Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner |

Type: Trainee
Region: London

Job Purpose

An exciting opportunity has arisen to train as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner within either Lambeth or Croydon Talking Therapies.

Training to become a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner is a great opportunity for people looking to pursue a career in Psychology.

As a Trainee PWP you will have a mix of service and university days. You will be employed through South London & Maudsley NHS Trust and will be enrolled with our partner, University College London (UCL) where you will undertake a Post Graduate Certificate in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions.

We are looking to train up to 20 Trainee PWP’s across Lambeth and Croydon services, with the posts starting at the beginning of February 2025.

Applications

To apply you must complete anonline application form through UCLand not through NHS Jobs. Any applications submitted through NHS jobs or TRAC willNOTbe reviewed.

The application portal will be open via the below link from10amonMonday 9th Septemberand and will close at10amonMonday 30th September 2025.

Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY at the following link:

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems PG Cert | Prospective Students Graduate – UCL – University College London

We recommend you read through the UCL Trainee PWP application pack hereLow Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions Postgraduate Certificate | UCL Psychology and Language Sciences – UCL – University College London

You can select your preference to work for Lambeth or Croydon Talking Therapies by listing us as your first choice in your personal statement (see application guide above)

Lambeth Talking Therapies

We are a well-established, successful, friendly service with over 120 members of staff. Our team is made up Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity therapists, Clinical Support Workers, and Administrators.

We are committed to helping to develop the people that come to work with us. We know our service can only be as good as the people who work here, and we will invest in you to maximise that potential. We really welcome new members of the team and value our staff highly. We think staff wellbeing is essential, and have a range of initiatives to support our staff.

Croydon Talking Therapies

We are one of four IAPT services run by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).

We are a warm and welcoming team, enthusiastic, innovative, creative and flexible. We strive for excellence in treatment, supported by frequent and high-quality supervision. We appreciate the importance of investing in our team and there are regular opportunities for personal development and on-going clinical training, both within the team, and across the four SLaM IAPT services.

Lambeth and Croydon are both boroughs of high social and psychological needs with considerable cultural diversity. We value this and want to reach these needs. We would like our team to reflect the diversity of our community and therefore welcome applications which represent these communities. We also welcome applicants who live within the respective boroughs.

PWP training is provided by University College London (UCL) and is full time. Trainees attend university one day a week and work in service the remaining 4 days a week. Trainees will be employed in an IAPT psychological treatment service. Training course fees on this programme

are fully funded by the NHS. In addition, trainees will receive a salary from the London IAPT service where they undertake their 4-day a week placement over the year of the programme.

PWPs work with people across the adult age range.

Applicants should have experience of working with people with psychological, interpersonal or social problems; either through employed positions or formal volunteer roles.

The course is a postgraduate certificate and applicants are required to demonstrate aptitude to study at postgraduate level, either through degree level education or demonstration of academic equivalence.

You will need to have some experience, in a paid or voluntary capacity with people struggling with their mental health.

You will work with people on the telephone, on digital platforms and face to face. Please note, these are not fully home-based/remote posts, although there will be some remote working including the academic elements of the post.

Interviews will take place in July 2024.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY THROUGH UCL

Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems PG Cert | Prospective Students Graduate – UCL – University College London

This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024