Psychological Therapist / MBT Therapist

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health trust in Chelmsford is seeking a part-time Psychological Therapist to join their team. The position involves conducting psychological assessments and delivering MBT therapy sessions as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have qualifications in psychological therapy and experience working within NHS settings. The role offers flexible working, a competitive salary, and additional benefits including a relocation package and generous leave policies.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Staff discounts and benefits

£8,000 relocation package

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering psychological therapies to adults.
• Experience of working in NHS settings.
• Competent and experienced in delivering psychological assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychological assessments of clients with complex conditions.
• Deliver MBT groups and one-to-one sessions.
• Contribute to multi‑disciplinary treatment planning.

Skills

Psychological assessment

Delivering psychological therapies

Experience in NHS settings

Developing clinical formulations

Dealing with emotional dysregulation

Education

Qualification in a psychological therapy

Job description

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Psychological Therapist / MBT Therapist

The closing date is 21 December 2025

We are excited to be offering an opportunity for a psychological therapist/MBT therapist to join us on a part-time basis. The post is for 22.5 hours per week (0.6 WTE) and it is based at the C&E Centre, Chelmsford. However, the successful candidate will be required to spend one day a week at the Gables, Braintree. If you are a clinical/counselling psychologist or psychotherapist without MBT accreditation and with a specialist interest in this field, we can offer MBT training through the NHS scheme, as long as you already possess a registration as a qualified generic clinician.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this post are the psychological assessment of clients with complex and severe presentations and the delivery of MBT groups and one-to-one sessions, as part of a comprehensive MBT programme for adults. The successful candidate will work with other MBT therapists in the service. This is an exciting opportunity to work within supportive MDTs and highly experienced clinical/counselling psychologists and psychotherapists.

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8 000 relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for someone competent and experienced in delivering psychological assessments and interventions within the context of the NHS. Experience of offering consultations and developing clinical formulations that meet the needs of clients with emotion dysregulation and trauma histories is essential. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience with clients who experience severe emotional disturbance, often with a history of trauma and multiple morbidities. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to multi‑disciplinary treatment planning, research, audit and service evaluation. For further information please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

• Qualification in a psychological therapy.
• Experience in delivering psychological therapies to adults.
• Experience of working in NHS settings.

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.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata