Position Details

• Locations: Split-site clinic working:

  • Wednesday: Gosforth Clinic

  • Thursday: Monkseaton Clinic

• Contract Hours: 2 days a week (A total of 12 clinical hours)

  • Wednesday: 1:00pm – 8:30pm (Gosforth)

  • Thursday: 1:00pm – 8:30pm (Monkseaton) the option of additional day, half a day or overtime may be available.

• Salary: Full Time Equivalent £36,000 – £40,000 | Actual Pro Rata: £12,337.46 – £13,708.29 per annum (depending on experience, accreditation, and training)

• Start Date: Flexible

• Closing Date: 30th November 2026 (We review applications as they arrive; this role may close early if a suitable candidate is appointed).

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Who We Are

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Welcome to Next Step. We aren’t a faceless directory or a tech-driven platform, we are a service founded and led by therapists, dedicated to improving lives, challenging the norm, and delivering exceptional care.

Private practice can often feel isolating, which is why we’ve built a vibrant community where practitioners truly support one another. We might be a small team, but we are mighty, open, honest, and close knit collective where every single therapist brings their own unique value.

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We provide psychotherapy, counselling, training, school work, and support services for adults, young people, and couples, as well as therapeutic parenting and family interventions. We are a busy service with established clinics based across Gosforth (Newcastle Upon Tyne) and Monkseaton (North Tyneside).​

 

The Role

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​We are seeking a part time Psychotherapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor to join our dedicated clinical team at NSPW. In this role, you will provide tailored therapeutic support to clients, helping them navigate their mental health challenges.

We are specifically looking for a longer term relational therapist who can demonstrate real relational depth when working with clients. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as you work as part of a diverse clinical team pro-actively developing the service through co-production, delivery, and ongoing innovation.

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We’d love to hear from you if you have experience in any of the following (though please still apply if you don’t!):

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• Working therapeutically with couples or relationships.

• Supporting children, young people, or families.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Clinical Delivery: Provide face-to-face psychotherapy sessions in accordance with best practices and professional ethical guidelines. This is a predomitally face to face role, but may be times of online work too. Please bare in mind when applying that we cannot offer this role as a remote only role.

• Assessments: Conduct clinical assessments.

• Rapport Building: Utilise effective communication skills to build deep relational rapport with clients.

• Treatment Planning: Monitor client progress and dynamically adjust treatment plans as necessary.

• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, timely records of client interactions and treatment outcomes.

• Community Integration: Develop links to external agencies and maintain a strong understanding of local services for smooth signposting and onward referrals.

• Multidisciplinary Liaison: Liaise professionally with other external care teams and practitioners.

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Requirements

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• Qualifications: Fully qualified Psychotherapist or Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. Minimum Qualification: Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, or a Master’s degree in Counselling/Psychotherapy.

• Experience: A minimum of 1 year of post qualification clinical experience.

• Clinical Breadth: Proven experience working safely with diversity and a wide range of presenting issues of varying complexity.

• Modality: Ability to integrate and use other therapeutic modalities effectively.

• Practice Skills: Strong communication skills to engage clients, create tailored care plans, and manage your own diary and email correspondence smoothly.

• IT Literacy: Proficiency in IT systems for clinical record keeping and caseload management.

• Personal Attributes: Confident, robust, introspective, friendly, down-to-earth, and approachable. A collaborative professional who wants to be an active part of a team.

• Compliance Standards: Must comply strictly with UK GDPR, possess a thorough understanding of professional codes of practice, and keep comprehensive records of your ongoing CPD.

• Must be comfortable from time to time with clinical lone working protocols during evening clinic blocks, alongside  to manage clinic opening/locking procedures autonomously.

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Working For Us

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When you join our team, you gain access to a diverse clinical caseload alongside an environment designed to let you focus entirely on your practice:

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• Admin Support: We have our own dedicated admin team who manage bookings and support pathways, meaning you can focus exclusively on the clients we refer to you.

• Clinical Infrastructure: Regular in house supervision and therapeutically qualified line management.

• Professional Growth: Consistent peer group support, regular CPD opportunities, and career progression into clinical lead roles or other areas of the business (such as training etc).

• Core Benefits: Statutory holiday entitlement and company pension contributions.

• Team Culture: Regular social events (and definitely a cake or two!).

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How to Apply

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​You can apply online below. Please note: The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory professional references.

 

It is important to put as much information in your application to get a true sense of yourself.