Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) - Counsellor

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT is seeking a Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) to join the RDaSH Talking Therapies team. The post involves delivering high intensity psychological interventions for depression within a stepped care model.

Applicants must be trained in Counselling for Depression and hold relevant registration/accreditation. The role includes supervision of colleagues and contributing to audit, policy and service development.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification counselling/psychotherapy experience in NHS Talking Therapies.
• Experience providing clinical supervision to counsellors/psychotherapists.

Responsibilities

• Provide qualified specialist psychological therapy for Counselling for Depression.
• Supervise colleagues as appropriate and contribute to service development.
• Autonomously work within professional guidelines and contribute to audits.

Skills

Consultation skills

Communication skills

Assessment/intervention skills

Education

Diploma in counselling/psychotherapy

Postgraduate qualification in Psychotherapeutic Counselling/psychotherapy

NHS Talking Therapies accreditations

Job description

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) - Counsellor

The closing date is 20 November 2026

An opportunity has arisen to work in an exciting and dynamic service providing high intensity psychological interventions for the Rotherham Talking Therapies team.

We are looking for a psychotherapeutic counsellor who has the energy, enthusiasm, and skills to join our team who is committed to making a difference within the RDaSH Talking Therapies service. The service has been well established providing a stepped care, evidenced-based model for the treatment of people with common mental health problems. You will be hard-working and able to meet specified targets, in order to deliver a high quality talking therapies service.

It is essential for applicants to be trained in the NHS Talking Therapies counselling modality Counselling for Depression, and hold relevant registration/accreditation.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service to clients in the modality of Counselling for Depression. This involves providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, within one or more psychological therapy models specified by the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression manual.

It will involve supervision of other colleagues as appropriate.

The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Experience at working with one or more NHS Talking Therapies recognised psychological therapies at a specialist level
• High -level knowledge of the theory and practice of one or more NHS Talking Therapies recognised psychological therapies.
• Knowledge of effective care pathway navigation across primary and secondary care psychological therapies services
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of adapting specific NHS Talking Therapies-recognised psychological therapies for anxiety and/or depression in the context of co-morbidity and complexity (e.g. personality disorder, additional disabilities etc).
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical field of psychological therapies

Experience

• Demonstrable post qualifying experience of providing counselling to clients with common mental health problems, particularly depression
• Experience of providing clinical supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists in organisational settings

Qualifications

• Diploma in humanistic or person centred counselling or psychotherapy.
• A post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Psychotherapy, Counselling, or Counselling Psychology, comprising no less than 450 hours programme contact AND no less than 450 hours supervised counselling or psychotherapy practice (including hours gained after core training).
• One or more NHS Talking Therapies specified counselling or psychotherapy accreditations (as detailed in the NHS Talking Therapies Manual)
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Evidence of successful completion of training in one or more of the following specialist trainings in NICE recommended time limited psychological therapies for depression, with the required training and individual accreditation to deliver the modality as specified by the NHS Talking Therapies Manual.
• Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision

Skills

• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non -professional groups
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, and where relevant their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT