Job summary
- Main area
- Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term for 1 year)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 342-WTS092-0626
- Employer
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Green Lane Hospital, Devizes or Fountain Way Hospital, Salisbury
- Town
- Devizes or Salisbury
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) - Devizes/Salisbury
Band 5
Job overview
Applicants will need to have a Talking Therapies Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) qualification for this role. Applicants without a PWP qualification will not be considered.
Please note, we are currently operating a hybrid working approach incorporating remote working and working face-to-face, from the community and our bases in Devizes or Salisbury. Applicants will be expected to travel to at least one of these areas as required.
The Wiltshire Talking Therapies Service is a community based primary care psychology service working with our GP partners to provide low and high intensity therapy.
Our PWPs offer appointments to service users from our bases in Devizes and Salisbury, and also from within GP surgeries and remotely from home. Appointments are mainly by telephone or video call with some face to face appointments being offered. Our integrated working supports close clinical contacts and a team based working environment with other health professionals.
We are a friendly and supportive team with a strong focus on staff wellbeing.
The Talking Therapies Service supports flexible working, part time and extended hours which fit in with a modern health care system.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for qualified PWPs who wish to continue developing their existing skills and progress with us to provide an outstanding specialist healthcare service treating common mental health problems to our service users.
Our focus is on high quality assessment and treatments which are carefully planned to offer a structured clinical day. Clinical skills supervision, case management and line management are offered in line with Talking Therapies guidelines with extra duty support available as needed.
We also offer the opportunity for staff to get involved in specialist areas of interest as a “champion”. Current topics covered include support for younger people, equality, diversity & inclusion, service user involvement, wellbeing, and several others.
Working for our organisation
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
To deliver a minimum of 20 hours a week (pro rata for part time) to direct clinical work.
To provide a stepped care, primary care psychology service, under supervision, to patients.
To plan, organise and teach psycho-educational courses covering a wide range of psychological knowledge and skills, which may include some out of hours working.
To make follow up phone calls to patients.
To maintain and forge community links as directed by the Head of Service or deputy, according to the needs of the service.
To develop and maintain a resources bank for the use of the whole team.
To maintain involvement with ICB and Wiltshire Council on mental health promotion initiatives.
Professional:
To participate in the Talking Therapies Service business and professional meetings as required.
To be aware of and comply with all policies, procedures and directives of the Department, Service and Trust.
To maintain and further develop high standards of psychology practice through cooperative work with other practitioners and psychologists and involvement in professional audit.
To comply with British Psychology Society, or other appropriate professional body’s code of conduct as well as procedures and government legislation as it applies to the service.
Clinical Governance:
To support the development and implementation of effective Clinical Governance across the Talking Therapies Service.
To support and participate in multidisciplinary audit in the service.
To promote the use of effective interventions in the service.
To participate in Clinical Governance processes in the service and in the profession.
General:
To participate in liaison meetings with GPs and other members of the Primary Care Health Teams as appropriate.
To attend service meetings.
To meet with the link worker from the primary care liaison service (PCLMS) as appropriate.
To participate in audit and personal review activity as required.
To enter data on surgery computer and IAPTUS data systems.
To undertake mandatory and in-house training and undertake such other training as might be required to maintain an appropriate level of expertise.
To participate in individual and peer supervision, both process and case management.
To participate in the research activities of the service, where required.
To contribute to the running and development of the service as agreed with the Head of Service.
Key Working Relationships:
Staff in BSW Talking Therapies Service. GPs and primary care teams. Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS). Recovery teams. Community and Council teams. Third sector organisations.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualification as a PWP (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner) or eligible for accreditation with the BPS/BABCP as a PWP or eligible for accreditation as a CBT therapist with the BABCP and registration with the relevant professional body
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with adults who have experienced a mental health problem
- Experience in stepped care approaches.
- Understanding of risk management / safety planning
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with voluntary agencies, and local community services.
- Experience working with diversity and knowledge of adaptations
- Experience facilitating groups
- Experience with computerised CBT packages
Skills
Essential criteria
- High standard of verbal and written communication
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Experience using computer packages for remote working
- Ability to work in a hybrid working environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Partner
- Job title
- Senior PWP Wilts Talking Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01380 731335
- Additional information
Fiona Wheeler, Senior PWP
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