Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
The closing date is 26 November 2026

Job summary
Are you an experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner looking for the next step in your career?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Senior PWP) to join our Talking Therapies service, delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological interventions while supporting the development of our Step 2 workforce.

As a Senior PWP, you will combine clinical practice with responsibility for clinical supervision, caseload management, service development and quality improvement. You will support and guide PWPs, helping colleagues develop their clinical practice and make safe, effective decisions around complex clinical and caseload needs.

Working closely with Team Managers, clinical colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the effective delivery and continued development of the service.

You must be an experienced PWP with professional registration with either the BABCP or BPS. You will have strong clinical skills, sound professional judgement and an approachable, organised and collaborative approach.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership and supervisory experience while continuing to maintain your clinical practice.

Main duties of the job
The role will include:

• Delivering high-quality, evidence-based Step 2 interventions in line with NHS Talking Therapies principles.
• Providing clinical and case management supervision to PWPs.
• Supporting effective caseload management, clinical decision-making and appropriate treatment pathways.
• Supporting and developing colleagues through supervision, coaching and sharing good practice.
• Contributing to service performance, quality and patient outcomes.
• Supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promoting effective use of clinical outcome measures and data to inform practice.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the service to identify and address clinical and operational challenges.
• Supporting the implementation of new ways of working and helping the service to continually improve.
• Contributing to a positive, supportive and inclusive team culture.

Closing Date: 26th November
Shortlisting Date: 27th November
Interview Date: 4th December

About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 453-26-8409690
Job locations: New Mill, Saltaire, BD193BP, United Kingdom

Job description
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:

• Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Postgraduate/undergraduate Certificate in Low Intensity Interventions)
• Registration with a recognised professional body for PWP's (BABCP/BPS)

Desirable:

• Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.

Experience
Essential:

• Minimum 1 years' post qualification PWP experience
• Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
• Experience of leading and involvement of specific service development and leading on specified projects
• Attendance of recent training/ CPD relating to PWP role

Desirable:

• Clinical leadership experience.
• Experience delivering psychological therapies to groups of patients.
• Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.

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: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: New Mill, Saltaire, BD193BP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager: Naomi Holdsworth, Naomi.holdsworth@bdct.nhs.uk

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