At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to deliver innovative psychological interventions and support mental wellbeing.
- Company: Touchstone, a multi-award-winning mental health charity in Yorkshire.
- Benefits: 28 days annual leave, flexible working, and personal wellbeing budget.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent support networks and development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your career in mental health.
- Qualifications: PGCert in an IAPT approved course for low intensity psychological interventions required.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
Location: Leeds
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: 01/09/2026
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that they can only deliver excellence to the people they serve if the people they recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
If you do not hold the relevant qualification for the post (i.e. PGCert in an IAPT approved course for low intensity psychological interventions) applications will not be accepted.
Touchstone is a partner within Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service. The service offers a range of evidence-based psychological interventions both at step 2 and step 3 as proposed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the team for one permanent and full-time Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to join and contribute to the innovation and success of Touchstone's well-established talking therapies service.
Information session via TEAMS on Tuesday 18th August 2026 at 12pm. Please email lmwsadmins@touchstonesupport.org.uk for a link to join.
Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation:
- 36% BME staff
- 25% LGBTQ+ staff
- 16% staff with a disability
Staff and peer support networks (as above and many more)
- 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Flexible working opportunities
- Access to HealthHero - Employee Assistance Scheme and Virtual GP service for staff
- Personal wellbeing and training budget
- Access to 24/7 confidential staff helpline
- Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
- Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
- Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
- Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from the equal opportunities policy.
Please note that Touchstone do not hold a sponsor licence and they do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role; if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you.
Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e‑mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. Touchstone reserve the right to close this vacancy early if they receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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