Job summary
The Counselling and Psychological Therapies for Depression (CPTD) service, based at Cardiff Royal Infirmary, is a large, friendly team that offers counselling and a range of other psychological interventions to treat people experiencing depression. The service is excited to be able to offer new opportunities to join the service and support the team in service delivery and development.

Main duties of the job
To provide high intensity, specialist evidence-based psychological therapy interventions (requiring psychological therapist specialist training) and to support delivery of a pathway of condition specific care which will deliver high fidelity psychological interventions as designated in Matrics Cymru.

About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Details
Date posted: 20 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year per annum, pro rata if part time
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 001-PST057-0726
Job locations: Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Glossop Road, Cardiff, CF24 0SZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Meets essential qualifications as a psychological therapist as outlined in detail in the job description

Desirable

• Formal training in supervision
• Teaching qualification

Experience
Essential

• Extensive experience of undertaking assessments and providing evidence-based interventions.
• Experience in providing supervision / consultation for other clinicians.
• Experience of effective multidisciplinary / team working NHS / equivalent.
• Experience of participating in the planning and development of services.
• Experience of successful change management and dealing with conflict.
• Experienced in speaking & lecturing in public & professional forums.

Desirable

• Experience of research.
• Experience of working with families, drawing on a systemic knowledge and practice base.

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• High level communication and interpersonal skills to convey and receive complex, highly technical, sensitive information effectively at both a written and oral level.
• Skilled in working with people at all levels from all disciplines and interagency level.
• Ability to engage others in collaborative change processes
• High level of presentation and report writing skills for clinical and academic content in a range of contexts.
• Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
• Ability to critically evaluate research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and service development.
• Ability to plan, formulate, organise and implement a broad range of complex clinical and service-related operational activities, programmes and plans.
• Specialist skills in working with complex mental health problems.
• Skilled and experienced in providing clinical supervision to a range of clinicians.
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh/other non-English languages and a willingness to use this skill in the work context.
• Knowledge of research design, methodology and analysis.
• Experience in presenting papers in local and regional professional forums.

Special Knowledge
Essential

• Expert knowledge in relation to complex mental health disorders.
• Specialist skills in working with complex mental health problems.
• Skilled and experienced in providing clinical supervision to a range of clinicians.
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, and short courses.
• Knowledge of research design, methodology and analysis.
• Up to date knowledge of legislation, policy and professional issues pertinent to the area of specialism and its contexts.

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Strategic thinker
• Professional attitude.
• Able to lead complex communication processes where there are opposing views and significant barriers to acceptance and understanding.
• Able to focus and concentrate on complex issues on a daily basis and deliver high quality outcomes.
• Able to work consistently and therapeutically with frequent exposure to highly emotional, distressing and sensitive clinical circumstances.
• Practices equal opportunities and respect for others.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).