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IAPT High Intensity Therapist
The closing date is 08 February 2026
North Tyneside Talking Therapies Service is a well established NHS Talking Therapies Service, providing psychological input to the North Tyneside population since 2008. We are a patient focused and pro‑active community based primary care service with strong working relationships with GPs and our colleagues in secondary care and specialist services.
We are committed to delivering high quality community oriented services, and to working in partnership with service users, carers, health and social care agencies and the voluntary sector. The team is an integrated mental health service made up of Low Intensity and High Intensity therapists, Counselling, Psychology and Employment Support working within steps 2-4 of the stepped care model. We work in a blended approach. Mix of working from home completing therapy virtually and working from Northumbria bases.
The service will accept any applications for part time hours/job share arrangements that fit with service need.
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
We have a rare opportunity to expand our high intensity workforce within North Tyneside Talking Therapies. We wish to recruit a enthusiastic Cognitive Behavioural Therapist who does not currently work within the national NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression programme.
Delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological therapies for individuals presenting with moderate to severe depression, anxiety disorders, in line with NICE guidelines. Being part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, managing a varied clinical caseload, undertaking comprehensive assessments, develop collaborative treatment plans, contributing to positive clinical outcomes.
The candidate will hold a recognised Talking Therapies High Intensity CBT qualification (working towards BABCP accreditation), demonstrating clinical, organisational, and communication skills. Committed to recovery‑focused, person‑centred care and a ability to work with diverse communities is essential. We offer clinical supervision, continued professional development, and the chance to work within a forward‑thinking service committed to quality improvement and staff wellbeing.
NOTE: This post has strict funding criteria -applicants cannot currently be working within a Talking Therapies service funded by NHS England. This post is specifically funded to expand Talking Therapies and therefore checks will be conducted regarding the current employment of applicants to meet funding requirements.
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, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.
We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within North Tyneside Talking Therapies service (NHS Talking Therapies), providing high intensity interventions, mainly cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) or Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) to clients with a range of moderate to complex mental health problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualification
* A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or within a psychological therapy or KSF, and further post graduate qualification training in evidence-based psychological therapies, including CBT, EMDR and/or IPT to at least equivalent of a Masters level (Post Graduate Diploma); and significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner
* Accredited with, or working towards accreditation with the BABCP (where CBT trained)
* Other qualifications to deliver IAPT compliant high intensity therapies. E.g. IPT/EMDR
* Qualification in clinical supervision
Experience and Knowledge
* Demonstrates experience of working in mental health/IAPT services
* Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
* Extensive experience of delivering CBT/EMDR/IPT as a qualified therapist
* Experience of supervising qualified and trainee IAPT staff (both High, Low Intensity and Trainees)
Other Requirements
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Work arrangements
* Full‑time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
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