📍 Location: Hertfordshire
🕒 Hours: Part Time, Permanent
📅 Start Date: October 2025 (New Service Launch)
We are excited to offer an exceptional opportunity for a qualified and passionate PCE-CfD therapist to step into a Deputy Service Lead role within a brand-new NHS Talking Therapies service, launching in October 2025.
As Deputy Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in establishing and shaping a compassionate, effective, and innovative service designed to make a real difference to adults experiencing common mental health problems.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of an exciting new service from the ground up
- Work in a supportive environment that values collaboration, wellbeing, and professional growth
- Access to ongoing CPD, reflective practice sessions, and leadership development opportunities
- Make a real impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people across Hertfordshire
If you're ready to be a key part of an exciting new chapter in community mental health, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Do:
- Support the Service Lead in the strategic and operational delivery of the new Talking Therapies service
- Provide clinical supervision and line management to a team of PCE-CfD and other modality-trained therapists
- Maintain a small clinical caseload to support high-quality, client-centred care
- Work closely with local partners, commissioners, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and service accessibility
- Promote a culture of reflective practice, staff wellbeing, and continuous improvement
About you:
We’re looking for a confident and experienced professional who is ready to take the next step in their career.
- A PCE-CfD qualification (Postgraduate training in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression)
- Accreditation with BACP or another relevant professional body
- Experience working within NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) or similar mental health services
- Strong leadership or supervisory experience (or a desire to develop these skills further)
- A passion for evidence-based practice, staff development, and service innovation
Benefits
We believe a happy workplace starts with you. That’s why we offer:
🆓 Fully funded DBS
💳 Blue Light Card (High street discounts with many major brands)
📅 Annual Leave: 28 days including bank holidays (Pro Rata)
🏆 Access to our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme – earn up to £1000
🎓 CQC-recognised training programme (including paid induction & up to 11 annual sessions)
📈 Career progression - many of our managers started as support workers
💰 Employer pension contribution
🎉 Birthday leave following one years employment
Be part of something meaningful. Start your journey with Nouvita today.
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