Psychological Therapist in CPI

Job summary

We are a small supportive Psychological Therapies team, working across Stroud and Cirencester. We currently consist of two Clinical Psychologists, an Art Psychotherapist, CBT Nurse Therapist and a Clinical Associate Psychologist. We offer a wide range of interventions to people who are working with the Recovery teams (secondary adult mental health).

Applications to this role ae welcome from a wide range of psychological therapy practitioners with an interest in working with people with high levels of complexity, and in particular from therapists with an interest in CBT for psychosis (either trained or willing to undergo training), Arts Psychotherapists and psychodynamically trained therapists.

We have a full time post available and will also consider job sharing or part time hours requests.

If you feel that your qualifications might meet our needs, please contact us to discuss the post.

Main duties of the job

• To fulfil a comprehensive role as a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist within the South locality Recovery teams.
• To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.
• To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.
• To provide consultation and training to Recovery Teams.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

327-25-926

Job locations

Weavers Croft

Field Rod

Stroud

GL5 2HZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry a caseload and provide a direct service for complex psychological issues.

To work primarily within a multi-disciplinary approach/team where a variety of opinion and expertise is brought to bear on a situation.

On a daily basis functions single-handedly as a qualified Psychologist or Psychological Therapist in the multi-disciplinary team.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry a caseload and provide a direct service for complex psychological issues.

To work primarily within a multi-disciplinary approach/team where a variety of opinion and expertise is brought to bear on a situation.

On a daily basis functions single-handedly as a qualified Psychologist or Psychological Therapist in the multi-disciplinary team.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical / Counselling Psychology, as accredited by the BPS, eligible for Chartered status and registered as Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC
• Registered core MH professional with a recognised qualification in a psychological intervention with relevant registration such as BABCP.
• Qualified Psychological Therapist with relevant registration (including HCPC-registered Arts Therapists/Psychotherapists)

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of maintaining working relationships and a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical aggression.
• 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.
• Evidence of maintaining effective communication when there are barriers to understanding and in circumstances where hostility, manipulation, conflict and antagonism are present.
• Ability to adapt assessment, formulation and treatment strategies to meet the challenges of complex clients / situations.

Desirable

• Broad range of post-qualification experience
• Some prior experience of supervising other professionals.
• Experience of contributing to service development initiatives and / or research.

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Good knowledge of psychological models for understanding complex psychological difficulties and experience in at least one psychological therapy
• Expert knowledge of evidence-based practice

PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative and work autonomously to plan and manage multiple work streams
• Emotional robustness to be able to work with the intense distress of others.
• Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
• IT skills - Keyboard skills and ability to use word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to demonstrate flexible approach to work

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Ability to get to required locations across all parts of the Trust, and particularly within the South locality, in timely and efficient manner.
• Commitment to develop knowledge and practice towards more highly specialist levels through a variety of appropriate methods. (Short courses, reading, clinical supervision of practice, on the job learning etc.)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical / Counselling Psychology, as accredited by the BPS, eligible for Chartered status and registered as Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC
• Registered core MH professional with a recognised qualification in a psychological intervention with relevant registration such as BABCP.
• Qualified Psychological Therapist with relevant registration (including HCPC-registered Arts Therapists/Psychotherapists)

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of maintaining working relationships and a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical aggression.
• 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.
• Evidence of maintaining effective communication when there are barriers to understanding and in circumstances where hostility, manipulation, conflict and antagonism are present.
• Ability to adapt assessment, formulation and treatment strategies to meet the challenges of complex clients / situations.

Desirable

• Broad range of post-qualification experience
• Some prior experience of supervising other professionals.
• Experience of contributing to service development initiatives and / or research.

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Good knowledge of psychological models for understanding complex psychological difficulties and experience in at least one psychological therapy
• Expert knowledge of evidence-based practice

PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative and work autonomously to plan and manage multiple work streams
• Emotional robustness to be able to work with the intense distress of others.
• Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
• IT skills - Keyboard skills and ability to use word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to demonstrate flexible approach to work

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Ability to get to required locations across all parts of the Trust, and particularly within the South locality, in timely and efficient manner.
• Commitment to develop knowledge and practice towards more highly specialist levels through a variety of appropriate methods. (Short courses, reading, clinical supervision of practice, on the job learning etc.)

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

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Weavers Croft

Field Rod

Stroud

GL5 2HZ

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Weavers Croft

Field Rod

Stroud

GL5 2HZ

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)