NHS Talking Therapies Therapist

Job summary

Are you a qualified Counsellor/ therapist with specialised training in IPT. Plus knowledge and understanding of working within a busy Talking Therapies service?

The NHS Talking Therapies Gloucestershire is a County wide NHS Talking Therapies Service, made up of 4 clinical teams situated across Gloucestershire. We pride ourselves on our clinical model that focuses on delivering high quality care to our clients.

We are excited to be opening up a Counselling pathway for our clients and add to our talented workforce of CBT therapists.

The Service provides evidenced based psychological interventions using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other approved therapies, both face to face and remotely whilst working in line with our local and national targets as laid out in the NHS Talking Therapies Manual.

Main duties of the job

The role will include delivering both face to face and remote appointments across one of our four bases. Whilst you should be aware that we do consider flexible working patterns, this is dependent on service demands. We would, however, expect candidates to be working from their assigned base for an initial start period and long-term working from base dependent upon the demands of our face-to-face clients.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. this current role is specially aimed at those with the following;

A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or a psychological therapy / counselling.

PLUS

Further post graduate qualification OR training and experience in IPT

That meets full accreditation standard with the appropriate body (BABCP / UKCP / BACP / HSC) and will apply for accreditation on commencement of the post if not already accredited.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

13 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

327-26-103

Job locations

County Wide

County Wide

County Wide

GL3 4AW

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