Senior Psychological TherapistNHS
Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Clinical Psychologist or Psychological Therapist to join our Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) at Airedale Centre for Mental Health.
You will be passionate about supporting people experiencing acute mental health crisis, as well as their carers & support networks. The successful candidate will lead the development of psychological therapies within the team, supporting the Care Closer to Home agenda & national guidance for psychological therapies in acute services.
You will promote psychologically informed care through formulation-based approaches to care planning & risk management. As part of a supportive network of psychologists, psychological therapists & psychotherapists working across Acute Community Services, you will contribute to improving access to trauma-informed & neuroaffirmative care and reducing health inequalities across Bradford & Craven.
Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will provide reflective practice, consultation & clinical supervision, while helping strengthen co-production with Involvement Workers & Experts by Experience.
You will deliver a range of adapted, time-limited, evidence-informed interventions. Previous training or experience in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) or Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) would be advantageous. The role includes providing specialist advice & consultation to staff supporting people in mental health crisis.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist evidence based psychological assessment, formulation & therapy, making autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, consultation and advice on psychological therapies
- Provide clinical consultation and advice to healthcare professionals across all localities.
- Support adherence to relevant NICE guidance and clinical governance arrangements.
- To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning by undertaking research and development activities relevant to the service area.
- Work with the Team/Clinical Manager on service development, leading research and development activities
Closing Date: 15th October 2026
Shortlisting Date: w/c 19th October 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Job description
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work andresidein the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond theexpirationof your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential youmaintainthe legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visaexpiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, mayimpactyour eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work statusimmediatelyand to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visain a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefitsincluding :
Increase mileage rates for >4500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plusmany more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported toparticipatein training and toidentifyand implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date ifa sufficient number ofapplications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.