University of Bath

Department of Psychology | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Course code:

200

Course length:

3 years (full-time)

Phone:

01225 384176

Administration email:

[email protected]
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Overview

Who can apply:

We do not accept applicants who have not yet graduated.

All applicants must have, or be eligible for, Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), and provide documentary evidence

If you have recently undertaken other NHS-funded training in psychological professions, you may not be able to apply.

Please see our Entry Requirements page for further details. 

Qualifications:

A 1st or 2:1 in an undergraduate psychology degree OR MSc Conversion Course (Merit or Distinction) with GBC.

Experience:

A minimum of 12 months, full-time equivalent, relevant clinical experience of working with people with psychological needs either in a paid or voluntary capacity, or a clinically relevant research capacity, at the time of application.

Residence:

Have the right to work in the UK and meet the Residence criteria: Home Fee status.

We will be accepting applications from international applicants for entry in September 2026. International applicants must hold Overseas Fee Status and will apply for self-funded places.

Application:

We do not have any additional tests as part of short-listing.

Disability:

We do not participate in the Disability Confident scheme.

Please see our Selection Procedure page for information about our support for candidates with disabilities.

Document requirements:

Please provide a document confirming your GBC status, plus:

  • Undergraduate degree CERTIFICATE
  • Conversion course CERTIFICATE (if completed)
  • Any other Masters degree CERTIFICATE (if completed)
  • Any other Postgraduate degree CERTIFICATE (if completed)
  • English test - ALL APPLICANTS check requirements of the course

Professional accreditation

This course is accredited by:  

  • Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (level 2: BABCP)
  • Foundation level accreditation with the Association of Family Therapy (AFT) 

The course does not accept any other prior learning (APEL)

Approach and theories

Main theories and approaches running across the programme:

  • Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) (including third wave e.g., ACT and DBT)
  • Systemic Theory and Practice
  • Mindfulness
  • Neuropsychology

Placement locations

Our training programme works in close partnership with NHS Trusts in the South West region. This includes Avon and Wiltshire Partnership, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Mental Health, North Bristol NHS Trust, Sirona and HCRG. To access the opportunities across the wide region, and meet their training needs, trainees will need to travel over the course of training. We strongly recommend that trainees have the use of a car and a current valid driving licence to support them in travel.

We offer excellent placements across a large geographical area. This spans from Gloucestershire in the north to Salisbury in the south and from Weston-Super-Mare in the west to Swindon in the east. 

The Personal Planning and Training Needs Assessment will form the main basis for consideration of placement requirements, to ensure that trainees can access the learning opportunities they need in order to meet the requirements of training.

Arrangements will be made for trainees unable to drive including through disability. Where possible, consideration is given to trainees' circumstances in organising placements. However, we cannot guarantee particular placement locations for individual trainees, and all trainees should expect to travel to placement during training. Some financial assistance may be available to enable trainees to stay overnight in the more remote parts of the region.

Please note: We are working towards a model of 'placement regions' with the hope to implement this from October 2026. The model would allow applicants to the training course to rank their preferences for placement region (a) Bristol and North Somerset, b) Bath and Wiltshire, and c) Gloucestershire). This would mean the majority of their placements across training would be within their allocated region. More information will be available soon.

Last updated:

29th July 2025