Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Band 7 post within the well-established Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which provides evidence-based and innovative work aimed at improving the psychological wellbeing of staff at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHCFT).
We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking practitioner to contribute to the provision of staff support services to approx. 12,000 employees of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust across various settings within Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Applicants must have significant experience working in mental health settings and experience of working with clients using evidence based brief focused psychological approaches.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job are:
To provide high quality and effective clinical service to all employees of NHFCT and to other external organisations with whom the trust has contractual arrangements.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for clinical governance of own work according to trust policies.
To contribute to supervision, teaching, audit and service development.
To contribute to health promotion, wellbeing at work initiatives and stress reduction activities in the organisation.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?
Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Details
Date posted
23 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
319-7272529LT
Job locations
North Tyneside General Hospital
Rake Lane
North Shields
NE29 8NH
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will join the well-established, well-respected and supportive Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which works closely with Occupational Health. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide a wide range of individual and team interventions to improve the mental health, wellbeing and effectiveness of staff. There will also be ample opportunity to be involved in providing training and group-based support to teams. The post holder will also have the opportunity to contribute to new service development projects.
The post holder will receive support, training and supervision from the occupational health psychology team and have close links with the wider occupational health team. They will also be opportunities to access professional support /CPD. Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will join the well-established, well-respected and supportive Staff Psychology and Counselling Service which works closely with Occupational Health. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide a wide range of individual and team interventions to improve the mental health, wellbeing and effectiveness of staff. There will also be ample opportunity to be involved in providing training and group-based support to teams. The post holder will also have the opportunity to contribute to new service development projects.
The post holder will receive support, training and supervision from the occupational health psychology team and have close links with the wider occupational health team. They will also be opportunities to access professional support /CPD.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or within a psychological therapy or KSF, plus further post graduate qualification training in an IAPT compliant evidence-based psychological therapy, including CBT, EMDR, IPT to at least equivalent of a Masters level (Post Graduate Diploma); and significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner.
• Accreditation by relevant professional organisation.

• Professional knowledge supplemented by specialist training e.g. training in cognitive - behavioral approaches, stress management, counselling supervision

• Significant experience of working in relevant settings e.g. Mental health/primary care occupational health settings
• Experience of working with clients within a brief focused therapeutic approach.

• Organisational/occupational health experience
• Experience of critical incident responses and post trauma interventions
• Knowledge and experience of an NHS hospital culture and systems
• Experience of supervising counsellors/psychological therapists /trainee psychologists

• HCPC Registered

• A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or within a psychological therapy or KSF, plus further post graduate qualification training in an IAPT compliant evidence-based psychological therapy, including CBT, EMDR, IPT to at least equivalent of a Masters level (Post Graduate Diploma); and significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner.
• Accreditation by relevant professional organisation.

• Professional knowledge supplemented by specialist training e.g. training in cognitive - behavioral approaches, stress management, counselling supervision

• Significant experience of working in relevant settings e.g. Mental health/primary care occupational health settings
• Experience of working with clients within a brief focused therapeutic approach.

• Organisational/occupational health experience
• Experience of critical incident responses and post trauma interventions
• Knowledge and experience of an NHS hospital culture and systems
• Experience of supervising counsellors/psychological therapists /trainee psychologists

• HCPC Registered