Psychological Therapies Team Leader (Band 7)

St Peter's Hospice; Bristol; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospice organization in Bristol is seeking a compassionate Team Lead to oversee its Psychological Therapies team. The candidate will be responsible for providing operational leadership, delivering psychological care, and ensuring clinical governance. This position offers a Band 7 equivalent salary between £47,810 and £54,710 per annum, depending on experience, along with a variety of generous benefits and the opportunity for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension with employer matched contributions

Qualifications

• Manage the Psychological Therapies team effectively.
• Deliver evidence-based one-to-one and group interventions.
• Ensure clinical governance and continuous improvement in services.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership for the Psychological Therapies service.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team and external organisations.
• Contribute to service development and auditing.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical practice

Collaboration

Psychological therapies

Education

Qualified psychological therapist

Job description

St Peters Hospice

St Peters Hospice is seeking a compassionate experienced Team Lead to manage our Psychological Therapies team to deliver specialist psychological care for people affected by lifelimiting illness and bereavement. You will combine leadership and management with direct clinical practice.

Its an exciting time to join the team as we develop our services to meet our strategic ambitions leading learning and innovating to deliver specialist palliative psychological support.

The role

• Provide day‑today operational leadership and line management for our Psychological Therapies service setting clear standards and fostering collaboration.
• As a qualified psychological therapist you will hold a small clinical caseload delivering evidence‑based one‑to‑one and group interventions in person and virtually.
• Ensure the team are clinical governance (audit investigations KPIs) and safeguarding; contribute to service development and continuous improvement.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and with external health, social care and third‑sector organisations.

What we can offer you

• Band 7 equivalent salary from £47,810 up to £54,710 per annum dependent on experience plus enhancements
• Working hours are 37.5 per week Monday‑Friday
• Permanent position
• Access to staff wellbeing and employee support services

Location & working pattern

Based at our Brentry site with travel across Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire; remote working by agreement.

A full driving licence and access to a car required.

Application details

Due to the nature of the work involved this role is exempt from the ROA and the job holder will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We will be screening as we receive applications and therefore strongly encourage applications as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this.

Strictly no agencies.

About Us

We’ve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.

We’re here for the people around our patients too. Those closest to them. Before, during and after a bereavement we provide support that’s remembered forever.

We think its that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peters. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. We’re not exaggerating when we say that we couldn’t do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really can’t thank them enough.

We want to help many more people to die well. And we’re doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence we share our skills with other health professionals helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end‑of‑life care.

We’re here for all for free forever.

The Benefits

If you join our clinical team we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:

• NHS equivalent salaries
• Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years service)
• Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
• Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay

There are many benefits to working at St Peters including:

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer you’re with us
• Competitive salary
• Pension with employer matched contributions up to 6%
• Enhanced sick pay rising with service to a maximum of 12 weeks full and 12 weeks half pay.
• Birthday leave a day off in the month of your birthday
• Ability to buy or sell up to three days of annual leave per year
• Volunteer leave
• Life insurance scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to discounts and offers through the Blue Light Card
• Home and electronics salary sacrifice scheme
• Free parking at our main office sites
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Travel discounts
• Eye care scheme
• Annual flu vaccine scheme
• Comprehensive induction
• In‑house learning & development team
• Continual professional development

Life is busy and we all want to enjoy a healthy work / life why we offer flexible working hours and if it’s practical for your role we also offer hybrid working.

You can split your hours between your home and our offices in Brentry and Long Ashton. We think this is a good way to work it gives you the convenience of working from home and the camaraderie of being with colleagues in the office.

Equity and Diversity

We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community and we want everyone to feel that they belong. That’s why we’ve joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK‑based not‑for‑profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. We’re really pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity Diversity and Inclusion journey.

Just as we offer care to all we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of your age, disability, religion or belief, sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

Contact

Interview Date : 27th January 2026

For more information please view the job description located at end of this page or contact Jainie Patel Head of Patient and Family Support at