Clinical or Counselling Psychologist/Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Watford, WD17 3XE
Salary
£51,657 to £58,785
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist (level 2) /DBT Therapist in the Enhanced Primary Care Mental ...
You will provide psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to clients with moderately complex mental health disorders within the service. This will include developing and facilitating group based interventions.
You will join a growing and supportive team of psychological therapists and other clinicians. You will be provided with regular supervision and CPD opportunities and supported in your professional development.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Areas of Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, adult mental health and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life span's presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration
- Knowledge and awareness of specific clinical practices and issues relating to clients with mental health problems
Desirable
- Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc and/or service improvement and project management
- Experience of working in a community mental health setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Ability to work with people whose behaviour is personally challenging
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical or counselling psychologist and registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist OR Postgraduate qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, medicine, social work and occupational therapy or to have substantial other relevant experience and with demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field.
- Diploma and / or M.Sc. in CBT (Level 2) leading to demonstrable eligibility for accreditation with the BABCP OR Completion of DBT Intensive Training and PG Certificate in DBT
- Continuing registration with body overseeing practice of core mental health profession, e.g. NMC or HCPC.
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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