Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT NHS)
Interpersonal Therapist

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Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT)
Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (LPFT) delivers an NHS Talking Therapies service. An opportunity has arisen for either a qualified Interpersonal Therapist Band 6 or a Trainee Interpersonal Therapist Band 5 to join the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies service based in Lincoln although you may also be required to cover alternative bases to meet service need. The Service provides evidence-based interventions within a stepped care model, treating people with mild to moderate common mental health problems. The Trainee Interpersonal Practitioner (Band 5) will be provided with the appropriate IPT training starting November 2026 with the expectation of successfully completing the course and requirements to pass. Once successfully completed training you would move to a Band 6.
In Return We Can Offer You
- A well-established, friendly and supportive therapy team.
- Personal and Professional Development opportunities.
- Regular management and clinical supervision.
- Annual appraisal
- Early access to our staff wellbeing service and psychology therapies
- Excellent working environment.
- NHS Pension
- NHS benefits
For further information regarding this post please contact Meika Woods, Team Manager for Lincoln Talking Therapies, on email Meika.woods1@nhs.net or Lauren Andrews Lead counsellor/IPT on Lauren.andrews16@nhs.net
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About the Role
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to work within a team environment and be thoroughly conversant with the use of clinical systems.
The Band 5 & 6 Interpersonal Therapist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing Interpersonal Therapy. The post holder will be expected to hold a clinical caseload and will be provided with clinical supervision.
Qualifications
To acquire the band 5 trainee post you must hold the relevant qualifications to gain a funded training place. Please ensure you meet the training provider’s entry criteria before applying. As follows:
- Evidence of completing a course of study in a model of psychological therapy
- A minimum of two years of post-qualification experience delivering psychological therapy
- At Least One Of The Following
- IAPT specified counselling or psychotherapy accreditation
- Accredited BABCP or HCPC
About Us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!


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We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Meika Woods
- Job title: Team Manager
- Email address: Meika.woods1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01522 340160
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