IAPT Psychotherapeutic Counsellor Foundation Trainee

Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

7/28/2025

Are you looking to start your journey as a qualified therapist in the NHS Talking Therapies programme?

At Everyturn Mental Health, we believe that everyone should have access to high-quality mental health support. We're looking for passionate, reflective individuals to join our team as IAPT Psychotherapeutic Counsellor Foundation Trainees and train to deliver evidence-based therapy to people experiencing depression.

About The Job

This is a training post forming part of the IAPT (NHS Talking Therapies) High Intensity Psychotherapeutic Counselling pathway. As a Foundation Trainee, you’ll work within our IAPT service while completing the Foundation year of your professional training, with protected time for study. Upon successful completion, you’ll be eligible to apply for a place on the Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.

You’ll deliver supervised, time-limited counselling to adults with mild to moderate depression, using one of the approved IAPT modalities depending on your pathway (e.g. PCE-CfD, DIT, IPT, or CTfD). You’ll work in line with NICE guidance and the IAPT Manual, building your confidence, skills, and therapeutic practice in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Essential

What we're looking for

• A recognised degree (2:2 or above) in a relevant subject or equivalent academic experience
• Completion of a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (minimum 60 hours face-to-face tuition)
• A genuine commitment to supporting people with common mental health problems
• Compassionate, values-led interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to reflect, learn, and grow through feedback and supervision
• Organised and able to manage time and competing demands
• Basic digital skills, including working with electronic health records
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of working in mental health or clinical settings
• Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds or in community-based roles
• Familiarity with the IAPT stepped care model and NICE guidelines
• Ability to work to service targets/outcomes
• Fluency in a language other than English
  
  

What We Offer In Return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years’ service) pro-rata for part-time and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream - ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay
• Smartclinic Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer
  
  

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.