Intensity Therapist; Counselling) Band 6

High Intensity Therapist (Counselling) Band 6/7

Band 6

Main area High Intensity Therapist (Counselling) Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Site Redesmere Building (Talking Therapies Department) Town Chester Salary £39,959 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59

An opportunity for a High Intensity Therapist (Counselling modality) has arisen within West Cheshire Talking Therapies Service to join our well established, supportive and dynamic, team. The service is comprised of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Employment Support Advisors, High Intensity Therapists and support staff.

We have bases in Chester and Ellesmere Port and also work from community venues.

As a High Intensity Therapist you will be delivering step 3 Talking Therapies/NICE compliant interventions to treat depression. Interventions are currently delivered face-to-face, online and via telephone.

You should have relevant /qualifications/accreditation and be willing to attend additional modality HIT training. You will receive regular clinical supervision and regular peer group support.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all‑age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values‑based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’…