Talking Therapies Counsellor For Depression - Band 6/7

Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership Nhs Trust; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Learning & development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Staff discounts

Wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking an experienced NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Counsellor (Depression) for a Band 7 development role in Coventry. The post is full-time (30 hours) with a hybrid mix of remote and face-to-face work across Coventry and Warwickshire.

The ideal candidate will be accredited (BACP/UKCP/etc.), have a Diploma or higher in Person-Centred Counselling or Psychotherapy, and hold Counselling for Depression (CfD).

Qualifications

• Diploma or higher in Person Centred Counselling / Psychotherapy.
• Accredited with BACP / UKCP / BPC / ACC / NCPS (accredited professional registrant).
• Completed Counselling for Depression (PCE - CfD) course.
• Experience in medical settings, Talking Therapies, primary care or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based therapy to individuals with depression.
• Work with diverse populations in a primary care setting.
• Willingness to develop CfD qualification; role paid at band 6 until qualification achieved.
• Welcome applicants with a DIT qualification.
• Work flexibly with some face-to-face sessions in a 4-day week.

Skills

Communication skills

Diversity sensitivity

Education

Diploma or higher in Person Centred Counselling/Psychotherapy

BACP / UKCP / BPC / ACC / NCPS accreditation

Counselling for Depression (CfD) course

Job description

Job summary

NHS Talking Therapies (Hi Intensity) Counsellor for Depression - Band 7 Development role

Full-time 30 hours (Hybrid role) Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust works alongside Coventry and Warwickshire MIND to deliver the Talking Therapies Service across Coventry and Warwickshire. An exciting opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated Person Centred- Experiential Counsellor for Depression (Accredited) Therapist is now available within the Talking Therapies Counselling Team. The team provides a Primary Care Talking Therapies Service for clients experiencing symptoms of Depression.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a practitioner who is skilled in providing effective, evidence-based therapy to individuals experiencing symptoms of depression. We would particularly welcome interest from therapists who can demonstrate previous experience of working within diverse populations in a primary care setting.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry and Warwickshire.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Job responsibilities

The post will be suitable for qualified NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity CFD Practitioners. Accreditation with BACP or other recognised counselling body is essential. Completion of the Counselling for Depression Qualification would be desirable however we would fund and support the successful applicant to gain this. *Please note the role would be paid at band 6 until this is achieved.

• We would also really welcome applications for applicants with a DIT (Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy) qualification.

Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. In return, you will have the opportunity of being in the forefront of primary care mental health service delivery. In addition to the satisfaction of working in a progressive, dynamic service there will be excellent development opportunities.

Please be aware that we do not support condensed hours for our Therapists and the post will operate over 4 days between the hours of 8am and 6pm. This is a hybrid role and would require up to 2 days of face to face sessions however this may change dependant on the needs of the service.

Please note these are essential car user posts.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Diploma or higher qualification in Person Centred Counselling / Psychotherapy
• Accredited with; BACP / UKCP / BPC / ACC / NCPS (accredited professional registrant)
• Successfully completed the Counselling for Depression (PCE - CfD) course

Knowledge and Skills (Essential)

• Full range of skills as laid out in the competency framework for Humanistic Psychological Therapies (Roth AD, Hill A, Pilling S 2009)
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS

Experience (Essential)

• Significant post qualification counselling practice supervised to recognised membership body requirements
• Experience of working in a medical setting, Talking Therapies, primary care, mental health services, social services or equivalent setting
• Highly experienced in working therapeutically with a diverse and complex patient population, including patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds, using interpreters if needed. Sensitive to and respectful of patients' differing cultural, religious and social issues.

Other (Essential)

• Driver with access to independent means of transport

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address: Wayside House, Wilsons Lane, Longford, Coventry, CV6 6NY, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Talking Therapies Counselling Team Manager, Tracey Hurley, [e-mail], 07795542827

Closing date: 13 November 2026

Reference number: 444-8391937-MH