# High Intensity Therapist (Counselling) Band 6/7 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/high-intensity-therapist-counselling-band-67/30056604-ee87-4844-9045-2b302cd76194 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/high-intensity-therapist-counselling-band-67/30056604-ee87-4844-9045-2b302cd76194.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Redesmere (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** High intensity therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-08T14:00:59.844Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Chester/Cheshire_Wirral_Partnership_NHS_FoundationTrust/High_Intensity_Therapist_Counselling/High_Intensity_Therapist_Counselling-v8232296 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8232296?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cwp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity for a High Intensity Therapist (Counselling modality) has arisen within West Cheshire Talking Therapies Service to join our well established, supportive and dynamic, team. The service is comprised of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Employment Support Advisors, High Intensity Therapists and support staff. We have bases in Chester and Ellesmere Port and also work from community venues. ### Main duties of the job As a High Intensity Therapist you will be delivering step 3 Talking Therapies/NICE compliant interventions to treat depression. Interventions are currently delivered face-to-face, online and via telephone. You should have relevant /qualifications/accreditation and be willing to attend additional modality HIT training. You will receive regular clinical supervision and regular peer group support. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon! ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - 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. **Desirable** - Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision - Experience of specialist psychological therapy assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings relevant to an NHS Talking Therapies service, including outpatient, community, and primary care settings ### Trust values **Essential** - Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised/accredited postgraduate at masters level or equivalent training in a psychological therapy as specified in one of the Appendices, specific to job title - Professionally registered / accredited as specified in the same Appendix, specific to job title **Desirable** - Additional preand/or postqualification training as specified in the same Appendix, specific to job title ### Knowledge & Expertise **Essential** - Experience at working with one or more NHS Talking Therapies-recognised psychological therapies at a specialist level - High -level knowledge of the theory and practice of one or more NHS TALKING THERAPIES-recognised psychological therapies. - Knowledge of effective care pathway navigation across primary and secondary care psychological therapies services **Desirable** - Knowledge of the theory and practice of adapting specific NHS Talking Therapiesrecognised psychological therapies for anxiety and/or depression in the context of comorbidity and complexity (e.g. personality disorder, additional disabilities etc). - Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health. - Knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical field of psychological therapies ## Documents - [trust profile (pdf, 521.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2737) - [privacy notice (pdf, 177.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1515) - [job description (pdf, 704.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542289) - [application guide (pdf, 28.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2738) - [oh risk assessment form (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10562787) - [dbs update service applicant guide (pdf, 228.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=623) - [recruitment of ex-offenders policy (pdf, 167.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=618) ## 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.