Adult Psychotherapist

Job summary

Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

This post offers an opportunity for people who have an intermediate level of training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy to work in an established NHS psychotherapy service. The service is based at Gwendolen House in Leicester and is dedicated to the provision of mainly once weekly individual and group psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The post-holder may be supported to undertake a qualifying training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The role involves carrying a clinical caseload under supervision and being both part of the dynamic psychotherapy service and linked to a local community team. The service has strong links with other psychological therapy services as well as dynamic psychotherapy services in Derby and Nottingham. To meet the demands of this post, an intermediate level of training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and experience of working as a psychotherapist is needed, as well as qualification in one of the core mental health professions, or equivalent mental health experience.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will see a caseload of patients for dynamic psychotherapy under supervision, to be a member of the dynamic psychotherapy team, including CPD and business meetings. Seeing patients for assessment for dynamic psychotherapy and consider suitability of referrals to the service, to have a link to a local mental health team.

The post holder will be responsible for the management and treatment, by psychotherapy, of patients with severe and complex problems, and manage difficult emotional situations with sensitivity, skill and understanding. These patients will include those with severe and intractable difficulties including patients with personality disorders.

To manage, under supervision, the organisation of a complex clinical caseload (including arranging weekly consultations and a diary) in line with targets agreed with the Consultant Adult Psychotherapist. Following the appropriate induction and training undertake specialised risk assessments and risk management with individual patients in line with the principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy and provide advice on aspects of risk.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted: 24 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 003122

Job locations: Gwendolen House, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4QF

Job description

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Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Qualification in one of the core mental health professions or equivalent mental health experience.

Experience Essential

• Experience of working as a psychotherapist.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address: Gwendolen House, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4QF

Employer's website: https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/