Clinical / Counselling Psychologist / Psychotherapist / CBT Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified psychological therapist to join the North Devon Core Community Adult Mental Health Teams. The post is advertised at 37.5 hours per week, but consideration would be given to flexible and part time working arrangements.

We are a diverse, skilled, and innovative multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality psychological care within community adult mental health services. The successful candidate will provide psychological assessment, formulation, and evidence-based psychological therapies for adults presenting with a broad range of mental health difficulties.

The role will also involve supporting the development of psychologically informed practice across the multidisciplinary team through activities such as supervision, consultation, reflective practice, training, and joint working with colleagues.

This post offers an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively within a supportive community mental health setting, contributing to both direct clinical work and the wider psychological provision within the service.

Applications are welcomed from:

  • Clinical Psychologists
  • Counselling Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Psychological Therapists
  • CBT Therapists

Applicants must be registered with an appropriate professional regulatory body and hold a relevant qualification at master’s level or above.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role

The job aims to improve the psychological health &
wellbeing of adults with complex and severe mental health difficulties.

Main duties include:

1. Providing
a Clinical/Counselling Psychology or Psychotherapy service to people referred
for psychological therapy, as a key part of Devon Partnership Trust services

2.Providing
local clinical leadership, co-ordination and supervision for psychology service
trainees and volunteers, under the Professional Lead’s direction and
supervision

3.Carrying
a specialist caseload and advising and consulting with patients, family
members, carers and professionals.

4. Providing
clinical supervision and consultation to wider local community mental health
teams as part of integrated team working.

5.Receiving
support from senior specialist colleagues and drawing on expertise within the
service to develop clinical skills with this client group.

6. Working
autonomously within professional guidelines, with responsibility for systematic
governance of psychological practice within the service / local team.

7. Receiving
regular professional and clinical supervision under Trust policy and British
Psychological Society or designated Professional Body Practice Guidelines. Abiding
by all relevant Professional Codes of Conduct and Practise, including those of the
British Psychological Society. Full
Health Professions Council registration is a condition of employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualifications & training
  • Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (D.Clin.Psychol. or equivalent), eligible for Chartered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist status in the British Psychological Society and registered with HCPC.
  • Psychological Therapists need to be trained to Masters level or equivalent in a specific psychological therapy and registered with an appropriate recognised professional body, e.g. UKCP, BABCP.
  • IT skills.

Desirable

  • Qualifications & training
  • Further training or experience in clinical specialism.
  • Further training in related area.
  • Further training in at least one (other) psychological therapy.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience and/or training in diversity awareness and social inequality.
  • Experience of working under supervision in secondary care adult mental health services.

Desirable

  • Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a wide range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and inpatient settings.
  • Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
  • Planning & organisational skills
  • Project management skills / experience.

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).

Closing Date: 30 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.