High Intensity Therapist

NHS; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust in Sunderland is seeking a High Intensity Therapist trained in CBT, IPT or EMDR to join the TTAD service on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

You will deliver high intensity therapies to adults with anxiety and depression, using NICE-guided approaches, across telephone, online and face-to-face sessions; expect 8-8 shifts on weekdays with some Saturday work.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate diploma with BABCP accreditation and registration.
• Experience as a psychological therapy practitioner in mental health.
• Ability to deliver NICE-guided therapies including CBT/IPT/EMDR.

Responsibilities

• Provide High Intensity Therapy using TTAD recognised therapies (CBT/IPT/EMDR).
• Work with adults with anxiety and depression across multi-modal delivery.
• Maintain high standards of written communication and case documentation.
• Demonstrate ability to meet service targets and provide supervision for CBT when required.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Therapeutic relationship

CBT supervision

Education

IAPT Post Graduate Diploma with BABCP accreditation

RMN / OT / Social Worker qualification

Honours degree in a mental health field

Postgraduate qualification in psychological assessment

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

High Intensity Therapist

The closing date is 29 September 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Sunderland Talking Therapies to appoint a TTAD High Intensity Therapist trained in CBT, IPT or EMDR on a 12 month fixed term basis.

The service is currently delivered within the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression (TTAD) model which is provided in partnership between Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland Counselling Service and Washington Mind.

We are a dynamic and dedicated team that offers a range of psychological therapies and services to treat people and support their recovery within a stepped care model. The team is made up of around 80+ clinicians including Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, High Intensity Therapists, Community Practitioners, a Dual Diagnosis Specialist, Employment Support Advisors and a Counsellor.

The post-holder will work within the TTAD service providing High Intensity Therapy to clients experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and depression presentations. We are an innovative service and deliver therapy via telephone and online consultation alongside face to face appointments. You must be able to demonstrate that you have a strong commitment to high quality client care, good organisational skills, can prioritise your workload and have excellent communication skills.

This service is 8-8 service weekdays; with some Saturday working required. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the shifts required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression (TTAD) service and will provide High Intensity Therapy interventions utilising one of the TTAD recognised therapies of CBT, IPT or EMDR. The post holder will work with clients who have a range of anxiety and depression related presentations using NICE Guidance recommended therapy. You should be adult trained and have experience of delivering therapy to adults.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• High Intensity NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) Post Graduate Diploma with BABCP accreditation and registration. OR RMN, OT or Social Worker qualification, or an Honours degree level qualification in another mental health field, subject to specific suitability check, and able to meet Core Profession equivalence KSA requirements.
• Post graduate qualification in psychological assessment and psychological therapy appropriate to the NHS Talking Therapies pathway as detailed in the Table below with related registration and accreditation.

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
• Demonstratable experience of working in mental health services
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Demonstrates high standards in written communication
• Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation
• Trained in provision of supervision for CBT
• Completed clinical audits within a service

Skills and Competencies

• Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007)
• 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
• Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust