CORE ASSOCIATE PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIST (110547-0725)

Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
Wellbeing & Safeguarding
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026
Hours

0.7671 FTE

Salary
£35,116 - £45,413 per annum pro rata
About the Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Samantha Tarren (Head of Counselling and Psychology) Samantha.Tarren@warwick.ac.uk , Jaeda Goodman (Deputy Head of Counselling & Psychology) J.Goodman.4@warwick.ac.uk , Baljit Sandhu (Deputy Head of Counselling & Psychology) Baljit.K.Sandhu@warwick.ac.uk
This role will require an Enhanced DBS, a Childs’s Barred List check and an Adult’s Barred List check.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of Warwick Counselling and Psychotherapy Services (CAPS) team.
CAPS sits within the University Wellbeing & Student Support (W&SS) Teams at the University of Warwick who deliver a range of student support services through the Wellbeing, Disability and Counselling and Psychotherapy Services teams. We are committed to providing professional services that are tailored to students’ individual requirements, aimed at enabling students to successfully complete their studies and enhance their student experience.
We strongly recommend that you contact Samantha Tarren (Head of Counselling and Psychotherapy Services) at Samantha.tarren@Warwick.ac.uk and discuss the role prior to submitting an application.
About You
We are looking to employ an Associate Psychological Therapist, that is, a Counsellor/Psychotherapist who has completed their professional qualification and is working towards developing their practice to apply for accreditation (usually with BACP).
On a day-to-day basis, the Associate Psychological Therapist will offer individual therapy to students for short to medium term therapy contracts (around 5 sessions) working with moderate to complex distress. The presenting concerns are varied and typically include anxiety; depression; self identity and relationship issues but also will include eating distress; suicidality; self harm and complex trauma.
This post will suit you if you have a particular interest in delivering therapy in the University context.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About the Department
We are a well-resourced and respected Counselling and Psychotherapy service with a reputation for high standards and positive impact. According to our 2024-25 feedback, 99% would recommend us and 99% were satisfied with the service. We are a friendly, diverse, hard-working team from a wide range of therapeutic backgrounds, with 2 Deputy Heads of Service overseeing the operational running of the services and offering a containing and positive line management culture. We have maintained BACP Service Accredited status continually since 2009.
About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’*.

You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021
To find out more about us visit our website.
How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: THURSDAY 21ST AUGUST 2025 AT 23:55 (BST)

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date.
Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).

You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

• Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.
• Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the

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