Senior Clinical Psychlogist/Psychological Therapist

Integrated Care System; North East; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the North East of England seeks a Senior Clinical Psychologist/Psychological Therapist to provide Cognitive Analytic Therapy. This part-time position involves delivering clinical interventions and supervision. Ideal candidates will hold appropriate qualifications and experience. The role offers £55,690 to £62,682 pro rata per annum and promotes a diverse and dynamic work culture.

Qualifications

• Qualified Psychologist or Psychological Therapist with ACAT registration as a CAT Practitioner.
• Experience delivering CAT training is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CAT clinical interventions.
• Deliver CAT supervision, training, and consultation.
• Contribute to service evaluation and development.

Skills

Knowledge of specialist psychological therapies

Experience providing clinical supervision

Ability to teach and train others

Flexible attitude towards work

Education

Accredited training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy

Membership of relevant professional body

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Psychlogist/Psychological Therapist

The closing date is 17 August 2025

This is an opportunity for a CAT Practitioner to join our specialist Cognitive Analytic Therapy service in Newcastle, for a part time (0.5 WTE) role.

The CNTW CAT Service is one of the very few services in the UK focused entirely on Cognitive Analytic Therapy. Our service is based in the Trust's Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies, alongside services for EMDR, Psychotherapy, CBT and Family Therapy.

Our service:

• provides CAT therapy to people with complex psychological needs
• hosts the Newcastle CAT Practitioner, Introductory and Supervisor Trainings, and is one of four providers across England commissioned to deliver NHS England funded CAT Practitioner Training
• provides CAT supervision to practitioner trainees, practitioners and others
• provides CAT scaffolding services (e.g. 5 sessions CAT and other forms of CAT consultation)
• undertakes service evaluation and research.

Main duties of the job

With the provision of NHS England funded CAT training we have steadily grown and are now a team of six. The balance of duties will depend upon the skills and experience of the postholder.

The key potential elements will be:

• providing specialist CAT clinical interventions with adult service users with complex mental health needs
• delivery of CAT supervision, training and consultation
• contributing to service evaluation and development

The post holder will be a suitably qualified Psychologist or Psychologist Therapist with Practitioner training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy, ideally with some experience of delivering CAT training. The post holder will have appropriate profession and ACAT registration as a CAT Practitioner.

The post is open to accredited CAT supervisors, but we can also accept applications from practitioners who are currently undertaking or ready to undertake their CAT supervisor training. Other details are available in the Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 29th July 2025

Closing date : 17th August 2025

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• Appropriate level of level training as set out in the corresponding person specification documents.
• Appropriate membership of professional body as set out in the corresponding person specification documents.

Knowledge and experience

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapies including CAT
• Appropriate post qualification experience of specialist psychological therapies including CAT
• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Skills and competencies

• Specilast skills and competency in evidence based psychological therapies including CAT

Role/Team specific requirements

• Ability to teach and train others , using a variety of complex multi media materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings

Personal characteristics

• Flexible attitude towards work.

Additional requirements

• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a yearpro rata per annum