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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Sunderland Talking Therapies to appoint a Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The position is for either a qualified PWP who holds a PWP accreditation or a Trainee PWP who is nearing the end of training due to be ratified, and wants to develop their skills and experience within our team. The post is full-time (37.5) however we are open to applications for part-time hours. The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.</p><p>Please be aware we would not shortlist an application if we suspect the use of AI.</p><p>Interviews for this post will be on 8th or 9th December at Monkwearmouth Hospital.</p><p>The successful candidate should: </p><ul><li>Have successfully completed an academic course of study in line with the IAPT Low Intensity National Programme and be qualified as a PWP.</li> <li>We are also interested in receiving applications from current Trainee PWPs who are enrolled on a PG Cert in Low Intensity Psychological Therapies and are due to qualify. If you are a current Trainee PWP you would initially be employed at Band 4 and once marks have been ratified by your university examination board, and you have gained PWP registration this would be uplifted to Band 5. </li> <li>Have a current registration with the BABCP or BPS, or be able to immediately apply for this once in post (PWPs will remain at band 4 until registration has been confirmed).</li> </ul>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>In this role you will:</p><ul><li>Undertake triage screening assessments and make onward referrals</li> <li>Provide a range of low intensity interventions e.g. guided self-help (both telephone, online consultation and face-to-face), psycho-educational courses and computerised CBT </li> <li>Have the opportunity to contribute to a number of innovative service improvement projects, champion roles and specialist interest groups</li> <li>Liaise with external agencies and services to promote Sunderland Talking Therapies </li> </ul><ul><li>Have the opportunity to act as a mentor to trainee PWPs </li> <li>Work closely with other PWPs to support one another and utilise skills and knowledge</li> <li>Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team and engage in team huddles</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>What we offer:</p><ul><li>Regular opportunities for ongoing continuing personal development either through in house training workshops or external training events</li> <li>Monthly line management </li> <li>Weekly case management supervision </li> <li>Fortnightly clinical skills supervision </li> <li>Monthly PWP meeting </li> <li>30 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus statutory bank holidays</li> <li>This service is an 8-8 service weekdays. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the shifts required.</li> </ul>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>10 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 5</p>
  
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £31,049 a year
      
    </p>
  
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0330-25-0019</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>51 John Street</p>
            <p>Sunderland</p>
            <p>SR1 1QN</p>
      <br>
      
        
          
            <p>Monkwearmouth Hospital</p>
          
          <p>Newcastle Road</p>
                    <p>Sunderland</p>
                    <p>SR5 1NB</p>
          <br>
        
          
            <p>Ryhope Hospital</p>
          
          <p>Waterworks Road</p>
          <p>Ryhope</p>
          <p>Sunderland</p>
                    <p>SR2 0NB</p>
          <br>
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The salary for this post is NHS comparable, and the
successful applicant will be employed on Sunderland Counselling Service (SCS)
terms and conditions, working within Sunderland Talking Therapies as a sub-contractor.
The successful candidate will be entitled to SCS benefits such as access to our
24/7 employee assistance programme to support wellbeing and will be within a
probationary period for 12 months. Sunderland Talking Therapies consists of a
large multidisciplinary team including PWPs, Community Practitioners, High
Intensity Therapies (of multiple modalities) and a counsellor. A Senior
Management Team including Team Managers, Clinical Leads, Senior PWPs, Low
Intensity Service Leads and a Clinical Manager oversee the service and support
staff. Sunderland Talking Therapies also works as a single point of access for
patients entering Talking Therapies or Counselling via Sunderland Counselling
Service, Sunderland Mind and Washington Mind. </p><p>Our PWP workforce is a valuable and highly respected element
of the service. The PWP role in our service is varied and will allow you to
gain a wide range of experience and skills.
As a service we are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of
our PWPs through providing opportunities to participate in service development
projects and complete further training e.g. PWP supervisors course, LTC
training and leadership training. We are also committed to enhancing and
maintaining the wellbeing of our PWP workforce.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The salary for this post is NHS comparable, and the
successful applicant will be employed on Sunderland Counselling Service (SCS)
terms and conditions, working within Sunderland Talking Therapies as a sub-contractor.
The successful candidate will be entitled to SCS benefits such as access to our
24/7 employee assistance programme to support wellbeing and will be within a
probationary period for 12 months. Sunderland Talking Therapies consists of a
large multidisciplinary team including PWPs, Community Practitioners, High
Intensity Therapies (of multiple modalities) and a counsellor. A Senior
Management Team including Team Managers, Clinical Leads, Senior PWPs, Low
Intensity Service Leads and a Clinical Manager oversee the service and support
staff. Sunderland Talking Therapies also works as a single point of access for
patients entering Talking Therapies or Counselling via Sunderland Counselling
Service, Sunderland Mind and Washington Mind. </p><p>Our PWP workforce is a valuable and highly respected element
of the service. The PWP role in our service is varied and will allow you to
gain a wide range of experience and skills.
As a service we are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of
our PWPs through providing opportunities to participate in service development
projects and complete further training e.g. PWP supervisors course, LTC
training and leadership training. We are also committed to enhancing and
maintaining the wellbeing of our PWP workforce.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working effectively as a PWP within a high-pressured setting (primary care or equivalent).</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing own PWP clinical caseload.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of communicating with people from diverse backgrounds and using an interpreter.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of adapting Low Intensity CBT approaches to work with neurodiversity.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of adapting Low Intensity CBT approaches to work with individuals with long-term conditions and/or medically unexplained symptoms.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Other requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Willingness and ability to work clinically on an evening where required by the service.</li>
        
