Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners assess and deliver interventions to people experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues. This training post will involve undertaking a 12 month course of study at Liverpool John Moores University, (Course starts March 2025) whilst working in clinical practice within our service, leading to qualification as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

You will be expected to manage a small caseload while in training whilst supported to develop clinical skills and competences in supervised practice.

On successful completion of the course you will move to a permanent Band 5 post as a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

You will be trained to use CBT-based low intensity interventions, including guided self-help, psycho-education and computerised CBT, to help people with depression and anxiety.

To join us, you will need to have evidence of study at level 5 or above and have experience of working or volunteering within a health or social care setting. You will be highly organised, have drive and initiative and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The recruitment process involves a joint selection process by Cheshire & Wirral Partnership Trust IAPT Services and Liverpool John Moores University.

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Sturmey Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07775 403741

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100