# Senior Clinical Supervisor - Talking Therapies > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-supervisor-talking-therapies/bf0f0452-6ada-4db8-81d5-c5bc6f2ce5f3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-supervisor-talking-therapies/bf0f0452-6ada-4db8-81d5-c5bc6f2ce5f3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 gross per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T14:21:31.868Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Talking_Therapies/Talking_Therapies-v8056463 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8056463?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Norfolk and Waveney Talking Therapies is currently seeking a suitably qualified senior practitioner to take responsibility for the development of our Step 3 primary care services. We are interested in hearing from suitably qualified practitioner psychologists and/or CBT therapists, with experience of demonstrable clinical leadership. This is a particularly good time to consider joining us. The service has recently been re-commissioned and performance against many national metrics is strong. As part of our commitment to quality, we have recently achieved APPTS accreditation with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. We have a formal partnership with East London Foundation Trust, including an expert reference group, to share expertise and guide senior practitioners in their roles. There are already specialisms in long term conditions and peri-natal, and we are also seeking to enhance our trauma provision in line with commissioning requirements. There are plans for significant further investment in clinical services. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight and delivery of our Step 3 service, with a focus on clinical quality and development. You will work collaboratively with an operational manager, clinical lead and director of psychology to ensure that patient experience and outcomes are prioritised and that service aims and objectives are understood and met by staff. As an experienced CBT practitioner and supervisor, you will also ensure that clinical supervision is used effectively, to promote professional resilience, knowledge and growth and to manage volume caseloads cases through a tiered care system. Although we are seeking, ideally, an experienced CBT therapist or BABCP-accredited clinical psychologist, we will consider applications from newly qualified practitioner psychologists who are committed to a BABCP pathway to accreditation as a CBT therapist as part of their preceptorship. The successful applicant will also be expected to develop their supervision skills as a priority. Such appointments will be made at AfC Band 7, with an 8a grade achieved on successful completion of preceptorship. Candidates should have a passion for research and for innovation around using digital approaches and AI to improve therapy adherence, quality and impact of therapy, as well as quality of supervision. The service is research active and works closely the University of East Anglia to deliver research and evaluation projects to publication. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Visible clinical leadership with a large, county-wide workforce is essential for this role. While an element of hybrid working is possible, this is not a remote position and the successful applicant will be required to conduct some activity across service delivery sites. Therefore, the ability drive and access to a motor vehicle is essential. 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 Norfolk and Waveney Talking Therapies is currently seeking a suitably qualified senior practitioner to take responsibility for the development of our Step 3 primary care services. We are interested in hearing from suitably qualified practitioner psychologists and/or CBT therapists, with experience of demonstrable clinical leadership. This is a particularly good time to consider joining us. The service has recently been re-commissioned and performance against many national metrics is strong. As part of our commitment to quality, we have recently achieved APPTS accreditation with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. We have a formal partnership with East London Foundation Trust, including an expert reference group, to share expertise and guide senior practitioners in their roles. There are already specialisms in long term conditions and peri-natal, and we are also seeking to enhance our trauma provision in line with commissioning requirements. There are plans for significant further investment in clinical services. ## Job Description The successful candidate will be responsible for the oversight and delivery of our Step 3 service, with a focus on clinical quality and development. You will work collaboratively with an operational manager, clinical lead and director of psychology to ensure that patient experience and outcomes are prioritised and that service aims and objectives are understood and met by staff. As an experienced CBT practitioner and supervisor, you will also ensure that clinical supervision is used effectively, to promote professional resilience, knowledge and growth and to manage volume caseloads cases through a tiered care system. Although we are seeking, ideally, an experienced CBT therapist or BABCP-accredited clinical psychologist, we will consider applications from newly qualified practitioner psychologists who are committed to a BABCP pathway to accreditation as a CBT therapist as part of their preceptorship. The successful applicant will also be expected to develop their supervision skills as a priority. Such appointments will be made at AfC Band 7, with an 8a grade achieved on successful completion of preceptorship. Candidates should have a passion for research and for innovation around using digital approaches and AI to improve therapy adherence, quality and impact of therapy, as well as quality of supervision. The service is research active and works closely the University of East Anglia to deliver research and evaluation projects to publication. ## Responsibilities Visible clinical leadership with a large, county-wide workforce is essential for this role. While an element of hybrid working is possible, this is not a remote position and the successful applicant will be required to conduct some activity across service delivery sites. Therefore, the ability drive and access to a motor vehicle is essential. 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 ### Other **Essential** - Ability to identify, and employ as appropriate, clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to emotive behaviour. Ability to teach and train others, including training in formulation. Ability to travel and deliver on site in a variety of locations as required. ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills with a range of people in a variety of both clinical and managerial settings. Proven supervisory skills. Advanced knowledge of evidence based psychological interventions used in the effective management of common mental health problems. - Proven effectiveness in engaging family and carers in treatment programmes. Ability to work autonomously and lead on innovative clinical and service developments. Ability to expertly manage a caseload and the caseloads of others **Desirable** - Working knowledge of health legislation and current practice in mental health, including risk assessment and management. Proven research and audit skills. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of psychosocial interventions Knowledge of the national Talking Therapies programme. Detailed understanding of policy and governance frameworks relevant to psychological therapies, including NICE and NHS Talking Therapies guidance. **Desirable** - Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks. Knowledge of health promotion ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive clinical experience of mental health work. Highly specialised experience of developing and delivering specialised treatment packages with individuals and groups. - Demonstrable experience of leading on service or pathway development within a psychological therapies context. Experience of providing expert consultation and supervision across multi-professional teams. **Desirable** - Experience of working with a wide variety of patients whilst maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems. Substantial experience in managerial/clinical supervision of casework of others. ### Qualifications **Essential** - A recognised undergraduate degree and postgraduate qualification in Psychology or a core mental health profession (e.g. Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy) leading to eligibility for HCPC registration as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist and/or BABCP accreditation as a CBT Therapist. Supervisor qualification/training to undertake clinical supervision of trainees, qualified staff and supervisors in a model relevant to Talking Therapies. **Desirable** - Further training in a range of therapeutic approaches relevant to the service area. Training in developmental models of clinical supervision. ## Documents - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [senior clinical supervisor tt (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346336) - [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.