Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) - Counsellor

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) to join the Talking Therapies service in Rotherham. The role involves delivering specialist psychological therapies for depression and anxiety using NHS Talking Therapies models and requires registration/accreditation.

The post includes supervision of colleagues, contribution to service development, and work within trust guidelines to maintain high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Essential to be trained in NHS Talking Therapies counselling modality Counselling for Depression.
• Must hold relevant registration/accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy within NHS Talking Therapies models for anxiety and depression.
• Involve supervision of other colleagues as appropriate.
• Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development.

Skills

Counselling for Depression

Education

Registration/Accreditation

Job description

Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) - Counsellor

Company:

Company: Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

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.

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.

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:

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

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

This advert closes on Friday 20 Nov 2026

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Qualified High Intensity Therapist (Band 7) - Counsellor

Company: Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Rotherham, S65 1AB

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 6 Nov 2026

Closing date: 6 Dec 2026

Summary

A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

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.

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service to clients in the modality of Counselling for Depression. This involves giving 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.

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:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

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