Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Psychological Therapist/Practioner Psychologist

The closing date is 23 October 2025

Job summary

This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 12 months.

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Psychological Therapist or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or to join our specialist team within the Complex Psychological Interventions Service (CPI).

We are able to offer a full time one year fixed term post, covering maternity leave. You will join a friendly and supportive well established team, where supervision and peer support are promoted and valued.

The role is based in the North Locality and is based out of Leckhampton Lodge, Cheltenham. We work with Recovery multidisciplinary teams, where developing and evaluating 1:1 and group interventions for a wide range of secondary mental health presentations is central.

The CPI service is made up of multidisciplinary professions and offers a range of activities to support psychologically informed care in our secondary mental health service including supervision and training. CPI offers complex assessment, formulation, and a wide range of therapies in both individual and group formats.

The successful candidate will provide specialist assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation, as well as staff training, supervision, consultation and support. Applicants should be familiar with current evidence-based interventions and able to demonstrate outcomes.

Main duties of the job

To fulfil a comprehensive role as a Practitioner Psychologist or Psychological Therapist within the North locality Recovery teams.
To assess and treat a specialist workload of clients and maintain associated records.
To participate in Continued Professional Development and other developmental activities.
To provide consultation and training to Recovery Teams.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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.

Date posted

14 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

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

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-25-865

Job locations

Leckhampton Lodge

Charlton Lane

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry a caseload and provide a direct service for complex psychological issues.

To work primarily within a multi-disciplinary approach/team where a variety of opinion and expertise is brought to bear on a situation.

On a daily basis functions single-handedly as a qualified Psychologist or Psychological Therapist in the multi-disciplinary team.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry a caseload and provide a direct service for complex psychological issues.

To work primarily within a multi-disciplinary approach/team where a variety of opinion and expertise is brought to bear on a situation.

On a daily basis functions single-handedly as a qualified Psychologist or Psychological Therapist in the multi-disciplinary team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the BPS Eligible for Chartered status. Registered as Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC OR Registered core MH professional with a recognised qualification in a psychological intervention with relevant registration e.g. BABCP OR Qualified Psychological Therapist with relevant registration (including HCPC-registered Arts Therapists/Psychotherapists)

Experience

Essential

Experience of maintaining working relationships and a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical aggression.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post Graduate doctoral level training in Clinical Psychology, as accredited by the BPS Eligible for Chartered status. Registered as Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC OR Registered core MH professional with a recognised qualification in a psychological intervention with relevant registration e.g. BABCP OR Qualified Psychological Therapist with relevant registration (including HCPC-registered Arts Therapists/Psychotherapists)

Experience

Essential

Experience of maintaining working relationships and a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse, and the threat of physical aggression.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leckhampton Lodge

Charlton Lane

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leckhampton Lodge

Charlton Lane

Cheltenham

GL53 9DZ

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)