Job summary
- Main area
- allied health professionals
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (To complete course)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (2 days per week requirement to attend course in Prestwich)
- Job ref
- 453-25-7519195
- Employer
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fieldhead & Hillbrook
- Town
- Bradford & Craven
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/12/2025
Employer heading
Trainee Psychological Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Bradford and District Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
You will be working and training in a community based multi-disciplinary team delivering a service to children, young people and their families in a supportive and lively team, where differences in training are respected and valued. You will have the opportunity to play a significant role in the leadership delivery of a modernised and comprehensive service.
The post requires enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who are willing to make a real change. Do you have a ‘can do’ attitude and are you quality focused? Are you enthusiastic, motivated and ready for a challenge, possess excellent communication and organisational skills?
We welcome applications from a breadth of professions such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Social Work but please refer to the person specification
Closing- 24th November
Shortlisting- 27th November 2025
Interview- 11th December 2025
Main duties of the job
· Develop psychological formulations for individual patients that contribute towards the overall assessment of their care needs.
· Collaboratively establish individual patient’s goals towards recovery.
· Determine suitability of specific psychological interventions, including group and individual modalities, based on the patient’s assessment/formulation.
· Plan, deliver and review individual and group psychological interventions for specific patients.
· Contribute to the planning/review cycle of the psychological therapy programme.
· Identify gaps within and potential developments of the psychological therapy programme, reporting these to supervisory staff.
· If in training to attend to course requirements and undertake all of the above under supervision of a clinical supervisor.
Working for our organisation
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 benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many 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 to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more 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 and reside in 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 Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of 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 you maintain the 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 visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN). Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC register. OR Occupational Therapist registration HPC OR Psychological Therapy qualification (at degree level or equivalent) OR Psychologist with BPS approved degree in Psychology, working towards doctorate OR Social Workers registered GSCG OR Relevant degree level qualification with sufficient additional training/experience to accredit with the BABCP via the KSA route.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
- Qualified psychological therapist, working towards accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body eg BABCP, BACP, UKCP
- Training in trauma informed care.
training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of training that will enable achievement of entry requirements for course of professional training linked to the post.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in relevant area of mental health practice.
- Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
- Experience working within a trauma informed framework.
- Experience delivering psychological therapies to groups of patients.
- Experience in applying specialist psychological therapies.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Assessment, planning, formulation and evaluation of patient’s psychological difficulties.
- Evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.
- Research awareness.
- Knowledge and understanding of wider cultural and religious models of mental health.
skills
Essential criteria
- Be able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered.
- Communication: written and verbal,Articulate and meaningful, legible.
- Able to autonomous decisions using judgement.
- Research awareness.
Desirable criteria
- Skills in group work.
- Skills in self-management including time management.
- Fluency in one or more of Bradford’s community languages
attitude/approach
Essential criteria
- Commitment to ethos of the clinical service and MDT working.
- Willingness to undergo professional development.
- Willingness to participate in appraisal
- Aware of racial, culture, sexuality and gender issues and their impact on mental health and in therapy.
- Warm, friendly approachable manner
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Emma Train-Sullivan
- Job title
- Psychological Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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