Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Hi, my name is Elena Halton, and I am one of the Team Managers here in the NHS Kirklees Talking Therapies Team.

We are excited to welcome applications for Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (TPWP) to work across Kirklees in the NHS Kirklees Talking Therapies Team (NHS TT).

This is an ideal opportunity for candidates who have an interest in working with common mental health problems in an NHS TT setting (Primary Care Mental Health). You will be expected to attend university for one to two days a week (following an introductory week) and carry out a clinical role during the remainder of the week. You will have assignments to complete in your own time in line with the expectations of a post graduate training course.

We work agilely within the service so you will attend clinics in Kirklees and you would also need to have a confidential and private workspace at home. You will need to demonstrate an understanding of anxiety and depression and how these can present in primary care., Our team provide NICE compliant psychotherapy incorporating CBT, Counselling and Guided Self Help to clients in primary care across Kirklees. This is an 8-8 service Monday to Friday, and we offer sessions either by Microsoft Teams, telephone or face to face. You will be required to work at least one later shift a week.

We hold clinics both in Trust premises as well as in primary care settings across the area to ensure that we are, as much as possible, nearby for the people that use the service.

We treat clients with common mental health problems such as depression or anxiety and consistently achieve our recovery target of 50%, for us this is important because it means we are making a difference to peoples lives.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

The training post will commence on a Band 4 pay scale and on successful completion of this certificate, in a 12 month period, you will continue your employment in our service as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner on a band 5 pay scale.

All our trainees receive the recommended amount of clinical supervision and case management supervision in accordance with the national guidance., You will be required to begin the Postgraduate Certificate in October 2026. You will be expected to start in service on 05/10/26.

Due to amount of interest in this position the vacancy may close early.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.