Here you will learn about current roles available within the psychological field in NHS.
Adult psychotherapist
– you will provide help to adults with common challenges such as depression and anxiety, as well as more severe issues such as personality disorders.
Assistant psychologist
– while supervised by a psychologist, you can provide clinical support to patients (preparing, explaining treatment and updating patient history).
CBT therapist
– You will provide CBT which will helps your clients manage their mental health issues by changing their thought processes and behaviour.
Child and adolescent psychotherapist
– Depending on the individual you will use different approaches to help people under the age of 25 treat their psychological problems.
Children’s wellbeing practitioner
– Your role will include assessing and pointing children and young people to the right mental health and community services.
Clinical associate in psychology
– Using psychological theory and evidence you will support people with complex and longstanding psychological problems while under supervision of a fully qualified practitioner psychologist.
Clinical psychologist
– You will work with people of all ages with a wide range of psychological problems, learning disabilities and relationship/family issues to develop and support psychological practice. You can also work with teams and organisations to provide psychological support on a larger scale.
Counselling psychologist
– You will explore underlying issues by examining experiences of the client. Issues that you will be able to help with will include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, psychosis, personality disorders, negative life events, bereavement, domestic violence, sexual, emotional and physical abuse, trauma and relationship issues.
Counsellor
– You will help clients bring effective change based on current issues in their life.
Education mental health practitioner
– You will work across schools and colleges to help children and young people with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety, depression and behaviour problems.
Family and systemic psychotherapist
– You will work with whole/parts of families, individuals and couples to help with a wide range of psychological and relationship problems that affect their emotional, mental and physical health.
Forensic psychologist
– You will help understand how psychological problems can be associated with criminal behaviour, and how those who have committed offences can be treated using psychological theory.
Health psychologist
– You will use your background in psychology to help people lose weight or stop smoking as well as improving the healthcare system overall, for example advising doctors on best ways of communicating with patients.
High intensity therapist
– You will equip individuals with tools to deal with complex problems related to anxiety and depression.
Mental Health and wellbeing practitioner
– You will provide evidence-based interventions and create care-plans to help adults live fulfilling lives despite severe mental health problems. You will not provide psychological therapy but instead help them recover and improve their lives through effective wellbeing interventions.
Peer support worker
– This job is for people with lived experiences of mental health issues who want to support others through recovery using their own experience and empathy.
Psychological wellbeing practitioner
– You’ll work within NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (formerly IAPT) to assess and support people in managing their recovery.
Youth intensive psychological practitioner
– While based in inpatient and intensive home treatment services you will be providing psychological assessment, psychologically informed interventions to young people (13-17) with severe mental health problems and making sure they have access to support they need.
Art therapist/psychotherapist
– You will help clients that have a hard time communicating or expressing their emotions using art to address emotional issues.
Mental health nurse
– You will help support people recovery from mental health issues to make sure they live independent and fulfilling lives.
Music therapist
– You will help people express their feelings and emotions through music.
Drama therapist
– You will help clients understand and solve personal and social problems through role-play, voice work, movement and storytelling.
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