Senior Practitioner Psychologist / Psychological Therapist in CPI
Job summary
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.
Are you an experienced Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist with the enthusiasm, skills, and experience to join our exciting and vibrant CPI team based in Stroud and Cirencester?
We are an experienced psychological therapy team, consisting of an 8b clinical psychologist lead and a core team of 2.4 WTE psychological therapists (consisting of clinical psychology, art psychotherapy, CBT therapists and clinical associate psychologists). We regularly have assistant psychologists, trainees and students working with us. We are passionate about providing psychological therapy for adults with severe mental health problem, and we work closely with our colleagues in the recovery teams.
We are looking for a senior psychological practitioner colleague to support the development of the Complex Psychological Therapy team and also support initiatives to develop psychologically informed interventions and environments across the mental health care system locally.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced psychological practitioner, with enthusiasm for working across multidisciplinary systems and with an adaptable approach to complex situations.
This post is open to all psychological professionals with appropriate experience and is a new post in the team at this level.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for promoting the psychological health and well-being of clients in a designated locality or team within the Trust.
To directly provide and coordinate highly specialist psychological assessment and intervention services to individuals/ groups/organisations, using a variety of applied psychology models.
To clinically supervise pre-qualified psychology staff and provide placements and supervision to Doctoral Clinical Psychology trainees and other trainees (as appropriate).
To support the development of psychologically informed practice across the recovery team and connected teams
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development
- To support the team clinical lead for the day to day running of the psychology service in the team
- To advise both service and professional management on those aspects of the service where psychological and / or wider organisational matters need addressing
- To contribute to service development initiatives being progressed in the service / team
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
18 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
327-25-612
Job locations
Weavers Croft
Field Road
Stroud
GL5 2HZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for more details of this role.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for more details of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level training or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Demonstration of significant experience working in multidisciplinary teams
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of highly developed knowledge of models in psychological therapy and practise
Qualifications
Essential
- Post graduate doctoral level training or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Demonstration of significant experience working in multidisciplinary teams
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstration of highly developed knowledge of models in psychological therapy and practise
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 informationDisclosure 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 Road
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 Road
Stroud
GL5 2HZ
Employer's website
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
Salary range
- £55,690 - £62,682 per year