Job summary
We invite applications for two enthusiastic and compassionate mental health and wellbeing practitioners to work within our urgent care mental health services in Coventry and Warwickshire.
This is an exciting role created by Health Education England and NHS England and Improvement to support the transformation of mental health services. Your training (commencing October 2025) will be fully funded by the NHS, and you will be eligible for a full-time qualified position if you pass the course. These posts are suitable for both graduates (e.g., psychology) and non-graduates, who have the right mental health experience and personal qualities. This role will contribute to ensuring adults with severe mental health problems have greater access to psychologically informed interventions.
What Grade Will I Be?
As a trainee mental health and wellbeing practitioner, you'll be paid on theAgenda for Change(AFC) pay system commencing at Band 4.After qualifying, you'll be paid at Band 5.
Please note, due to the requirements of the course, candidates must be available to commence employment no later than 20th October 2025.
Main duties of the job
You will be involved in the delivery of psychological interventions within a Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT).
The role involves seeingadultpatients who are being supported by the CRHTT, and providing psychological support for them in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. Thiswillincludeproviding the following psychological interventions:
- behavioural activation and graded exposure
- problem-solving
- improvingsleep
- recognisingand managing emotions
- confidencebuilding
- providing information and advice, such as connecting service users with other agencies.
You'll work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to promote good mental health and recovery from a period of crisis.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
The training:
Youll undertake a one-year training programme,youllspendonedaya weekstudyingat Worcester university and the remainder of the time(three to four days)working inor undertaking specific training tasks in community mental healthservices. Youwillhaveregular meetingswith your supervisor to support you to deliver high quality, evidence-basedinterventions.
You will need:
- excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to buildtrusting and productiverelationships with a range of people
- to be abletowork well within a multidisciplinary team
- a good understanding of mental health issues
- strong written and verbal communication skills, tailored to a variety of audiences
- the ability towork independently and use initiative to think quickly on the spot in often challenging situations
- creativity to solve problems and tackle obstacles
- effective time management for managing competing demandsin a busy and sometimes pressured work environment
- To be able to travel independently to a variety of locations across Coventry and Warwickshire for your clinical work and to Worcester university for your training course.
Entry requirements
- PG Cert Level 7 - Minimum 2:2 degree in a relevant field
- Grad Cert Level 6 - Level 5 qualification or equivalent
Youll need to be able to demonstrate a willingness to workin a hopeful and productive waywithadults with severe mental health problems.
The trainee mental health wellbeing practitioner posts are training positions. Progression into a permanent contract is subject to passing the course
You will need to demonstrate your ability to study at degree level or above.You can train for a postgraduate or graduate certificate, depending on whether or not you already have a degree qualification.
Successful candidates will be expected to travel to Worcester University to complete their training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
The training:
Youll undertake a one-year training programme,youllspendonedaya weekstudyingat Worcester university and the remainder of the time(three to four days)working inor undertaking specific training tasks in community mental healthservices. Youwillhaveregular meetingswith your supervisor to support you to deliver high quality, evidence-basedinterventions.
You will need:
- excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to buildtrusting and productiverelationships with a range of people
- to be abletowork well within a multidisciplinary team
- a good understanding of mental health issues
- strong written and verbal communication skills, tailored to a variety of audiences
- the ability towork independently and use initiative to think quickly on the spot in often challenging situations
- creativity to solve problems and tackle obstacles
- effective time management for managing competing demandsin a busy and sometimes pressured work environment
- To be able to travel independently to a variety of locations across Coventry and Warwickshire for your clinical work and to Worcester university for your training course.
Entry requirements
- PG Cert Level 7 - Minimum 2:2 degree in a relevant field
- Grad Cert Level 6 - Level 5 qualification or equivalent
Youll need to be able to demonstrate a willingness to workin a hopeful and productive waywithadults with severe mental health problems.
The trainee mental health wellbeing practitioner posts are training positions. Progression into a permanent contract is subject to passing the course
You will need to demonstrate your ability to study at degree level or above.You can train for a postgraduate or graduate certificate, depending on whether or not you already have a degree qualification.
Successful candidates will be expected to travel to Worcester University to complete their training.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in relevant subject (or if not a relevant subject, with equivalent knowledge through work experience)
- Excellent Communication/Relationship skills
- Excellent Planning & Organisational skills
- Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Undergraduate degree in relevant subject (or if not a relevant subject, with equivalent knowledge through work experience)
- Excellent Communication/Relationship skills
- Excellent Planning & Organisational skills
- Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing
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.
