High Intensity/CBT Therapist/ Practitioner Psychologist

Job summary

Service summary~:

The post holder will be part of a dynamic and dedicated multidisciplinary team containing Senior Mental Health Practitioners, Substance Misuse Services and VLSO's. They will be responsible for helping to support the development of psychological thinking and understanding within the wider team.

The post holder will be part of the specialist psychological therapies service for OpCourage North, covering the North West and will provide specialised Trauma Focused Psychological Therapies such as Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT) or EMDR. The post holder will be expected to have/develop an understanding of armed forces culture to meet the specific needs of the Veteran community.

The post holder will work with military veterans who have a range of complex psychological presentations such as Symptoms associated with PTS, anxiety, depression, adjustment, childhood and relational difficulties.

The post holder will travel across the North west, including Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria, Cheshire and Merseyside. Seeing clients in a variety of venues.Remote working equipment, including access to the web based clinical system, will be provided.

The post holder will also have opportunity to provide clinical supervision to senior Mental health & Wellbeing practitioners, substance misuse practitioners, peer support workers and volunteers.

Main duties of the job

o To provide assessments for specialist psychological interventions/individual therapy.o To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for veterans, including in groups if required. Developing and refining formulations across a range of clients and psychological models.o To manage a therapy caseload providing evidence based psychological therapies to veterans seen within the service in line with targets agreed with management.

About us

OpCourage NW works as part of a collaboration across the North of England.

Embedded within the partnership are 5 partners, 10 NHS trusts, and two 3rd sector organisations- Combat stress and walking with the wounded.

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

311-F848-25-A

Job locations

Arundel house

Pilsworth estate

Bury

BL9 8RN

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide assessments for specialist psychological interventions/individual therapy. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for veterans, including in groups if required. Developing and refining formulations across a range of clients and psychological models. To manage a therapy caseload providing evidence based psychological therapies to veterans seen within the service in line with targets agreed with management. To be able to make reasonable adaptations to assessment and intervention processes to accommodate service users, for example those with -mild learning disabilities, BI and older adults. To contribute to new methods of service delivery, to encourage optimal opportunities for access to service for vulnerable client groups. To engage in joint working with other staff to optimise the use of resources. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies providing services for adults with mental health and disability problems. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. As appropriate, to become case manager, taking responsibility for initiating and reviewing care plans, clinical risk documentation, sharing information and liaison with other professionals involved in their care. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research, to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other colleagues. To utilise outcome measures and service user feedback to evaluate, refine and develop clinical practice in line with the clinical governance agenda. To maintain awareness of local resources and self-help materials and the means of their access. To work collaboratively with veterans, families/carers and other professionals involved in the care of the client team to communicate information concerning the assessment, including formulations and recommendations of treatment and management using methods of proven efficacy. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information maintaining accurate clinical records in the management of clients receiving psychological interventions using a web based clinical notes system. To organise and implement specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and training to other professionals working with veterans with complex needs. To contribute to risk assessment and risk management of individual clients and provide general advice to other professionals on aspects of risk assessment and management. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner to clients, carers and relevant professionals, information about assessments, formulations and treatment plans. To engage positively within multidisciplinary meetings. To participate in the development and wellbeing of the wider team. This can be done for example via clinical supervision or service development.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. As appropriate, to become case manager, taking responsibility for initiating and reviewing care plans, clinical risk documentation, sharing information and liaison with other professionals involved in their care. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research, to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other colleagues. To utilise outcome measures and service user feedback to evaluate, refine and develop clinical practice in line with the clinical governance agenda. To maintain awareness of local resources and self-help materials and the means of their access. To work collaboratively with veterans, families/carers and other professionals involved in the care of the client team to communicate information concerning the assessment, including formulations and recommendations of treatment and management using methods of proven efficacy. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information maintaining accurate clinical records in the management of clients receiving psychological interventions using a web based clinical notes system. To organise and implement specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and training to other professionals working with veterans with complex needs. To contribute to risk assessment and risk management of individual clients and provide general advice to other professionals on aspects of risk assessment and management. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner to clients, carers and relevant professionals, information about assessments, formulations and treatment plans. To engage positively within multidisciplinary meetings. To participate in the development and wellbeing of the wider team. This can be done for example via clinical supervision or service development.

To be able to make reasonable adaptations to assessment and intervention processes to accommodate service users, for example those with -mild learning disabilities, BI and older adults. To contribute to new methods of service delivery, to encourage optimal opportunities for access to service for vulnerable client groups. To engage in joint working with other staff to optimise the use of resources. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies providing services for adults with mental health and disability problems.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide assessments for specialist psychological interventions/individual therapy. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for veterans, including in groups if required. Developing and refining formulations across a range of clients and psychological models. To manage a therapy caseload providing evidence based psychological therapies to veterans seen within the service in line with targets agreed with management. To be able to make reasonable adaptations to assessment and intervention processes to accommodate service users, for example those with -mild learning disabilities, BI and older adults. To contribute to new methods of service delivery, to encourage optimal opportunities for access to service for vulnerable client groups. To engage in joint working with other staff to optimise the use of resources. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies providing services for adults with mental health and disability problems. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. As appropriate, to become case manager, taking responsibility for initiating and reviewing care plans, clinical risk documentation, sharing information and liaison with other professionals involved in their care. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research, to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other colleagues. To utilise outcome measures and service user feedback to evaluate, refine and develop clinical practice in line with the clinical governance agenda. To maintain awareness of local resources and self-help materials and the means of their access. To work collaboratively with veterans, families/carers and other professionals involved in the care of the client team to communicate information concerning the assessment, including formulations and recommendations of treatment and management using methods of proven efficacy. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information maintaining accurate clinical records in the management of clients receiving psychological interventions using a web based clinical notes system. To organise and implement specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and training to other professionals working with veterans with complex needs. To contribute to risk assessment and risk management of individual clients and provide general advice to other professionals on aspects of risk assessment and management. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner to clients, carers and relevant professionals, information about assessments, formulations and treatment plans. To engage positively within multidisciplinary meetings. To participate in the development and wellbeing of the wider team. This can be done for example via clinical supervision or service development.

