Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner; PWP

Job Summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team at North Tyneside Talking Therapies as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).

North Tyneside Talking Therapies is recognised for its high‑quality therapeutic delivery and our patients experience significant improvements, demonstrated in our performance outcomes. We pride ourselves on adopting a compassionate culture and a collective leadership approach. Our staff are our biggest asset, their dedication is inspiring, and we value and support them greatly.

The service currently operates Monday‑Friday, including one evening shift per week (until 19:30). Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

• Provide high‑volume, low‑intensity psychological interventions as a qualified PWP.
• Deliver a range of low‑intensity CBT‑based self‑management interventions to support a caseload of clients with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
• Deliver evidence‑based psychological interventions in line with the Talking Therapies manual and NICE guidelines to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.
• Commit to continual professional development as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
• Role‑model compassionate and inclusive leadership practices within the service and trust, demonstrating psychological safety and collaboration across teams and organisational boundaries.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. We are leading in innovation and quality – opening a state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients. You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost‑effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available at your doorstep. This is the Northumbria Way – read the applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.

Date posted: 18 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 5

Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number: 319‑7768105IO - A

Hadrian Health Centre, Elton Street East, Wallsend, NE28 8QU

• Qualification from Low Intensity PWP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate in mental health) or equivalent PWP apprenticeship qualification.
• Professional registration with BABCP/BPS – expected to complete within 6 months of appointment.

• IAPT Low Intensity Supervision Qualification.

• Experience of working in the local community.
• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem.

• Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
• Experience of peer‑supervising PWP’s.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Hadrian Health Centre, Elton Street East, Wallsend, NE28 8QU