Clinical or Counselling Psychologist/Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Band 7
Main area Psychological Therapist/CBT Therapist/Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Start date: 23rd November 2026 End date: 26th November 2027) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 367-ACMS-101564-A
Site Prospect house, Peace Drive, Watford, WD17 3XE Town Watford Salary £51,657 - £58,785 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist (level 2) /DBT Therapist in the Enhanced Primary Care Mental Health Service within HPFT. You will be at the forefront in developing the therapeutic provision offered within primary care, to meet the needs of the local population,
You will be required to work across two team bases. You will predominately be based in Watford however you are also expected to cover Borehamwood and must be able to regularly travel between the two locations. You will work in these locations primarily, although you will also work as part of a wider team across west Hertfordshire and may on occasion need to travel across this locality to support the needs of the Service. You may also be required to work one evening every week to support an out-of-hours clinic, currently on Monday night.
Main duties of the job
You will provide psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to clients with moderately complex mental health disorders within the service. This will include developing and facilitating group based interventions.
You will join a growing and supportive team of psychological therapists and other clinicians. You will be provided with regular supervision and CPD opportunities and supported in your professional development.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. E verything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job responsibilities
You will provide psychological assessment and treatment including a range of group and individual psychological interventions
You will provide specialist support, guidance and consultation on clients psychological care to other multi-disciplinary professionals
You will work closely with both psychological therapies staff and other non-psychological therapy colleagues
You will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures
You will utilise research skills for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the job and responsibilities.
Car driver essential as a majority of the posts are community based, the post holder will need a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes – including business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person specification
Areas of Experience and Knowledge
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, adult mental health and in patient settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life span’s presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration
- Knowledge and awareness of specific clinical practices and issues relating to clients with mental health problems
- Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc and/or service improvement and project management
- Experience of working in a community mental health setting
Skills
- Ability to deliver complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration
- Ability to work with people whose behaviour is personally challenging
Qualifications
- Postgraduate qualification in clinical or counselling psychologist and registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist OR Postgraduate qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, medicine, social work and occupational therapy or to have substantial other relevant experience and with demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field.
- Diploma and / or M.Sc. in CBT (Level 2) leading to demonstrable eligibility for accreditation with the BABCP OR Completion of DBT Intensive Training and PG Certificate in DBT
- Continuing registration with body overseeing practice of core mental health profession, e.g. NMC or HCPC.
Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Stephanie Barber Job title Team Leader Email address stephanie.barber3@nhs.net Telephone number 01923953123 Additional information
Annie Kemp - Clinical Psychologist - 01923 953123
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