Job summary
- Main area
- IAPT services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Training Contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-TRIBRO-100
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- IAPT services
- Town
- IAPT
- Salary
- £33,262 - £37,388.40 per annum plus Higher Cost Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/05/2026 10:00
Employer heading
Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – Talking Therapies
Band 4
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Please do NOT apply via this advert.
Applications must be submitted via University College London (UCL) only using the link below. Any applications received through NHS Jobs or Trac will not be considered.
Apply via UCL only:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg
Right to work:
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Hounslow and Ealing NHS Talking Therapies services are recruiting Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) as part of the NHS‑funded Talking Therapies training programme. This is a highly rewarding opportunity to train and work within a friendly, well‑established service.
Training is delivered by University College London (UCL) and is full‑time. Trainees attend university one day per week and work in service four days per week. Course fees are fully funded by the NHS, and trainees are employed full‑time at NHS Band 4 for the duration of the programme.
As a condition of the course, trainees must remain employed within an NHS Talking Therapies service throughout the training year.
Recruitment is via the UCL website ONLY.
Main duties of the job
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) work with people across the adult age range, delivering low‑intensity psychological interventions within NHS Talking Therapies services. We are committed to recruiting a workforce that reflects the diversity of the local London population and welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds.
Applicants should have experience of working with people experiencing psychological, interpersonal, or social difficulties. This experience may have been gained through paid employment or formal voluntary roles.
The training programme is a Postgraduate Certificate, and applicants must demonstrate the ability to study at postgraduate level. This may be evidenced through degree‑level education or by demonstrating academic equivalence.
As part of the application process, candidates will be required to nominate two London NHS Talking Therapies services as their training preferences. Full details of the application process and requirements are outlined in the UCL recruitment pack and should be read carefully before applying.
Training intakes will commence at the start of October 2026.
For further information about the course, please visit:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/pals/study/postgraduate-taught-degrees/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please do not apply via this advert.
Applications must be made via University College London (UCL) only. Full details on how to apply can be found at the link below:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/low-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-interventions-common-mental-health-problems-pg
Please see the attached documents for further information about the training course.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to study successfully at undergraduate year 1 level or the equivalent (foundation degree) or successful study at level 5
- Minimum level 2 in English and Maths
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work or volunteer experience with people who have experienced a mental health problem
- Computer literate
Skills & Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to integrate information; make evaluations formulations and decisions
- Organisation and time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- University College London
- Job title
- Project Manager, IAPT
- Email address
- [email protected]
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