Psychological Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
The Durham and Darlington Perinatal service is seeking a passionate and motivated Psychological Therapist to join their multidisciplinary team. This role involves providing high-quality, evidence-based care, including psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions, to women experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period. The successful candidate will manage a clinical caseload and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives. This is a 12-month fixed-term/secondment position, working four days a week with hybrid arrangements.
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Trained in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Registration with BPS
- Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Awareness of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System
- Must be able to: Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
- Provide (within agreed timescale) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
- Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
- Utilise psychometric tests competently
- Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
- Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
- Use approved breakaway techniques
- Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
- Experience of CBT, DBT, Psychodynamics, systematic therapy
- Skills in using multimedia materials in presentations
- Working with mental health/learning disability clients (depending on designated service area)
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of research and audit
- Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology
- Social Inclusion agenda
- Post-graduate training (doctoral level equivalent) in clinical / counselling / forensic psychology (or its equivalent prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS.
- HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist
- Post doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice - Band 8a
- Trained in clinical supervision and the supervision of doctoral trainees
- Trained in care co-ordination
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Registration with BPS
- Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Awareness of: The Trust's Quality Improvement System
- Must be able to: Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people
- Adapt creatively the evidence base for interventions in mental health for clients with communication difficulties / learning disabilities.
- Provide (within agreed timescale) effective teaching, training and clinical supervision
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co-ordination/lead practitioner responsibilities
- Undertake complex multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems
- Utilise psychometric tests competently
- Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours
- Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
- Use approved breakaway techniques
- Demonstrate effective keyboard skills
- Experience of CBT, DBT, Psychodynamics, systematic therapy
- Skills in using multimedia materials in presentations
- Working with mental health/learning disability clients (depending on designated service area)
- Multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of research and audit
- Doctoral level knowledge of: Evidence- based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology
- Social Inclusion agenda
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £64,750 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Psychological Therapist
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
The Durham and Darlington Perinatal service are seeking a passionate and motivated Psychological Therapist to join us in our continued drive to provide the best Perinatal Mental Health Services.You will become part of a proactive, innovative, and supportive multidisciplinary team, with opportunities to further develop your knowledge, skills, and experience within this specialist area.
As a member of the Community Perinatal Mental Health Team, you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for women who are planning a pregnancy, are pregnant, or are in the postnatal period. You will manage a clinical caseload, providing psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions to women experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties during the perinatal period.
This is a fixed-term/secondment 12-month position, working core hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm, for four days. The service supports hybrid working arrangements, offering flexibility alongside the demands of the role.
You will join an established and valued psychological therapies team within the service, holding an active caseload and delivering a range of therapeutic interventions. In addition, you will play an important role within the service's leadership str
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