Serco Plc
Group Therapist
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Location: HMP Dovegate, Staffordshire, ST14 8XR
Salary: £52,000 per annum plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Group Therapist in our Therapeutic Community team, you’ll deliver high-quality group psychotherapy to individuals with complex mental health needs, helping to create meaningful, lasting change. Your work will directly support rehabilitation, reduce re-offending, and improve psychological wellbeing.
This is a role with real purpose. You’ll be part of a dynamic, supportive environment where therapeutic relationships drive positive outcomes. By contributing to a psychologically informed community, you’ll play a vital role in shaping safer futures and strengthening communities through care, trust, and innovation.
What you’ll do as a Group Therapist
You’ll be entrusted to:
- Deliver group psychotherapy within a therapeutic community model
- Conduct assessments and develop treatment plans for individuals with complex needs
- Contribute to multidisciplinary teamwork and community-based interventions
- Provide supervision and support to colleagues across the service
- Maintain accurate clinical records and produce high-quality reports
- Support service development, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…
- Accreditation with UKCP, BACP, BPC or equivalent professional body
- Experience in forensic, mental health, or therapeutic environments
- Strong clinical assessment and formulation skills
- Confidence working within a multidisciplinary team and therapeutic community model
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
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Vetting and checks:
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
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We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holiday entitlement: starts at 23 days plus bank holidays (increasing to 25 days with tenure)
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
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All Serco employees must ensure that their current line manager is aware of their application. For confidential enquiries please contact MyHR. Serco are Disability Confident Leader employers and are committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
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