Full job descriptionBank, Band 7, Psychological Therapist, Welwyn - SW1509Band 7Main area

Mental Health/Learning Disabilities
Grade

Band 7
Contract

Bank - VISA Sponsorship not supported on the Bank
Hours
*Part time
*Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Bank - 22.5 hours per week)
Job ref

367-Bank-Therapist-B7
Site

Rosanne House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HG
Town

Welwyn Garden City
Salary

£47,810 per annum pro rata
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

19/08/2026 23:59
Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a ’completion code’ by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.


Job overviewWe are currently seeking an experienced Psychological Therapist, at Band 7 to work via a Bank Contract, for our Adult Community Services , based in Welwyn . You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
The post-holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment to clients with a diagnosis of personality disorder within the service, and will provide specialist support, guidance and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychological therapist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers within community mental health services, primary care and other agencies
You will work closely with the local and quadrant-wide psychological therapy teams, as well as a range of other psychological therapy colleagues within the service setting and act as a resource on positive risk-taking and the management of people with personality disorders, for staff within the community hubs
The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures and will utilise research skills, on a regular basis, for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service
HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children’s and adolescent mental health problems.
All applicants need to hold a Professional Registration and can evidence this.
Main duties of the job· The post-holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and treatment including a range of evidence-based groups and individual psychological interventions
· The post-holder will provide specialist support, guidance and consultation relevant to personality disorders in clients’ psychological care to other multi-disciplinary professionals
· The post-holder will work closely with both psychological therapies staff and other non-psychological therapy colleagues
· The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures
· The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service
Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities· Provide specialist psychological assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological tests, self- report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care
· Formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of a client’s mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
· Be responsible for implementing psychological interventions from within your area of specialty for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining the psychological formulation according to the evolving clinical scenario.
· Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group
· Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required
Person specificationKNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCEEssential criteriaQualification and continuing registration in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, clinical or counselling psychology, social social work or occupational therapy.
**Continuing registration with body overseeing practice of core mental health profession e.g. NMC or HCPC.
*Completion of DBT Intensive Training and commitment to achieve DBT Accreditation when this becomes available. Continuing registration with body overseeing practice of core mental health profession, e.g. NMC or HCPC.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGEEssential criteria*Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, adult mental health and in patient settings
*Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups including adults with personality disorders. Experience across the whole life span presenting problems that reflect the full...