Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Are you interested in providing evidence-based treatment with individuals with common mental health problems? Are you looking for a new challenge and to undertake Post Graduate Training?, Both trainee and qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners play a critical role in helping shape the future direction of the service by delivering high quality evidence-based interventions. The role is a deliberately varied one which has a balance between undertaking initial assessments and holding a clinical caseload. All PWP's are involved in delivering Guided Self Help, Psycho-education Courses and Computerised programmes. You will receive regular caseload supervision and trainee specific clinical skills supervision groups.

The opportunity has arisen for us to recruit one enthusiastic and committed Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Trainee PWPs) to join our expanding North Yorkshire NHS Talking Therapies Service (previously known as IAPT prior to the national rebranding)., We are keen to hear from enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are focused on providing patient centered care of the highest quality.

In this role, you will provide Low Intensity interventions whilst undertaking the PG Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions delivered by Sheffield University which commences in October 2026. This training post will equip you to provide Step 2 Guided Self Help Low Intensity Interventions to clients with a range of common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression in primary care, for which CBT interventions are demonstrated to be clinically effective.

North Yorkshire NHS Talking Therapies service is well known for its innovative approaches to working with perinatal women, Vulnerable Veterans, older adults and our commitment to staff wellbeing. We currently have champion work currently occupied by our Step 2 workforce. The service also has a strong commitment to in house and external CPD and places high importance on clinical and caseload management supervision to support you in developing your career., Upon completion of the course, there is potential to being promoted to a qualified Psychological Wellbeing position on a permanent contract (subject to successful completion of the course and any relevant factors at the time).