Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

We are seeking applications from a highly motivated individual, to join our leadership team as a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The successful candidate will be joining a well-established NHS Talking Therapies service and will contribute to a stepped care model of service delivery for people experiencing anxiety disorders and depression.

This exciting opportunity will enable you to make a real difference to the lives of local people through leadership of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner workforce and delivery of evidence-based interventions. You will be based centrally in our main office and may provide clinics across a number of community settings, so a driving license and ability to travel is essential. This is not a remote post.

As part of the role, you will provide line management, clinical skills and caseload management supervision to Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, therefore, previous experience of leadership and/or clinically supervising others is required. The successful candidate will have undertaken and completed PWP Clinical Supervision training with a known training provider.

You will work alongside the service team leads and clinical lead to ensure clinically safe and effective delivery of evidence based psychological treatments.

The successful candidate will have a recognised PWP qualification, with at least one year's post-qualification experience. Current registration with the BABCP or BPS is also required.

Main duties of the job

An average week may look like:

• Offering case management to PWPs
• Offering line management supervision meetings and completing appraisals
• Offering clinical skills supervision groups
• Attend senior service meetings
• Offer 1 day of patient facing work either through face to face, telephone, online or group treatment modalities
• Offer evidence based low intensity psychological interventions and assessment
• Complete administrative tasks including session write up, onward referral, signposting, risk management and safeguarding reporting

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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