CBT therapist, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist – Complex Trauma
The closing date is 12 May 2026
Are you a Psychological Therapist or Psychologist committed to delivering high‑quality therapy and interested in helping shape a developing specialist trauma pathway?
We are recruiting a Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist to join our Complex Trauma Pathway within North Lincolnshire community mental health services. While the primary focus of the role is the development and delivery of specialist trauma provision for individuals with complex trauma and PTSD, you will also work therapeutically with a broader range of presentations commonly seen within community mental health services.
This post follows targeted internal investment after the successful pilot of our Intensive EMDR (iEMDR) programme. We are now expanding the pathway to reduce treatment waits, accelerate recovery and strengthen intensive trauma provision within community services.
The role includes contributing to four 10‑day intensive EMDR blocks each year, delivered through a coordinated team approach with psychologists, CBT therapists, wellbeing practitioners and peer support workers. Alongside this, you will provide weekly therapy within the pathway, including trauma‑focused work and evidence‑based psychological therapies for a range of presentations.
The pathway sits within a strong psychological leadership structure, with oversight from the CBT Clinical Lead and Consultant Psychologist.
Main duties of the job
What the role offers
- A defined caseload agreed through job planning
- Access to accredited CBT and/or EMDR supervision, alongside psychological supervision appropriate to professional background
- Clear psychological leadership from the CBT Clinical Lead and Consultant Psychologist
- Opportunity to deliver EMDR, including intensive delivery blocks
- Experience working across complex trauma and broader community mental health presentations
- A strong psychological voice within service development
- Protected time for CPD (monthly half day LEARN)
You will:
- Provide specialist assessment and formulation for adults with complex trauma, PTSD and other complex mental health presentations
- Deliver formulation‑driven EMDR, trauma‑focused CBT, and/or other evidence‑based psychological therapies appropriate to your training and registration
- Hold a defined caseload with access to appropriate professional and clinical supervision
- Contribute to quarterly Intensive EMDR programmes delivered through a team‑based model
- Undertake risk assessment and safeguarding in line with Trust standard
- Offer clinical supervision to Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners and Trainee Psychological Professionals
- Provide consultation and psychologically informed guidance to MDT colleagues
- Contribute to outcome monitoring, audit, service evaluation and research
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Qualification as Cognitive Behavioural Therapist or Clinical / Counselling Psychologist
- BABCP accreditation or HCPC registration (or applying for if newly qualified)
- Willingness to undertake EMDR training if not already trained
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Completed EMDR Part 1-3.
- EMDR accreditation
- Further training in CBT for Psychosis and or Personality Disorder
- Supervision Training
- DBT training.
Experience
- Experience delivering trauma focused CBT and/or EMDR.
- Experience working with complex trauma presentations, including dissociation and comorbidity
- Delivering psychological therapy in adult mental health services
- Experience of psychological therapy provision in complex cases
- Routine use of outcome measures
- Delivering clinical supervision
- Working in multi‑disciplinary team settings
- Experience contributing to service or pathway development.
- Experience delivering intensive therapy formats
Knowledge
- Evidence‑based practice relevant to the role
- Risk assessment and risk management.
- Clinical governance
- Legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Audit and research methodology.
Skills
- Communicate complex and highly sensitive information effectively, to a wide range of people.
- Provide effective teaching, training, and clinical supervision
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake care co‑ordination / lead professional responsibilities.
- Undertake multiagency working and liaise with multiple systems.
- Utilise objective measures competently.
- Identify, provide and promote appropriate interventions / means of support for carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and challenging behaviours.
- Utilise appropriate clinical governance mechanisms within own work.
- Use approved breakaway techniques
- Able to work in accordance with the Staff Compact and Trust Values and Behaviours.
- Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in highly distressing and challenging circumstances.
- Respects and has awareness of the advantages of joint working with other experienced professionals in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Able to work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team.
- Able to use own initiative and make decisions independently
- Committed to continual quality and service improvement.
- Self‑aware and committed to continual professional and personal development. Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision.
- Committed to promoting a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
- Committed to promoting a positive image of the Service/Department and the wider Trust.
- Skills in using multimedia materials in presentations
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.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
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