# Psychological Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-therapist/0f018941-2025-4b81-aa6f-2db625180466 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/psychological-therapist/0f018941-2025-4b81-aa6f-2db625180466.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (8-4 Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T09:31:14.567Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychological_Therapist/Psychological_Therapist-v8028813 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8028813?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic experienced qualified Psychological Therapist  to become part of the integrated mental health and justice pathway team within HMP Norwich . Day care is  designed to support individuals presenting with risks of self‑harm, suicide, and self‑destructive behaviours. Delivered in a safe and therapeutic setting separate from the prison wings, the service provides structured and creative psychoeducational and therapeutic group interventions. These interventions are tailored to individual needs to promote learning, skill development, and sustained behavioural change. ### Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity to join a continually developing service, that offers therapeutic approaches underpinned by DBT, CBT and other psychological approaches. The service offers treatment pathways to address, mood stabilisation, anxiety, relationship management, emotional regulation, personality difficulties and trauma. Specifically working with men who may self-harm, have attempted suicide, and/or experience high levels of anxiety or trauma/PTSD.  The role includes having an active contribution in reducing self-harm, self destructive  and violent behaviour, working closely with partner agencies The successful applicant will require excellent therapeutic skills, cultural competency and be able to be responsive and flexible in working within the busy prison environment. The role comes with a number of responsibilities including: - Clinical - Supervision & Line Management - Training & Development - Staff Wellbeing & Resilience - Service User Engagement - Service development ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic experienced qualified Psychological Therapist to become part of the integrated mental health and justice pathway team within HMP Norwich . Day care is designed to support individuals presenting with risks of self‑harm, suicide, and self‑destructive behaviours. Delivered in a safe and therapeutic setting separate from the prison wings, the service provides structured and creative psychoeducational and therapeutic group interventions. These interventions are tailored to individual needs to promote learning, skill development, and sustained behavioural change. ## Job Description This is an exciting opportunity to join a continually developing service, that offers therapeutic approaches underpinned by DBT, CBT and other psychological approaches. The service offers treatment pathways to address, mood stabilisation, anxiety, relationship management, emotional regulation, personality difficulties and trauma. Specifically working with men who may self-harm, have attempted suicide, and/or experience high levels of anxiety or trauma/PTSD. The role includes having an active contribution in reducing self-harm, self destructive and violent behaviour, working closely with partner agencies The successful applicant will require excellent therapeutic skills, cultural competency and be able to be responsive and flexible in working within the busy prison environment. The role comes with a number of responsibilities including: Clinical Supervision & Line Management Training & Development Staff Wellbeing & Resilience Service User Engagement Service development ## Responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Specialist knowledge of CAT/CBT protocols and treatments - - Willingness to share skills, experience and thus promote patient care ### Experience **Essential** - - Documentary evidence of continuing professional development - - Group work in mental Health - - Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT ### Registration **Essential** - - Accreditation with BABCP or ACAT ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Postgraduate diploma in CBT or CAT or family therapy or equivalent ## Documents - [band 7 therapist jd (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10317332) - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) ## 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.