Suicide Prevention Therapist, James' Place Newcastle

Job Title: Suicide Prevention Therapist
Salary: £33,000 pro rata
Hours: 0.6 FTE (22.5hrs per week across 3 days) – working days to be confirmed at interview stage.
Location: Newcastle
Reports to: Head of Centre

We are seeking to recruit a Suicide Prevention Therapist to support men in suicidal crisis at our centre in Newcastle. We are looking for an experienced mental health professional or therapist with demonstrable interest in suicide prevention. We will work with you and train you to develop your therapeutic skills to offer our collaborative semi-structured psychologically informed intervention. You will support the centre user and their supporter(s) to recover from the suicidal crisis and maintain their safety. The successful candidate will join an experienced supportive team and will gradually build a caseload supporting men in suicidal crisis to meet the growth of referral partnerships and increased awareness raising in Newcastle.

Read the full role description: Suicide Prevention Therapist job description.

How to apply

Closing date for applications is 09:00 on 22/4/25.

First round of interviews is likely to be week commencing 28/4/25.

To apply, please submit your CV with cover letter explaining why you are applying for this role to Lisa.Macdonald@jamesplace.org.uk . It is important to demonstrate you have the knowledge, skills and experience we are looking for in your CV and cover letter. Please keep your cover letter to less than 2 sides of A4.