Pre-Qualification MSci Applied - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Location: Exeter, EX2 4TL, Barnstaple, EX31 1TA, Tiverton, EX16 6NT, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2PF, Torquay, TQ2 7TD, Tavistock, PL19 8AB, Exeter, EX1 3QS, Paignton, TQ3 2EZ & Bideford, EX39 3AG

Salary: £26530.00 to £29114.00

Date posted: 31st March 2025

Closing date: 19th May 2025

Job Description

This is your chance to secure a permanent Band 5 position as a PWP in the NHS. This position is only open to students completing the MSci Applied Psychology programme including the LICBT training and placement.

Join our team at NHS Talking Therapies TALKWORKS as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) in Devon. As you are awaiting confirmation of qualification, you'll be initially offered a Band 4 contract and be moved to a substantive Band 5 contract contingent on successful completion, certification & qualified PWP registration.

Our highly regarded PWP development Programme supports your growth, helping you develop clinical skills & become an advanced clinician. TALKWORKS fosters long-term success, providing learning and development opportunities. Progression to roles e.g Senior PWP, PWP Practice Lead & HI Therapist is possible.

With close ties to Exeter University, we offer continued professional development, including Long Term Health Condition & Supervisor training. Join our team at TALKWORKS, where we support you from day one, enabling you to reach your potential & positively impact lives.

Post holders will benefit from NHS schemes & policies. Start dates can be flexible. We do not hold remote-only positions. Interviews will be held on the week commencing 9th June.

Main duties of the job

Join TALKWORKS teams across Devon. Team allocation discussed during interviews.

As a PWP in NHS Talking Therapies, deliver high-volume, low-intensity treatment using evidence-based CBT interventions via face-to-face, telephone, video, workshops, and groups. Work in offices, clinics, joined clinics, or remotely.

At TALKWORKS, we are committed to improving the services we provide to our communities. You will work with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and across various age groups, ensuring equal opportunities and utilising interpreters when necessary. You'll also have the chance to support our equality, inclusion, and diversity projects in an area that aligns with your interests.

We understand the importance of support and professional development. As a valued team member, you will have access to reflective practice sessions, clinical skills training, in-house training days, and team away days. These opportunities will not only help you develop your skills but also immerse you in our team culture and establish connections within the TALKWORKS support network.

PWP's are required to register with the BABCP or BPS, you'll have access to continued professional development & other benefits. Join us at TALKWORKS and contribute to the wellbeing of Devon's population. Make a difference in the lives of others while being supported and engaged in a fulfilling work environment.

About Us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Essential

• Please state which team(s) locations you are applying for:
• Exeter
• North Devon (Taw)
• North Devon (Torridge)
• East Devon
• Mid Devon
• South Hams and West Devon (Ivybridge / Tavistock)
• Teignbridge (Newton Abbot)
• Torquay
• Paignton and Brixham
• Talking Health (LTC Specialist Team)

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Describe how you are able to demonstrate meeting the criteria for this role:
• Qualification Name of Education provider where MSci Applied course was undertaken Location of Placement

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Describe how you are able to demonstrate meeting the criteria for this role: Training, Knowledge, Experience and Skillset.

Desirable

• You may use this space to include a personal statement or any other supporting information you may have.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address: Compass House, 52 Magdalen Road, Exeter, EX2 4TL

Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Contact Information

PWP Practice Lead: Hayley Ellis

Phone: 03005553344