Job Description

Band 6 to band 7

Main area

Counsellor

Grade

Band 6 to band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time Part time
37.5 hours per week

Job ref

201-25-687

Site

Talking Therapies

Town

Roche

Salary

38,682 - 54,710 Per Annum / Pro Rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

21/09/2025 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care


Care based on what matters to people.*
Care provided at home or close to home.*
Improvement through learning, research and innovation.*
Prevention and alternatives to hospital.*

Great Organisation


Buildings that support health and wellbeing.*
Technology enabled care.*
Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.*
Safe, efficient, effective and productive.*

Great People


A place people love to work and feel valued.*
Living our values with staff (all voices count).*
Attract, grow and develop talent.*
Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.*

Great Partner


Encourage and enable effective partnerships.*
Joined-up community services.*
Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.*
Reduce our impact on the environment.*


At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for appropriately qualified counsellors, (trained and experienced in one of the three Talking Therapies approved counselling modalities (CFD, CTFD, IPT) along with significant experience of working within a Talking Therapies service) to apply for a post as Psychotherapeutic Counsellor within the NHS Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression service.



Please note that these posts will be based across the three main operational localities of North/East Cornwall, Mid Cornwall and West Cornwall. Post holders will be expected to undertake a blended approach to delivery of therapy, offering both online video appointments and in-person face-to-face appointments.

Main duties of the job

To provide a qualified specialist psychological therapy service for anxiety and depression to clients from the NHS Talking Therapies service. This involves providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy, within one or more psychological therapy models specified by the NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression Manual.

To provide advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues, other healthcare professionals and to other, non-professional carers. It will involve supervision and the contribution to the learning of other colleagues including trainee High Intensity Therapists training in a relevant Talking Therapies modality, as well as trainees from other professional groups as appropriate.

The post holder works autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.

Where this is development post completing training at Band 6, to attend and fulfil the requirements of the training to include supervision from educational providers in relation to the coursework, achieving the essential Psychotherapeutic Counsellor qualifications as detailed in the person specification.

Working for our organisation

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.



We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.



Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.



We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.



Approximately 568,000 people live her. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see 'supporting documents'. If you have any questions in relation to this post please feel free to contact Laura Matthews or James Ward.

Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Master's level qualification or equivalent, to include a minimum two-year post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Psychotherapy, Counselling, or Counselling Psychology, comprising no less than 450 hours programme contact and no less than 450 hours supervised counselling or psychotherapy practice (including hours gained after core training) One or more NHS Talking Therapies specified counselling or psychotherapy accreditations (as detailed in the NHS Talking Therapies Manual): British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited; United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or Registered as a Psychotherapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor; Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) Accreditation; National Counselling Society (NCS) Accredited Professional registrants, British Psychoanalytic Council Registered. #

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients within an NHS Talking Therapies service Experience of working with a variety of client groups and presenting problems that reflect a 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.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:


Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management Protected CPD time for registered staff Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff Leadership and Management development programmes Coaching and mentoring opportunities A full clinical induction programme for operational skills Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:


Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff Free DBS checks where required Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions NHS Pension Scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Cycle to work scheme The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.



Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.



If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.



Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644