Specialist Psychotherapist

NHS; Sheffield; Remote; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Sheffield seeks a Specialist Psychotherapist to deliver trauma-informed psychotherapy to diverse patients. This part-time role requires professional qualifications and evidence of clinical experience, particularly with trauma and diversity. The position offers competitive compensation and the flexibility to work remotely.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Commitment to professional development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Psychotherapy to post-graduate diploma level.
• Committed to ongoing professional development.
• Experience in utilizing various psychotherapeutic approaches.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a psychotherapy service for patients.
• Deliver psychotherapy to meet the diverse needs of service users.
• Provide clinical supervision and work collaboratively with other services.

Skills

Clinical experience of providing trauma informed psychotherapy

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Experience of working collaboratively with other services

Education

Professional qualification in Psychotherapy to post-graduate diploma level

Current full professional registration with BACP, BABCP or UKCP

Accredited membership of BACP, BABCP or UKCP

Job description

Overview

The Specialist Psychotherapist team offers psychotherapy to a diverse population including individuals with a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), and/or Epilepsy.

The closing date is 21 September 2025

Main duties of the job

• To establish/maintain a psychotherapy service for patients with functional neurological symptoms or psychological difficulties linked to other neurological conditions such as epilepsy.
• To offer a front-line psychotherapy service for neurology patients, delivering psychotherapy to meet the diverse needs of service users.
• Deliver trauma informed psychotherapy when appropriate.
• To provide a versatile service, responding positively to individual needs including language, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, learning ability, communication style, mental health, gender identification, physical health conditions.
• To develop understanding and promote awareness within a defined catchment area and the broader medical community of the interaction between psychological and physical dimensions of neurological illness.

Please note this advertisement is for a part time (22.5 hour) opportunity.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Psychotherapy to post-graduate diploma level with evidence of working towards Masters degree in psychotherapy
• Current full professional registration with BACP, BABCP or UKCP
• Accredited membership of BACP, BABCP or UKCP

Experience

• Clinical experience of providing trauma informed psychotherapy.
• Clinical experience of working with diversity in psychotherapy.
• Clinical experience of working with a range of communication needs in psychotherapy.
• A proven interest in the specialist area of linking the mind and body
• Experience/training in providing telephone/video psychotherapy
• Experience and/or training in using a range of IT packages
• Post qualification experience working with the mind body link.
• Able to use a range of psychotherapeutic approaches to work with this very diverse group.
• Experience of working collaboratively with other services such as mental health services, Health services, Voluntary and Charity Sector organisations, Primary Care services e.g. GP's, IAPT.
• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Further Training

• Trauma informed psychotherapy training
• Evidence of ongoing Continued Professional Development training.
• Training in attachment theory/therapy
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Capable of working autonomously
• Able to work well in a team.
• Audit and research skills in psychotherapy related projects

Other Factors

• Willingness and ability to work remotely (from home) and from regional clinic settings when possible

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearpa/ pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working