Interpersonal Therapist

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly therapy team

Professional development opportunities

Regular clinical supervision

Annual appraisal

Staff wellbeing service

NHS Pension

NHS benefits

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking either a Band 6 Interpersonal Therapist or a Band 5 Trainee IPT to join the Lincoln Talking Therapies service. The role includes managing a clinical caseload, receiving supervision, and delivering Interpersonal Therapy within a multidisciplinary team in Lincoln with potential coverage at other bases as needed.

The Trainee post provides funded IPT training starting November 2026 with progression to Band 6 on successful completion.

Qualifications

• Counselling qualification to Level 5 (minimum).
• Registration and accreditation with a core professional body (e.g. BACP, UKCP).

Responsibilities

• Hold a clinical caseload and provide Interpersonal Therapy within a MDT.
• Deliver Interpersonal Therapy and participate in clinical supervision.
• Work within a team, meet service targets and use clinical systems.

Job description

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) delivers an NHS Talking Therapies service. An opportunity has arisen for either a qualified Interpersonal Therapist Band 6 or a Trainee Interpersonal Therapist Band 5 to join the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies service based in Lincoln although you may also be required to cover alternative bases to meet service need. The Service provides evidence-based interventions within a stepped care model, treating people with mild to moderate common mental health problems. The Trainee Interpersonal Practitioner (Band 5) will be provided with the appropriate IPT training starting November 2026 with the expectation of successfully completing the course and requirements to pass. Once successfully completed training you would move to a Band 6.

In return we can offer you:

• A well-established, friendly and supportive therapy team.
• Personal and Professional Development opportunities.
• Regular management and clinical supervision.
• Annual appraisal
• Early access to our staff wellbeing service and psychology therapies
• Excellent working environment.
• NHS Pension
• NHS benefits

For further information regarding this post please contact Meika Woods, Team Manager for Lincoln Talking Therapies, on email [e-mail] or Lauren Andrews Lead counsellor/IPT on [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to work within a team environment and be thoroughly conversant with the use of clinical systems.

The Band 5 & 6 Interpersonal Therapist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing Interpersonal Therapy. The post holder will be expected to hold a clinical caseload and will be provided with clinical supervision.

To acquire the band 5 trainee post you must hold the relevant qualifications to gain a funded training place. Please ensure you meet the training provider's entry criteria before applying. As follows:

Evidence of completing a course of study in a model of psychological therapy

A minimum of two years of post-qualification experience delivering psychological therapy

At least one of the following:

• IAPT specified counselling or psychotherapy accreditation
• Accredited BABCP or HCPC

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Qualifications

Essential

• Counselling qualification to Level 5 (minimum)
• Registration and accreditation with a core professional body (e.g. BACP, UKCP)

Desirable

• IAPT approved qualification (CfD, DIT, CBT)

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of substantial post qualification experience in conducting psychological therapy
• Knowledge of and commitment to appropriate ethical framework
• Demonstrable evidence of supervised practice
• Knowledge of the application of therapy in mental health practice
• Knowledge of a broad range of psychological therapies including time limited interventions
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• Ability to meet agreed/ specified service targets

Desirable

• Delivery of time limited interventions
• Experience of working in a Talking Therapies service

Skills

Essential

• Advanced interpersonal skills
• IT Skills
• A good level of analytical and judgemental skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously with caseload and administration
• Ability to undertake psychological assessments of service users referred to the service. To include identification of the service users problem, comprehensive risk, assessment and identification of goals for therapy.
• Ability to make decisions on suitability of new referrals adhering to referral protocols.
• To be able to deliver group or individual interventions in line with the organisation's requirements.
• Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of all relevant policies.
• Understanding of common mental health problems and of current approaches in treatment e.g NICE guidelines.
• Demonstrate an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post.
• Awareness of adult and child safeguarding requirements
• Good written and communication skills

Desirable

• Worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.