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Job Summary

We are looking for passionate Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, to join our NHS Talking Therapies Team.

PLEASE NOTE IT IS MANDATORY FOR ANY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS TO HAVE COMPLETED THE PG CERTIFICATE (PWP TRAINING). If you do not have this qualification, you would need to apply for a trainee PWP role in the future.

Any successful applicants are expected to primarily work between the office in Eccles and clinic venues in the Salford area. We are not able to offer any fully remote contracts.

Due to the high volume of applications, it may not always be possible to contact unsuccessful candidates. If you have any queries regarding your application, please contact advice@solutionsforhr.co.uk

This vacancy will close when sufficient applications are received, and we would therefore advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work within the service providing high volume low intensity interventions whilst under supervision. The jobholder will provide a wide range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based guided self management interventions to adults with common mental health issues.

About Us

Six Degrees Social Enterprise is a Salford based Community Interest Company, established in 2011. Our social mission is to build resilient communities in which people are connected, supported and equipped to deal with the challenges they face. Our NHS Talking Therapies service provides low intensity CBT based interventions to those experiencing common mental health difficulties within Salford.

We can offer you an invaluable experience working within a busy NHS Talking Therapies Service, delivering low intensity CBT interventions to a caseload of patients while developing your therapeutic skill set. As well as an induction to your new role you will receive internal training, workshops, and clinical supervision to aid your development.

As a member of staff, you will be on the Agenda for Change pay scale and benefit from our company pension scheme, employee assistance programme, and attend training days, employee away days and any additional organisational events.

We are a Safer Recruitment Organisation and we carry out enhanced DBS checks on all employees/applicants.

Details

Date posted

27 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0248-25-0003

Job locations

Six Degrees Social Enterprise

Albert Street

Eccles

Manchester

M30 0BL

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities:

To be aware of and actively promote the vision and mission of the organisation and role model the values.
Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service, assessing and supporting people with a common mental health problem in the self-management of their recovery.
To foster good and trusting relationships whilst undertaking patient centred interviews which identify areas where the person wishes to see change and/or recovery and makes an accurate assessment of risk to self and others.
To be able to make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the departments referral protocols, and refer unsuitable patients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary or steps-up the persons treatment to high intensity.
To provide a range of information in a variety of formats (telephone, face to face or other) and support for evidence based high volume low intensity psychological treatments. This may include guided self-help, computerised CBT and information about pharmacological treatments.
To educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
To adhere to an agreed number of patient contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible, convenient and within the service guidelines.
To attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or patients in treatment, where appropriate.
Where appropriate to be actively involved in research and projects within the mental health sector.
To complete all requirements relating to data collection and coherent records of all clinical activity are kept in line with service protocols.
Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
To attend and engage in regular supervision meetings, maintaining a mandatory training portfolio and to apply learning from any training received as well as providing support/ mentorship to others, as and when required.
To be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of treatment for common mental health problems and maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and servic