Psychological Therapist

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Basingstoke seeks a motivated Psychological Therapist to provide CBT to patients aged 16+. Candidates should possess a Postgraduate Diploma in High Intensity IAPT or equivalent and have significant experience in mental health services. This role emphasizes a commitment to improving mental health in local communities. The ideal candidate will work with diverse populations and should be dedicated to equal opportunities. Full-time salary ranges from £47,810 to £54,710.

Qualifications

• Must have significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner.
• Demonstrate experience of working in mental health services in person.
• Ability to write clear reports and letters to referrers.

Responsibilities

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
• Assess patient suitability for psychological interventions via phone, video and in person.
• Offer High Intensity treatment in individual and group format.

Skills

Experience in mental health services

Ability to provide CBT

Strong written communication

caseload management

Education

High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma)

Formal training in CBT to at least Postgraduate diploma level

BABCP full accreditation

Job description

Psychological Therapist

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 December 2025

NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire (NHSTTH) is an exciting, transformative and expanding psychological therapies service. We are looking to recruit highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate High Intensity Psychological Therapists. The postholders will join our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) team providing in‑person CBT to patients aged 16+ who present with a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.

At NHSTTH, service users are at the heart of what we do. We are a passionate and supportive team, dedicated to improving mental health in our local communities. The post holder will work with people of different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.

We are a strong partnership service; comprised of a collaboration between Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Solent Mind charity, who strive to deliver a high quality, evidence‑based, service user‑centred therapy service, to the population of Hampshire.

This post is in‑person, working in clinical locations across the North team (Basingstoke, Winchester).

Does this sound like a service you could thrive within?

If so, we would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

If you have any further questions, please contact Vicky Hammond (Clinical Lead & Service Manager): [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service
• Assess patient suitability for psychological interventions via the phone, video and in‑person
• Offer High Intensity treatment in individual and group format
• Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to NHS Talking Therapies Hampshire referral protocols, and refer unsuitable patients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary and set out in the SOP.
• Conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated (including referrals to relevant secondary care services and child and adult safeguarding services)
• Ensure that people under your care are cared for appropriately under the stepped care framework as currently in use within the service.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined‑up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community‑based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute‑level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone – if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team – detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma).
• OR
• Formal training in CBT to at least Postgraduate diploma level.
• AND
• BABCP full accreditation
• AND
• Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.

Experience

• Demonstrate experience of working in mental health services (in‑person)
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and timeDemonstrates high standards in written communication
• Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
• Experience with routine outcome monitoring
• Experience of providing CBT supervision
• Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
• Experience of step 4 meetings (e.g. liaison meetings) and/or PCN MDT meetings

Additional Criteria

• Please refer to the attached job description and person specification

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year based on full time hours