Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Qualification from Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate ) OR equivalent e.g., Experienced and Qualified Graduate Mental Health Worker (Qualification in Post Grad Primary Care Mental Health) with relevant Primary Care experiences.

Desirable

• Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, counselling, or within a psychological therapy.
• Psychology or other health-related undergraduate degree.
• Psychology or other health-related postgraduate degree

EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
• Experience of working in Primary Care Services, such as a Talking Therapies service.
• Worked in a service where agreed targets were in place, demonstrating clinical outcomes
• Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within the scope of practice
• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
• Knowledge of medications used in anxiety and depression, and other common mental health problems
• Demonstrates an understanding of the need to use evidence-based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

Desirable

• Evidence of working in the local community

SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
• Computer literate
• Excellent verbal communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to work under pressure
• Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision
• Car driver and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organization

Desirable

• Fluent in languages other than English

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 25 March 2026