High Intensity CBT Therapist

Bridgeway Health Services; North Shields; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgeway Health Services is seeking a High Intensity CBT Therapist for a fixed term Band 7 position to support the mental wellbeing of the Northumbria Healthcare staff. This role involves high-quality clinical provision and teamwork, contributing significantly to employee support across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in mental health settings.
• HCPC Registered.
• Accredited by a relevant professional organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical services to staff.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines.
• Contribute to supervision and service development.

Skills

Mental Health Intervention

Brief Focused Therapeutic Approach

Supervision and Teaching

Education

Graduate qualification in psychology, nursing, or social work

Post graduate qualification training in IAPT compliant therapy

Job description

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Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Band 7 post within the well-established Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which provides evidence-based and innovative work aimed at improving the psychological wellbeing of staff at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHCFT).

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Band 7 post within the well-established Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which provides evidence-based and innovative work aimed at improving the psychological wellbeing of staff at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHCFT).

We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking practitioner to contribute to the provision of staff support services to approx. 12,000 employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust across various settings within Northumberland and North Tyneside.

Applicants must have significant experience working in mental health settings and experience of working with clients using evidence based brief focused psychological approaches.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The Main Duties Of The Job Are:

To provide high quality and effective clinical service to all employees of NHFCT and to other external organisations with whom the trust has contractual arrangements.

To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for clinical governance of own work according to trust policies.

To contribute to supervision, teaching, audit and service development.

To contribute to health promotion, wellbeing at work initiatives and stress reduction activities in the organisation.

About Us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Details

Date posted

23 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

319-7272529LT

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will join the well-established, well-respected and supportive Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which works closely with Occupational Health. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide a wide range of individual and team interventions to improve the mental health, wellbeing and effectiveness of staff. There will also be ample opportunity to be involved in providing training and group-based support to teams. The post holder will also have the opportunity to contribute to new service development projects.

The post holder will receive support, training and supervision from the occupational health psychology team and have close links with the wider occupational health team. They will also be opportunities to access professional support /CPD.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will join the well-established, well-respected and supportive Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which works closely with Occupational Health. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide a wide range of individual and team interventions to improve the mental health, wellbeing and effectiveness of staff. There will also be ample opportunity to be involved in providing training and group-based support to teams. The post holder will also have the opportunity to contribute to new service development projects.

The post holder will receive support, training and supervision from the occupational health psychology team and have close links with the wider occupational health team. They will also be opportunities to access professional support /CPD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or within a psychological therapy or KSF, plus further post graduate qualification training in an IAPT compliant evidence-based psychological therapy, including CBT, EMDR, IPT to at least equivalent of a Masters level (Post Graduate Diploma); and significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner.
• Accreditation by relevant professional organisation.
  
  

Desirable

• Professional knowledge supplemented by specialist training e.g. training in cognitive - behavioral approaches, stress management, counselling supervision
  
  

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience of working in relevant settings e.g. Mental health/primary care occupational health settings
• Experience of working with clients within a brief focused therapeutic approach.
  
  

Desirable

• Organisational/occupational health experience
• Experience of critical incident responses and post trauma interventions
• Knowledge and experience of an NHS hospital culture and systems
• Experience of supervising counsellors/psychological therapists /trainee psychologists
  
  

Essential

Other Requirements.

• HCPC Registered
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• HCPC Registered
  
  

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

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

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

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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