Job Description

Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust is a Talking Therapies site and vacancies have arisen for Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, based in bases across the county



This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to train while learning and gain a qualification in Psychological Therapies. The course will be delivered by Lincoln University and the position is open to both undergraduates and postgraduates. For those without an undergraduate degree, you are required to have previously studied to Level 5 and be able to demonstrate your ability to work at Level 6 by completing an essay, which will be reviewed by the Programme Team. For information regarding the levels of study, please see What qualification levels mean: England, Wales and Northern Ireland - GOV.UK

Positions available at:

- Stamford PE9 1UN, Boston PE21 8EG, Louth LN11 0LF, Spalding PE11 1TW and Skegness PE25 2JA



Please only apply if you can commit to commencing post in March 2026 in line with University start date.



The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide, assessment and treatment of common mental health problems based on the NICE guidance. These include computerised cognitive behavioural therapy, psycho-educational groups and guided self-help; the majority of interventions will be based on a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach. Interventions may be delivered as group work or individual work through telephone contact, computer messaging, email or face-to-face. Regular case management and clinical skills supervision will be provided by qualified supervisors. The service has a strong commitment towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD), staff wellbeing and providing quality services.



The post is split between University and Service, you will be at University 1 day per week with 1 Study day and the remaining 3 days in service



Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.



You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!



We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.



This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.



The Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide, assessment and treatment of common mental health problems based on the NICE guidance. These include computerised cognitive behavioural therapy, psycho-educational groups and guided self-help; the majority of interventions will be based on a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) approach. Interventions may be delivered as group work or individual work through telephone contact, computer messaging, email or face-to-face. Regular case management and clinical skills supervision will be provided by qualified supervisors. The service has a strong commitment towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD), staff wellbeing and providing quality services.