Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

The closing date is 30 October 2025

Job summary

Are you a hardworking, empathetic and caring person? Do you want to embark in a career in mental health?If that sounds like you, an exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Gloucestershire Talking Therapies (previously Let's Talk).Our ideal candidate for this role is organised and hard working with good communication and people skills. Our strong emphasis on workforce wellbeing means you will be working in a team that seeks to create a collaborative and compassionate culture focused on delivering an efficient and effective service for the people of Gloucestershire.We are offering an information webinar on 29th October at 12:30. If you would like to attend to meet some of our team and ask questions, please email Lead PWP Phoebe.Harding@ghc.nhs.uk for more details and to be sent a link. If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to an in-person interview on 11th, 12th or 14th November at one of our sites in Gloucestershire. Location to be confirmed. You must be able to start on 2nd March 2026 at the latest to complete our corporate induction before commencing the PWP training course on Tuesday 10th March 2026. Please note that this advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received; this often happens within days. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

As a trainee psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP), you will learn skills in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to support people with common mental health problems (such as anxiety and depression).You will work in our clinical service, whilst undertaking a taught Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LI-CBT) delivered by the University of Exeter. The course will consist of part remote working and part in person attendance at a venue in Bristol (to be confirmed).

Find more information here: Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy PGCert/GradCert | Postgraduate Taught | University of Exeter

Your main responsibilities will be:- learning theoretical knowledge of CBT and applying this in clinical practice - providing treatment to support people with their mental health - facilitating psychoeducational courses- undertaking initial assessments- providing one to one treatment- receiving caseload and clinical skills supervision

We predominantly deliver treatment over the telephone and online, with some psychoeducational courses and appointments being offered in person. You will also work closely with GP's and professionals in Primary Care settings to improve access and develop resources aimed at promoting mental health and emotional wellbeing.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-25-880

Job locations

Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a subject enabling the post holder to demonstrate psychological mindedness e.g. psychology, social sciences or health OR Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level / Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 5

Desirable

Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.
Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice

Other

Essential

Full driving licence with use of own transport for business purposes

Desirable

Fluent in languages other than English

Experience

Essential

Significant evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care

Desirable

Experience of working in Primary Care Services
Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.

Personal skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone skills
Computer literate
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people across situations
Applicants should show evidence of an openness to learning new knowledge and skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent in a subject enabling the post holder to demonstrate psychological mindedness e.g. psychology, social sciences or health OR Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level / Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 5

Desirable

Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.
Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice

Other

Essential

Full driving licence with use of own transport for business purposes

Desirable

Fluent in languages other than English

Experience

Essential

Significant evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care

Desirable

Experience of working in Primary Care Services
Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.

Personal skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone skills
Computer literate
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to people across situations
Applicants should show evidence of an openness to learning new knowledge and skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NF

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NF

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)