Psychological Therapist

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house & external training programs

Career progression

Annual leave 27 days increasing to 33

NHS discounts

Job summary

NSFT in Norwich is recruiting a Band 7 Psychological Therapist to join the Community Mental Health Team on a permanent basis at City Anchorage, Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich.

This role involves assessing therapy suitability, delivering individual and group psychological interventions, and providing supervision to a multidisciplinary team. The post emphasizes CPD, teaching, and MDT collaboration within a busy service.

Qualifications

• Health or Social Care professional qualification (RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work or equivalent).
• Accreditation with BABCP or ACAT or equivalent is required or desirable.
• Willingness to travel independently.

Responsibilities

• Conducting assessments for therapy suitability.
• Delivering individual and group psychological interventions.
• Providing psychological consultation and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Contributing to teaching and staff training across the service.
• Participating in MDT meetings and informing care planning.
• Supporting the psychology team to maintain high standards of care during the fixed-term period.

Skills

Communication skills

Autonomy & time management

Clinical governance knowledge

CBT/CAT therapy knowledge

Education

BABCP/ACAT accreditation or equivalent

UK professional registration in relevant field

Job description

Site City Anchorage Town Norwich Salary £49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

Psychological Therapist

We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Psychological Therapist to join our busy Community Mental Health Team on permanent basis. The post is based at the City Anchorage, Julian Hospital, Bowthorpe Road in Norwich.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the care of adults experiencing complex mental health difficulties, including relational challenges, within a multi-disciplinary secondary care setting.

You will be joining a diverse and skilled team with competencies and accreditations in a range of evidence-based psychological therapies. The role is essential in maintaining continuity of psychological input and supporting the wider MDT during a period of increased service demand and development.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the role:

This is a varied and dynamic role suited to a practitioner with clinical confidence and flexibility. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting assessments for therapy suitability.
• Delivering individual and group psychological interventions.
• Providing psychological consultation and clinical supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• Contributing to teaching and training for staff across the service.
• Attending and actively participating in MDT meetings, offering psychological perspectives to inform care planning.
• Supporting the psychology team in sustaining high standards of care and service delivery during the fixed-term period.

Training in a variety of evidence-based psychological therapies is highly desirable.

Working for our organisation

Benefits included with this role are: -

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions, but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.

CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We would be happy to consider candidates who are awaiting accreditation with their professional body, where they have successfully completed their training and are pending formal accreditation. In recognition of this, appointments could be made on a developmental Band 6-7 basis until accreditation is achieved.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Health or Social Care professional qualification RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work or equivalent 2

Experience

• Documentary evidence of continuing professional development
• Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT
• Audit and research Procedures Service development

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively with a range of individuals, clients, professionals and organisations
• Work autonomously and set down priorities and practice effective time management

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of CAT/CBT protocols and treatments.
• Awareness of safeguarding principals’
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance

Other

• Accreditation with BABCP or ACAT or equivalent
• Able to travel independently

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.