        <li>Willingness and ability to travel to various locations for patient appointments.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualification from an accredited PWP Training Course.</li>
        
        <li>PWP registration with BPS or BABCP or being able and eligible to apply for this immediately once in post.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Psychology or other health and care related undergraduate degree</li>
          
          <li>Completion of an accredited course relating to working with long-term conditions within Low Intensity therapy.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>An understanding of NICE guidelines for the treatment of anxiety disorders and depression and how these are applied in practice. </li>
        
        <li>An understanding of the importance of building good working relationships within a multidisciplinary team. </li>
        
        <li>An understanding of the role of clinical risk assessments within PWP work.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>An understanding of the role and benefits of both clinical skills and case management supervision.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Skills and Competencies
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>High quality and timely clinical note recording (e.g. session notes and care plans) and ability to write reports and letters</li>
        
        <li>Ability to build a rapport with service users.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of using different modalities to deliver Low Intensity CBT,  including face-to-face, and telephone guided self-help, online support and psychoeducational classes.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working effectively as a PWP within a high-pressured setting (primary care or equivalent).</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing own PWP clinical caseload.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of communicating with people from diverse backgrounds and using an interpreter.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of adapting Low Intensity CBT approaches to work with neurodiversity.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of adapting Low Intensity CBT approaches to work with individuals with long-term conditions and/or medically unexplained symptoms.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Other requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Willingness and ability to work clinically on an evening where required by the service.</li>
          
          <li>Willingness and ability to travel to various locations for patient appointments.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualification from an accredited PWP Training Course.</li>
          
          <li>PWP registration with BPS or BABCP or being able and eligible to apply for this immediately once in post.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Psychology or other health and care related undergraduate degree</li>
            
            <li>Completion of an accredited course relating to working with long-term conditions within Low Intensity therapy.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>An understanding of NICE guidelines for the treatment of anxiety disorders and depression and how these are applied in practice. </li>
          
          <li>An understanding of the importance of building good working relationships within a multidisciplinary team. </li>
          
          <li>An understanding of the role of clinical risk assessments within PWP work.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>An understanding of the role and benefits of both clinical skills and case management supervision.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Skills and Competencies
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>High quality and timely clinical note recording (e.g. session notes and care plans) and ability to write reports and letters</li>
          
          <li>Ability to build a rapport with service users.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of using different modalities to deliver Low Intensity CBT,  including face-to-face, and telephone guided self-help, online support and psychoeducational classes.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Sunderland Counselling Service</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>51 John Street</p>
            <p>Sunderland</p>
            <p>SR1 1QN</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="http://www.sunderlandcounselling.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.sunderlandcounselling.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Sunderland Counselling Service</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>51 John Street</p>
                    <p>Sunderland</p>
                    <p>SR1 1QN</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="http://www.sunderlandcounselling.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.sunderlandcounselling.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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