Psychological Therapist in CPI

NHS; Stroud; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Stroud is seeking a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to support individuals dealing with complex psychological issues. The ideal candidate will hold a BPS accredited doctorate and have a commitment to professional development. This full-time position may be available for job sharing or part-time hours. Excellent communication skills and emotional robustness are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical / Counselling Psychology, accredited by the BPS.
• Experience in communicating complex, clinically sensitive information.
• Ability to adapt strategies for complex clients.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat clients with complex psychological issues.
• Maintain records for specialist workload.
• Provide training and consultation to Recovery Teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Emotional robustness

Ability to work as part of a team

IT skills

Education

Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical / Counselling Psychology

Registered core MH professional with a recognised qualification

Qualified Psychological Therapist

Job description

Job Summary

We are a small supportive Psychological Therapies team, working across Stroud and Cirencester. We currently consist of two Clinical Psychologists, an Art Psychotherapist, CBT Nurse Therapist and a Clinical Associate Psychologist. We offer a wide range of interventions to people who are working with the Recovery teams (secondary adult mental health).

Applications to this role are welcome from a wide range of psychological therapy practitioners with an interest in working with people with high levels of complexity, and in particular from therapists with an interest in CBT for psychosis (either trained or willing to undergo training), Arts Psychotherapists and psychodynamically trained therapists.

We have a full time post available and will also consider job sharing or part time hours requests.

If you feel that your qualifications might meet our needs, please contact us to discuss the post.

Main Duties of the Job

• To fulfil a comprehensive role as a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist within the South locality Recovery teams.
• To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.
• To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.
• To provide consultation and training to Recovery Teams.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About Us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top‑quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted: 05 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time

Reference number: 327‑25‑926

Job locations:

• Weavers Croft
• Field Rod
• Stroud
• GL5 2HZ

Job Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload and provide a direct service for complex psychological issues.
• Work primarily within a multi‑disciplinary approach/team where a variety of opinions and expertise is brought to bear on a situation.
• Function single‑handedly as a qualified Psychologist or Psychological Therapist in the multi-disciplinary team on a daily basis.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

Person Specification

Qualifications – Essential

• Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical / Counselling Psychology, accredited by the BPS, eligible for Chartered status and registered as Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC.
• Registered core MH professional with a recognised qualification in a psychological intervention with relevant registration such as BABCP.
• Qualified Psychological Therapist with relevant registration (including HCPC-registered Arts Therapists/Psychotherapists).

Experience – Essential

• Experience maintaining working relationships and a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and threat of physical aggression.
• Well‑developed skills in communicating effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, families, carers and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS.
• Evidence of maintaining effective communication when there are barriers to understanding and in circumstances where hostility, manipulation, conflict and antagonism are present.
• Ability to adapt assessment, formulation and treatment strategies to meet the challenges of complex clients/situations.

Desirable

• Broad range of post‑qualification experience.
• Some prior experience of supervising other professionals.
• Experience of contributing to service development initiatives and/or research.

Knowledge – Essential

• Good knowledge of psychological models for understanding complex psychological difficulties and experience in at least one psychological therapy.
• Expert knowledge of evidence‑based practice.

Skills – Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously to plan and manage multiple work streams.
• Emotional robustness to work with the intense distress of others.
• Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training including Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance).
• IT skills – keyboard skills and ability to use word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Ability to demonstrate flexible approach to work.

Other Requirements – Essential

• Ability to get to required locations across all parts of the Trust, particularly within the South locality, in a timely and efficient manner.
• Commitment to develop knowledge and practice toward more highly specialist levels through a variety of appropriate methods (short courses, reading, clinical supervision of practice, on‑the‑job learning, etc.).

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous convictions.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Weavers Croft, Field Rod, Stroud, GL5 2HZ

Website: https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/