our Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) apprenticeship could be the role for you!
NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies provides evidence-based psychological therapies over the telephone, online or face to face.
The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner apprenticeship is a 12–15-month course, delivered by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Apprenticeship scheme & The Learning & Development Centre. The programme combines both academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and education providers. This enables us to offer a supportive environment with high quality supervision giving you the best opportunity to build your skills.
This role offers a hybrid working pattern, to be discussed further at interview.
Main duties of the job
To train as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, you will:
- Attend the academic teaching days and complete all requirements of the apprenticeship including coursework and assessments.
- The apprenticeship will primarily involve one day per week protected learning time, either in person in the classroom, online learning or self-study, followed by four days working in service putting learning into practice. On occasion you will attend block teaching weeks.
- Training will also involve shadowing your peers, project work, or directed study.
On successful completion of the programme, you will be equipped with the knowledge, experience and skills relevant to continue as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within our service. We continue to offer ongoing training to further develop skills.
The main duties of this role include:
- Successfully completing the apprenticeship
- Carrying out telephone screening assessments and low intensity CBT-based treatment sessions.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Experience of working in a mental health setting or supporting service users in a similar setting will be a key part of what you could bring to the role. You may also have relevant life experience or transferable skills that would enable you to effectively support people with mental health challenges.
Eligibility for apprenticeship programme:
To apply for this role you must ensure that you meet the requirements for the accompanying apprenticeship programme.
The eligibility requirements for the apprenticeship programme are as follows:
- Right to work in the UK.
- Resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. If you are not a UK citizen, all of this 3 year period must not have been for full-time education.
- Level 2 maths & English qualifications (i.e. GCSE grade C or 4 and above, or Functional Skills level 2, or equivalent). Please note: if you do not hold these qualifications, you may be able to undertake these alongside the apprenticeship – this will be reviewed on an individual basis during the recruitment process.
- Minimum level 5 qualification (or evidence of ability and commitment to study at level 6).
- Not undertaking any other courses/programmes during the period of the apprenticeship.
- Have not started an NHS-funded psychological professions training programme within the previous 2 years.
Please note, your eligibility will be checked during the shortlisting process.
You will be emailed with an eligibility checklist which you will need to complete and return, alongside accompanying documentation, within 3 working days so that your eligibility for the apprenticeship can be reviewed.
The interview date is due to be confirmed, but has provisionally been booked in for the w/c 7th July.
We are hosting an information evening on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 3rd June 5pm – 6pm. Please use the link below to join the event where you will have the opportunity to speak to our Lead PWP’s and some of our current trainees to gain more insight into the role.
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3114190894795?p=fLReSeIvaTodMDjRCf
How to Apply:
Complete an online application form and refer to the job description/person specification when completing it. Please ensure you structure your statement by listing and answering the criteria on the personal specification as failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.
Please note, if you do not hold one of the qualifications listed in the Job Description/Person Specification, you must provide evidence, on the basis of prior experience and other educational achievement, that you have the ability to study at level 6 and have the potential to pass all skills-based assessments within the programme.
If shortlisted, you will be invited to a recruitment day. Please be prepared to attend for the whole day on the above date.
Please ensure you read and complete the pre-interview questionnaire attached as a document on this vacancy and get in contact with us if you have any queries.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Education to degree level / ‘Level 5’ qualification / evidence of equivalent experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to manage the academic requirement of PWP training
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good IT skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of direct clinical contact with patients who have experienced a mental health problem such as depression or anxiety disorders.
- Experience of working effectively in a team
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to be self-reflective
Desirable criteria
- Fluent in languages other than English
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able and willing to travel to locations throughout the organisation
- To work flexibly within and outside of office hours
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Balster
- Job title
- Step 2 Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 901222
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Rachel Balster
Job title: Step 2 Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01865 901222
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