Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWP) are trained to assess and support people with common mental health problems. This is a varied and rewarding role, where you will be supporting people to achieve positive outcomes and manage their recovery.

As a PWP, you can make a real difference to peoples' lives. You will support people by carrying out assessments, helping people to identify areas where they want to change how they feel, think or behave. You will provide support through one-to-one appointments, groups, and workshops, and gain experience of assessing and working with people who are experiencing a wide variety of mental health needs. You will be provided with regular, ongoing supervision to support you in your role.

Within your role as a PWP, you will have access to additional CPD which is tailored to your own interests, needs, and professional development. You will also have the opportunity to work with and learn from different professionals across NHS Talking Therapies, including shadowing opportunities to support development. You'll also have the opportunity to liaise with external organisations to expand your knowledge of local services and to support individual to access external support.

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Applying for the Role:

To support you in your application for this role, please find some general guidance outlined below to help you.

Understanding the responsibilities of a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)

1. Before applying for this role, be sure to research the responsibilities of a PWP. This will help you to understand what is expected as part of the role and what skills or experience you may want to emphasise. Make sure to use the job description on our website.
2. It is also helpful to research common mental health conditions, their symptoms, and how they typically present.
3. Make sure to review low intensity, high-capacity CBT and how this would work in practice.
4. Review positive practice guides to understand how to be inclusive as a practitioner.

Your skills and experience

1. Think about your experience, knowledge, and skills. This can come from a range of different experiences such as your previous work history, education, or personal experiences.
2. Compare your experience to the responsibilities of the PWP. Think about which skills and experiences ‘match’ the PWP role and job description. Where have you shown these skills before? How can you demonstrate that you meet the criteria?
3. Make a note of key examples where you have shown your relevant experience, knowledge, and skills. You can use these when applying to demonstrate why you would be suitable for the role.

Applying and interviewing

1. Applicants are shortlisted based on meeting the criteria in our person specification and job description. When you provide information about yourself and your experience, make sure that it is relevant and covers these points.
2. Our interviews are based on a point-scoring system, and there are key elements we expect to hear in each answer. It is important to aim for high scores across all questions to be appointable, with only those with top scores being offered the role.
3. We want to hear about your experience. Try to provide detailed and in-depth responses about how you have demonstrated the skills, knowledge, and experience required by a PWP.

You may wish to use the STAR method to describe your experience:

• S - Situation - Provide a brief overview of the situation where you demonstrated a skill or experience.
• T - Task - Tell us a little about what your responsibilities were in this situation or any challenges you faced.
• A - Action - This section is really important. This is your opportunity to tell us about what you did and which skills you used.
• R - Result - What was the impact of your actions? Tell us about any positive outcomes as a result of your actions.

Remember to promote yourself! Tell us about your experience and how you are suited for the role. We want to know about what makes you an excellent candidate and how you feel you would be a good fit for the role and for an NHS Talking Therapies service.