Job summary
Alliance Psychological Services is an independent provider of counselling and psychological therapy services based in the Tees Valley area and working across the North-East region. We are working in partnership with Teesside Mind to deliver the Impact on Teesside service.
We are currently recruiting several Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) trainees to start the course at Teesside University in January 2026 working in our Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies service. Successful candidates will be required to start in the role prior to the start of the training course to allow time to learn more about the Impact service and complete an induction period. Successful applicants will complete the Psychological Wellbeing Practice (UPCAPD or PGCert) course during their first year within the post.
For more information on the University training programme, please visit:
UCAPD Level 6 route Psychological Wellbeing Practice UCAPD course Teesside University
PgCert Level 7 route Psychological Wellbeing Practice PgCert course Teesside University
For further details around this post or to arrange an informal chat please contact Sarah Barker PWP Clinical Lead at enquiries@impactonteesside.com.
Closing date: Sunday 14 September 2025 though the post may close early once sufficient applications have been received.
Interviews: Tues 7 Oct, Wed 8 Oct, Thurs 9 Oct . All interviews will be face-to-face at Teesside University. We can not agree to interviews on Teams or different dates.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide a range of evidence based low intensity psychological interventions within the framework of the national NHS England Talking Therapies programme as part of the Impact on Teesside NHS Talking Therapies service.
They will also work within Impact's duty team where they will offer assessment and support to patients referred into the service.
The postholder will work as part of the Impact team in clinical practice for a minimum of 3 days across the week whilst attending the PWP training programme.
This position may require flexible hours between 8am until 8pm weekdays.
Successful applicants will be employed by Alliance Psychological Services.
This post requires face-to-face work across the Teesside locality including attendance in person at Teesside University.
All applicants must demonstrate the full right to work in the UK. We are unfortunately unable to offer UK visa sponsorship for these posts.
An enhanced criminal records disclosure will be sought in the event of a successful application.
About us
Alliance offers first rate training and development opportunities to employees. We have a great rewards package including 30 days annual leave pro rata, rising 1 day every 5 years of service (as well as the option to purchase additional annual leave) plus 8 bank holidays. We have an EAP health scheme through Westfield Health, which includes costs towards eye tests and glasses, dental treatment, physio treatment and much more. It also offers retail and hospitality discounts. Alliance employees are entered into a 3% contributory pension scheme. We offer lots of health and wellbeing initiatives to staff and promote flexible working for a positive work life balance.
We are signatories to the Mindful Employers Charter and have Investors in People status and we are a Living Wage employer. We are a Disability Confident Committed organisation and we have the Armed Forces Recognition Silver Award.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To work as a member of the Impact on Teesside Talking Therapies team
To offer advice and support to other members of the wider Primary Care Team, including GPs and other Health Professionals, on mental health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health needs.
To provide a range of low intensity CBT interventions
To provide assessment, including risk assessment, of clients referred to Impact on Teesside, involving making decisions around treatment/support pathways, as well as supporting with any signposting and onward referrals where clients may require other services, including statutory and voluntary agencies.
To undertake the required training programme
Safeguarding
To provide a professional and ethical service
Confidentiality
In the performance of their duties the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to clients and their care, staff and others. They will also have access to information relating to Impact as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to clients, carers, staff, other healthcare workers or Impact business may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Impact policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in Impacts organisational objectives and priorities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To work as a member of the Impact on Teesside Talking Therapies team
To offer advice and support to other members of the wider Primary Care Team, including GPs and other Health Professionals, on mental health issues, and in relation to appropriate referral pathways for patients with mental health needs.
To provide a range of low intensity CBT interventions
To provide assessment, including risk assessment, of clients referred to Impact on Teesside, involving making decisions around treatment/support pathways, as well as supporting with any signposting and onward referrals where clients may require other services, including statutory and voluntary agencies.
To undertake the required training programme
Safeguarding
To provide a professional and ethical service
Confidentiality
In the performance of their duties the post-holder will have access to confidential information relating to clients and their care, staff and others. They will also have access to information relating to Impact as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to clients, carers, staff, other healthcare workers or Impact business may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with Impact policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.
This job description is designed to identify principal responsibilities only. The post holder is required to be flexible in developing the role in accordance with changes in Impacts organisational objectives and priorities.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to apply learning into practice, particularly in relation to assessment and treatment skills.
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- Computer literate.
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- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
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- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
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- Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk and safeguarding.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
Desirable
- Trained and experienced in delivering group support with clients/service users.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting.
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- Ongoing supervision of work with service users.
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- Awareness of or familiarity with a range of therapeutic approaches, in particular CBT-based interventions.
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- Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets.
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- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mild to moderate mental health problems, including anxiety and depression and how these may present in primary care.
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- Demonstrates an understanding of the PWP role within NHS Talking Therapies.
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- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues around mental health and work, including benefits and employment systems.
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- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- High level of motivation.
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- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
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- Ability to work under pressure.
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- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
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- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users in the context of supervision and continued professional/personal development.
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- The ability to act as an advocate for the service, with skills to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals within the wider health care system.
Other
Essential
- Holds Right to Work in the UK and not requiring sponsorship.
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- Able to work face-to-face across localities within Teesside.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English.
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- Knowledge of local support services for signposting in the Teesside area.
Qualifications
Essential
- Holds a relevant qualification of Level 4 or above (e.g. CertHE, level 4 NVQ), preferably linking to Healthcare/Psychology.
- Evidence of training in mental health and related issues.
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- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to apply learning into practice, particularly in relation to assessment and treatment skills.
-
- Computer literate.
-
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-
- Ability to manage own caseload and time.
-
- Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers.
-
- Good understanding of issues surrounding clinical risk and safeguarding.
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients.
Desirable
- Trained and experienced in delivering group support with clients/service users.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental healthcare setting.
-
- Ongoing supervision of work with service users.
-
- Awareness of or familiarity with a range of therapeutic approaches, in particular CBT-based interventions.
-
- Ability to meet agreed or specified service targets.
-
- Demonstrates an understanding of a range of mild to moderate mental health problems, including anxiety and depression and how these may present in primary care.
-
- Demonstrates an understanding of the PWP role within NHS Talking Therapies.
-
- Demonstrates knowledge of the issues around mental health and work, including benefits and employment systems.
-
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services.
- Experience in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- High level of motivation.
-
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships.
-
- Ability to work under pressure.
-
- Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality.
-
- Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users in the context of supervision and continued professional/personal development.
-
- The ability to act as an advocate for the service, with skills to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals within the wider health care system.
Other
Essential
- Holds Right to Work in the UK and not requiring sponsorship.
-
- Able to work face-to-face across localities within Teesside.
Desirable
- Fluent in languages other than English.
-
- Knowledge of local support services for signposting in the Teesside area.
Qualifications
Essential
- Holds a relevant qualification of Level 4 or above (e.g. CertHE, level 4 NVQ), preferably linking to Healthcare/Psychology.
- Evidence of training in mental health and related issues.
-
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this.
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.
