Suffolk Wellbeing are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as an Apprentice Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) Band 4. After successful completion/passing of the training course you would be employed at Band 5.
The posts will be based in Ipswich, but travel will be required as part of the role during training and post qualification across Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex.
This is a full-time training post which will comprise of three days in service (office based) and two days dedicated to university attendance and study (University of Essex).
This is an apprentice position and involves undertaking training and completion of university award followed by an End Point Assessment (EPA) with the British Psychological Society, in order to qualify.
(Please note, we are unable to consider applicants who are currently enrolled on any existing courses.)
Apprentice applicants must have GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent such as Functional Skills L2) in Maths and English. You need to have these qualifications and be able to provide the original certificates at interview. Candidates without physical copies of certification will not be admitted to the course.
As part of this apprentice position, you will carry out low intensity CBT interventions and assessments for individuals with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Support is offered in the form of shadowing opportunities, as well as regular individual and group supervision sessions.
We welcome applicants who are passionate about supporting patients with anxiety and depression in using the techniques of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) guided self help.
We recommend you take a look at both the Essex University website and the Wellbeing Suffolk website for more information about what we do.
All applicants will be considered, but experience of working within mental health/caring capacity is desirable and a current UK driving license and access to a car is essential.
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are: -
- NHS pension
- A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- Career progression
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- Staff physio service
- Gym membership
- NHS discounts and many more
To find out more about the job role click the job description, then click APPLY to start your candidate experience today!
NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.
CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.
If you are invited to interview, you must provide evidence of academic qualification certificates as applicable. Offers cannot be made without this information.
We are seeking an individual with the knowledge and skills to work as part of a team and be innovative in their approach. You will need to be flexible and have the ability to cope in a highly demanding training role and demonstrate a high level of organisational skill.
You will work under the direction of the Team Leader/Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
All staff are expected to participate in regular clinical supervision to ensure the quality of delivery and maintain professional development and wellbeing.
It is an expectation that staff will contribute to the ongoing programme of development and improvement, including clinical audit, service evaluation and personal performance appraisal.
Our psychological therapies are delivered face to face, as well as online and by telephone, depending upon the needs of service users. All staff are expected to be present on site to work with colleagues and see people as required, and to participate in a range of training and service activities. During the training course, the expectation is for staff to spend all working time on site. Upon completion of the training course, it is expected that a minimum of 3 days will be spent working on site.
Due to the high number of applications these posts attract, we will reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the proposed closing date.
Interviews will be held in person at Mariner House, Ipswich, and take place mid July 2026 – date to be confirmed in due course - however this is subject to change.
The training course will start in October 2026, with Trust induction taking place at the end of September 2026.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY!
