# Occupational Health Staff Psychological Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-health-staff-psychological-therapist/caa6ab77-a63e-4e62-95e9-a99100d4c045 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-health-staff-psychological-therapist/caa6ab77-a63e-4e62-95e9-a99100d4c045.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time, Job share, 37.5 hours per week (Job share considered at a minimum of 0.5 WTE) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T09:21:29.263Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/University_Hospitals_Bristol_Weston_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Staff_Counsellor_CBT_therapist_Practitioner_Psychologist_Occupational_Health/Staff_Counsellor_CBT_therapist_Practitioner_Psychologist_Occupational_Health-v8089665 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8089665?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service (APOHS) is seeking an experienced and motivated Counsellor, Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist or Practitioner Psychologist to join our staff counselling and therapy team. APOHS is hosted by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and provides high-quality occupational health counselling services to staff employed by UHBW and partner organisations, including North Bristol NHS Trust and Sirona Care and Health. The successful applicant will provide short-term, evidence-based psychological interventions to health and social care staff. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will work within a supportive, multi-skilled team and will be expected to deliver high-quality, outcome-focused care in line with service standards and best practice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To manage a caseload of clients and provide counselling or other psychotherapy including trauma-specific interventions where appropriate (such as EMDR or CBT for trauma) along with general counselling for personal and work issues.   2. To provide effective leadership, mentoring and supervision of trainee staff in post.    3. To provide effective leadership, training and mentoring to other staff who are part of the APOHS, through delivery of psycho-educational programmes or provision of ad-hoc, specialist group courses and workshops as appropriate. In person and/or online.    4. To be responsible for own time management. Ensuring appropriate allocation of time for client sessions, supervision, necessary research and record keeping.    5. To manage and maintain adequate records of clinical work and provide appropriate statistical returns as required. ## Job Details Avon Partnership Occupational Health Service (APOHS) is seeking an experienced and motivated Counsellor, Psychotherapist, CBT Therapist or Practitioner Psychologist to join our staff counselling and therapy team. APOHS is hosted by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and provides high-quality occupational health counselling services to staff employed by UHBW and partner organisations, including North Bristol NHS Trust and Sirona Care and Health. The successful applicant will provide short-term, evidence-based psychological interventions to health and social care staff. ## Job Description The post holder will work within a supportive, multi-skilled team and will be expected to deliver high-quality, outcome-focused care in line with service standards and best practice. ## Responsibilities To manage a caseload of clients and provide counselling or other psychotherapy including trauma-specific interventions where appropriate (such as EMDR or CBT for trauma) along with general counselling for personal and work issues. 2. To provide effective leadership, mentoring and supervision of trainee staff in post. 3. To provide effective leadership, training and mentoring to other staff who are part of the APOHS, through delivery of psycho-educational programmes or provision of ad-hoc, specialist group courses and workshops as appropriate. In person and/or online. 4. To be responsible for own time management. Ensuring appropriate allocation of time for client sessions, supervision, necessary research and record keeping. 5. To manage and maintain adequate records of clinical work and provide appropriate statistical returns as required. ## Person Specification ### Aptitudes **Essential** - Considering the trusts' values showing aptitudes relating to empathy, team working, compassion, innovation ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised professional qualification to diploma level - To be a member of a recognised professional body, for example, BACP, BABCP, HCPC and be accredited or working towards Accredited Practitioner Registration with that body **Desirable** - Additional post-qualification training or accreditation in a recognised therapeutic modality (e.g. EMDR, CBT) - Training in brief therapy ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Important skills and abilities relevant to the role, able to demonstrate good communication skills, rapport building, team working, flexibility, **Desirable** - Flexibility with mode of delivery (face to face or remote) and work environment (able to travel to different locations) ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Considerable experience of working psychotherapeutically with a range or clients and presentations **Desirable** - Experience of working with staff or in Occupational health, with these systems and the sorts of presentations experienced ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) - [psychological therapist jd and person spec (pdf, 512.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10382869) ## 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.