# High Intensity Counselling for Depression Supervisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/high-intensity-counselling-for-depression-supervisor/59daa58f-915e-4428-a30e-27f4d7e81592 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/high-intensity-counselling-for-depression-supervisor/59daa58f-915e-4428-a30e-27f4d7e81592.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working arrangements to meet the requirements of the role may apply) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T15:43:34.373Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Shrewsbury/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Counselling_Depression_Supervisor/Counselling_Depression_Supervisor-v8001751 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8001751?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are recruiting 2 full time permanent Counselling for Depression Supervisors to join the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies Service. Welcome!  The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies Service is a busy caring team consisting of Administration staff, PWPs, CBT Practitioners, and Counsellors. We deliver Talking Therapies to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin which has exciting, diverse and growing modern towns, surrounded by the stunning Shropshire countryside. Our NHS Talking Therapies team is a great place to work. We have recently redefined our service offer, including a new leadership structure, and we need your help with the continued development of the new ways of working. Working as part of the clinical team, you will provide supervision to High Intensity Therapists, and will be instrumental in the oversight and delivery of quality in the service. You will work closely with the Highly Specialised Modality Leads, Clinical Leadership team and  Strategic Operational Lead to ensure clinical governance and the quality of clinical work remains consistently high. ### Main duties of the job You will provide clinical supervision (including case management, clinical skills and reflective practice) of High Intensity Step 3 clinicians within an NHS Talking Therapies service, in an individual and group format. You will ensure supervisees work safely and professionally, adhering to NHS Talking Therapies Manual, NICE guidelines and professional/service guidance.  The post holder will be responsible for their own, small caseload. This will involve the assessment and appropriate treatment of people presenting with mental health problems, working within a Talking Therapies team. As the clinical supervisor you will attend regular supervision with the Highly Specialised / Senior Therapist for that modality and may have additional areas of responsibility for clinical service development as appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities JOB PURPOSE The post holder will: - Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation. Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism. - Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients. - Provide clinical & caseload supervision to High Intensity (CBT therapists) as the main element of their working week to ensure clinical accountability. - Provide high intensity interventions for service users that meet the service criteria for Step 3 therapy. - Be accountable for own professional actions and matters of clinical judgement. - Attend to own clinical supervision (including meta supervision) and line management supervision. - Make reasonable adjustments, when working with diverse populations, to enable equal opportunities for all. - Manage own time and performance effectively in line with service demand. See attached job Description for full details. ## Job Details We are recruiting 2 full time permanent Counselling for Depression Supervisors to join the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies Service. Welcome! The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies Service is a busy caring team consisting of Administration staff, PWPs, CBT Practitioners, and Counsellors. We deliver Talking Therapies to the people of Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin which has exciting, diverse and growing modern towns, surrounded by the stunning Shropshire countryside. Our NHS Talking Therapies team is a great place to work. We have recently redefined our service offer, including a new leadership structure, and we need your help with the continued development of the new ways of working. Working as part of the clinical team, you will provide supervision to High Intensity Therapists, and will be instrumental in the oversight and delivery of quality in the service. You will work closely with the Highly Specialised Modality Leads, Clinical Leadership team and Strategic Operational Lead to ensure clinical governance and the quality of clinical work remains consistently high. ## Job Description You will provide clinical supervision (including case management, clinical skills and reflective practice) of High Intensity Step 3 clinicians within an NHS Talking Therapies service, in an individual and group format. You will ensure supervisees work safely and professionally, adhering to NHS Talking Therapies Manual, NICE guidelines and professional/service guidance. The post holder will be responsible for their own, small caseload. This will involve the assessment and appropriate treatment of people presenting with mental health problems, working within a Talking Therapies team. As the clinical supervisor you will attend regular supervision with the Highly Specialised / Senior Therapist for that modality and may have additional areas of responsibility for clinical service development as appropriate. ## Responsibilities JOB PURPOSE The post holder will: Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation. Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism. Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients. Provide clinical & caseload supervision to High Intensity (CBT therapists) as the main element of their working week to ensure clinical accountability. Provide high intensity interventions for service users that meet the service criteria for Step 3 therapy. Be accountable for own professional actions and matters of clinical judgement. Attend to own clinical supervision (including meta supervision) and line management supervision. Make reasonable adjustments, when working with diverse populations, to enable equal opportunities for all. Manage own time and performance effectively in line with service demand. See attached job Description for full details. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Highly developed experience of working in an NHS Talking Therapies service or similar provider (e.g. private provider OR supporting Talking Therapy services) - Experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and a track record of delivering therapy in line with the key competences as outlined in Roth & Pilling competency framework - Experience delivering supervision to High Intensity Therapists - Proven track record in meeting agreed/specified service targets - Experience of liaising with other professional groups **Desirable** - Experience of delivering Clinical Skills Groups - Experience of teaching or delivering CPD to colleagues - Experience of delivering supervision for more than one high intensity therapy - Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting - Experience of delivering culturally competent clinical supervision or supervision which incorporates wider issues of diversity and inclusion - Experience of involvement in clinical audit and service development ### Quals and training **Essential** - Significant post Qualification experience from a Post Graduate Diploma or Degree in Counselling or psychotherapy, specifically in person-centred or humanistic approaches AND Successful completion of PCE CfD counsellor training AND Full accreditation with a recognised professional body (e.g. UKCP /BACP/ NCPS) **Desirable** - Successful completion of PCE CFD Supervision training - Further qualifications in NHSTT approved therapeutic modalities (e.g. EMDR, IPT, DIT, CTfD, BCT, MBCT) (1) - - Accredited clinical supervisor or completion of a relevant clinical supervision course or training (e.g. IAPT 5 day supervision training) ### Personal attributes **Essential** - Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships - Ability to use own clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively - Ability and willingness to travel to locations throughout the organisation ### Skills, Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of common mental health problems - Up to date with their own CPD, ensuring it meets the accreditation standards of their practitioner organisation - Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post - Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS - Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice - Understanding of the Talking Therapies Manual and the requirements - Knowledge of appropriate NICE Guideline ## Documents - [jd and ps (pdf, 712.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10303783) - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.