Job summary
The Community Treatment Teams provide services across CNTW in the more severe and enduring Mental Health space. The primary focus of this service stream is adults with Severe Mental Health Problems. The North Cumbria CTT is divided into East and West teams.
Psychological Practitioners within the CTT use an eclectic mix of evidence based therapeutic models and styles, and a range of resources to meet the needs of their service users.
The CTT operates across two pathways: the Non-Psychosis pathway and the Psychosis pathway. The Psychosis pathway is for those primarily presenting with psychosis. The Non-Psychosis pathway is for those with Complex Emotional Needs and Personality difficulties or consumers with Affective Disorders (a range of anxiety disorders, severe depression, etc.). Therapeutic interventions are delivered across both pathways.
Where possible, Practitioners are aligned to pathways. This is designed to ensure that service users have continuity in their care and the best available treatment (evidence-based interventions, and therapists with the required skills) to enable recovery from their experience of mental health difficulties. Staff are able to be trained and supported/supervised in the interventions with the best evidence-base for those on their pathway.
Main duties of the job
- To carry a caseload of Psychological Therapy clients and deliver evidence based psychological assessment and interventions to individuals, families and groups.
- To provide psychological assessment of clients based on the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of psychological data from a variety of sources. This will include use of specific validated self-report measures, rating scales, observation and interview.
- To use judgement in formulation and implementation of plans for the client's care, and to design and implement specific evidence-based therapy programmes, drawn from a range of empirically supported theoretical models of therapy.
- In conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, to undertake risk assessment and risk management for all clients, and to provide general advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management.
- To communicate complex and potentially emotive information regarding the client's condition, treatment and prognosis, directly with clients, carers/relatives, and other healthcare professionals (subject to ethical boundaries of confidentiality).
- To liaise with colleagues in the service to ensure the delivery of high-quality psychological care to clients.
- To provide advice and consultation to colleagues and to client, carers and support networks as required.
About us
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.
NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CTTs work alongside those referred to as the Specialist Services, which includes Early Intervention in Psychosis and ARMS, NCEADS, and Perinatal pathways. We also have a specialist ASSIST pathway embedded within the CTT.
Psychological services for the West CTT are by and large provided in Wigton, Workington and Whitehaven clinic locations.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 13th January 2026
Closing date : 27th January 2026
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The CTTs work alongside those referred to as the Specialist Services, which includes Early Intervention in Psychosis and ARMS, NCEADS, and Perinatal pathways. We also have a specialist ASSIST pathway embedded within the CTT.
Psychological services for the West CTT are by and large provided in Wigton, Workington and Whitehaven clinic locations.
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 13th January 2026
Closing date : 27th January 2026
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC.
- HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist or BABCP registration.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology or psychological therapist training.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across range of care settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology or therapy in different cultural contexts.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Role/Team Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive behaviour.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society and the HCPC.
- HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist or BABCP registration.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology or psychological therapist training.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across range of care settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology or therapy in different cultural contexts.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management.
- Skills in evidence based psychological interventions.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinical sensitive information to clients, their family, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Role/Team Specific Requirements
Essential
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multimedia materials for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive behaviour.
Desirable
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
