UK-based Remote Mental Health / Talking Therapies Interpreter (Slovak or Kurdish Sorani)

About the Role

Are you looking to make a difference in mental health care? We are recruiting UK-based freelance remote interpreters fluent in Slovak or Kurdish (Sorani) to support remote psychological therapies (NHS Talking Therapies/CBT sessions) for major national healthcare contracts.

What You Will Do

• Provide Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) and Telephone Interpreting (OPI) for mental health assessments and therapy sessions.
• Navigate highly sensitive, clinical, and psychiatric terminology with precision, empathy, and professional distance.
• Log into our secure remote booking platform for scheduled sessions.

Requirements

• Excellent spoken fluency in English and either Slovak or Kurdish (Sorani).
• A recognized qualification in interpreting (DPSI, Community Interpreting Level 3+, or equivalent) is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting within mental health, psychotherapy, or CBT environments.
• Strict Technology Setup: Quiet, private home office (free of background noise), reliable high-speed fibre broadband (minimum 20 Mbps download/upload), and a dual-earpiece headset with a noise-cancelling microphone.

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