Job summary

NHS Talking Therapies (Hi Intensity) Counsellor for Depression - Band 7

Full-time 30 hours (HYBRID only role)Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust works alongside Coventry and Warwickshire MIND to deliver the Talking Therapies Service across Coventry and Warwickshire.An exciting opportunity for a dynamic and self-motivated Person Centred- Experiential Counsellor for Depression (Accredited) Therapist is now available within the Talking Therapies Counselling Team. The team provides a Primary Care Talking Therapies Service for clients experiencing symptoms of Depression.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a practitioner who is skilled in providing effective, evidence-based therapy to individuals experiencing symptoms of depression. We would particularly welcome interest from therapists who can demonstrate previous experience of working within diverse populations in a primary care setting.

*We would also really welcome applications for applicants with a DIT (Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy) qualification.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry and Warwickshire.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details

Date posted

19 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

444-8373827-MH

Job locations

Wayside House

Wilsons Lane, Longford

Coventry

CV6 6NY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will be suitable for qualified NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity CFD Practitioners. Accreditation with BACP or other recognised counselling body is essential.Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. In return, you will have the opportunity of being in the forefront of primary care mental health service delivery. In addition to the satisfaction of working in a progressive, dynamic service there will be excellent development opportunities.

Please be aware that we do not support condensed hours for our Therapists and the post will operate over 4 days between the hours of 8am and 6pm.

Please note these are essential car user posts.

Job description Job responsibilities The post will be suitable for qualified NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity CFD Practitioners. Accreditation with BACP or other recognised counselling body is essential.Enthusiasm, confidence and the ability to work flexibly and without close direction are essential. In return, you will have the opportunity of being in the forefront of primary care mental health service delivery. In addition to the satisfaction of working in a progressive, dynamic service there will be excellent development opportunities. Please be aware that we do not support condensed hours for our Therapists and the post will operate over 4 days between the hours of 8am and 6pm. Please note these are essential car user posts.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Diploma in Person Centred Counselling
• Successfully completed the Counselling for Depression (CfD) course and be
• BACP/UKCP accredited

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

• Full range of skills as laid out in the competency framework for Humanistic Psychological Therapies (Roth AD, Hill A, Pilling S 2009)
• Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant post qualification counselling practice supervised to BACP/UKCP requirements
• Experience of working in a medical setting, IAPT, primary care, mental health services, social services or equivalent setting
• Highly experienced in working therapeutically with a diverse and complex patient population, including patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds, using interpreters if needed. Sensitive to and respectful of patients' differing cultural, religious and social issues.

Other

Essential

• Driver with access to independent means of transport

Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS Essential Diploma in Person Centred Counselling Successfully completed the Counselling for Depression (CfD) course and be BACP/UKCP accredited KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Essential Full range of skills as laid out in the competency framework for Humanistic Psychological Therapies (Roth AD, Hill A, Pilling S 2009) Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS EXPERIENCE Essential Significant post qualification counselling practice supervised to BACP/UKCP requirements Experience of working in a medical setting, IAPT, primary care, mental health services, social services or equivalent setting Highly experienced in working therapeutically with a diverse and complex patient population, including patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds, using interpreters if needed. Sensitive to and respectful of patients' differing cultural, religious and social issues. Other Essential Driver with access to independent means of transport

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Wayside House

Wilsons Lane, Longford

Coventry

CV6 6NY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Wayside House

Wilsons Lane, Longford

Coventry

CV6 6NY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)