Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

This new full time post is available from June 2025 until June 2028 on a fixed term basis. Subject to further approval, there is the expectation that this role will be extended until 31 March 2029.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

Summary of the role

The above full-time post is available from June 2025 on an fixed term basis in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (Psychology / Mood Disorders Centre), based at the Streatham campus.

This post is part of a wider research team delivering the Wellcome Trust funded “Understanding the mechanisms driving the reduction of repetitive negative thought” project. This large-scale flagship research project seeks to understand the active ingredients of cognitive-behavioural therapies that reduce worry and rumination, to optimise transdiagnostic interventions to prevent and treat common mental health disorders.

We are looking for enthusiastic staff who can contribute to the Calming Minds Project and provide blended structured CBT interventions for individuals with elevated worry and rumination. We are seeking qualified and IAPT-experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to act as trial psychological wellbeing practitioners for a large-scale clinical trial targeting worry and rumination.

You will be a skilled practitioner who has a thoughtful and adaptable approach to your work, as well as a real interest in managing complex difficulties and sensitively supporting participants. A DBS check will need to be completed.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Further information

For further information please contact Professor Ed Watkins, e-mail E.R.Watkins@exeter.ac.uk

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