To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management. As appropriate, to become case manager, taking responsibility for initiating and reviewing care plans, clinical risk documentation, sharing information and liaison with other professionals involved in their care. To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research, to support evidence-based practice in individual work and work with other colleagues. To utilise outcome measures and service user feedback to evaluate, refine and develop clinical practice in line with the clinical governance agenda. To maintain awareness of local resources and self-help materials and the means of their access. To work collaboratively with veterans, families/carers and other professionals involved in the care of the client team to communicate information concerning the assessment, including formulations and recommendations of treatment and management using methods of proven efficacy. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information maintaining accurate clinical records in the management of clients receiving psychological interventions using a web based clinical notes system. To organise and implement specialist psychological advice, guidance, consultation and training to other professionals working with veterans with complex needs. To contribute to risk assessment and risk management of individual clients and provide general advice to other professionals on aspects of risk assessment and management. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner to clients, carers and relevant professionals, information about assessments, formulations and treatment plans. To engage positively within multidisciplinary meetings. To participate in the development and wellbeing of the wider team. This can be done for example via clinical supervision or service development.

To be able to make reasonable adaptations to assessment and intervention processes to accommodate service users, for example those with -mild learning disabilities, BI and older adults. To contribute to new methods of service delivery, to encourage optimal opportunities for access to service for vulnerable client groups. To engage in joint working with other staff to optimise the use of resources. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies providing services for adults with mental health and disability problems.

Person Specification

Essential and Desireable

Essential

• Education/Qualifications: o Doctoral Clinical/Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or working towards this. o Or, registered health professional and an IAPT recognised PGD in CBT. o BABCP Accreditation
• Experience: o Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner in a primary care setting. Experience of routine outcome monitoring Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups Previous service within the armed forces communities OR Experience of working with military communities/service charities OR Evidence of understanding of the veterans' communities
• Knowledge: o Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety, depression and trauma and how it may present Knowledge of the mental health, and wider social inclusion needs of Military Veterans and their families Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation
• Skills and Abilities: o Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets Ability to manage own caseload and time Demonstrates high standards in written communication Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007) Excellent IT skills Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Work Related Circumstances: o Car driver/owner and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the Northwest of England Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the service. Willingness to work outside normal working hours on occasion. Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced CRB disclosure and registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), Vetting and Barring Scheme.

Desirable

• Education / Qualifications: o Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice ie CBT for Trauma, EMDR, DBT Post-qualification training in specialist therapeutic work with children, young people and families e.g. DBT, CBT, IPT, FT, DIT, Schema
• Experience: oExperience of joint working with other public sector and/or 3rd sector services
• Knowledge: o Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
• Skills and Abilities: o Ability to provide services in a variety of settings. Ability to support our research, audit and service evaluation
• Work Related Circumstances: o Knowledge and experience of the PCMIS operating system.

Person Specification

Essential and Desireable

Essential

• Education/Qualifications: o Doctoral Clinical/Counselling Psychology with BABCP accreditation or working towards this. o Or, registered health professional and an IAPT recognised PGD in CBT. o BABCP Accreditation
• Experience: o Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner in a primary care setting. Experience of routine outcome monitoring Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups Previous service within the armed forces communities OR Experience of working with military communities/service charities OR Evidence of understanding of the veterans' communities
• Knowledge: o Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety, depression and trauma and how it may present Knowledge of the mental health, and wider social inclusion needs of Military Veterans and their families Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation
• Skills and Abilities: o Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets Ability to manage own caseload and time Demonstrates high standards in written communication Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007) Excellent IT skills Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Has received training (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Work Related Circumstances: o Car driver/owner and/or ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the Northwest of England Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the service. Willingness to work outside normal working hours on occasion. Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced CRB disclosure and registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), Vetting and Barring Scheme.

Desirable

• Education / Qualifications: o Post-qualification training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice ie CBT for Trauma, EMDR, DBT Post-qualification training in specialist therapeutic work with children, young people and families e.g. DBT, CBT, IPT, FT, DIT, Schema
• Experience: oExperience of joint working with other public sector and/or 3rd sector services
• Knowledge: o Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
• Skills and Abilities: o Ability to provide services in a variety of settings. Ability to support our research, audit and service evaluation
• Work Related Circumstances: o Knowledge and experience of the PCMIS operating system.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Arundel house

Pilsworth estate

Bury

BL9 8RN

Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Arundel house

Pilsworth estate

Bury

BL9 8RN

Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)