Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 263-SCG25-107-EW
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Benfield House
- Town
- Benfield Road
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Clinical Psychlogist/Psychological Therapist
Band 8a
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay
Job overview
This is an opportunity for a CAT Practitioner to join our specialist Cognitive Analytic Therapy service in Newcastle, for a part time (0.5 WTE) role.
The CNTW CAT Service is one of the very few services in the UK focused entirely on Cognitive Analytic Therapy. Our service is based in the Trust's Centre for Specialist Psychological Therapies, alongside services for EMDR, Psychotherapy, CBT and Family Therapy.
Our service:
- provides CAT therapy to people with complex psychological needs
- hosts the Newcastle CAT Practitioner, Introductory and Supervisor Trainings, and is one of four providers across England commissioned to deliver NHS England funded CAT Practitioner Training
- provides CAT supervision to practitioner trainees, practitioners and others
- provides CAT scaffolding services (e.g. 5 sessions CAT and other forms of CAT consultation)
- undertakes service evaluation and research.
Main duties of the job
With the provision of NHS England funded CAT training we have steadily grown and are now a team of six. The balance of duties will depend upon the skills and experience of the postholder.
The key potential elements will be:
- providing specialist CAT clinical interventions with adult service users with complex mental health needs
- delivery of CAT supervision, training and consultation
- contributing to service evaluation and development
The post holder will be a suitably qualified Psychologist or Psychologist Therapist with Practitioner training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy, ideally with some experience of delivering CAT training. The post holder will have appropriate profession and ACAT registration as a CAT Practitioner.
The post is open to accredited CAT supervisors, but we can also accept applications from practitioners who are currently undertaking or ready to undertake their CAT supervisor training. Other details are available in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 29th July 2025
Closing date : 17th August 2025
We welcome your application.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Appropriate level of level training as set out in the corresponding person specification documents.
- Appropriate membership of professional body as set out in the corresponding person specification documents.
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- ACAT accredited CAT Practitioner
- Ability to work psychotherapeutically with people with complex psychological needs
- Experience of providing supervision, consultation and training (not necessarily CAT specific)
- Meets other essential requirements for either Clinical Psychologist or Psychological Therapist as specified in the detailed job description
Desirable criteria
- ACAT Accredited CAT Supervisor
- Ability to provide "indirect" CAT e.g. 5 Session CAT, clinical consultation
- Experience of providing CAT-specific supervision and training
Personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- Flexible attitude towards work.
Additional requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Norma-Jean Matthews
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2876100
- Additional information
Please contact us for an informal discussion about the post.
Contact name: Dr Steve Jefferis,
Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead for CAT
0 0191 287 6100
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