CBT High Intensity Therapist - Total Wellbeing Luton


Location
Luton, England
Salary
£50678.00 to £56815.00
Profession
High intensity therapist
Deadline
16 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
15 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

5 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualifications

    You will need to hold a qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Postgraduate diploma in HICBT (IAPT) qualification) and have BABCP accreditation or be eligible and working towards this.

  • Qualifications

    Alongside extensive experience of working within Mental Health, youll have a proven ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients and working relationships with your colleagues.

  • Qualifications

    In return, youll enjoy the scope and support to enhance your own life and career too, as you gain the experience and training you need to progress in your career with us. Excellent opportunities for both CPD and clinical innovation are available within the service. You will also be able to make use of our digital platform.

  • Qualifications

    The service operates across a variety of days and hours to include Saturdays and evening work to support our clients when they need it most, therefore we offer flexible working hours to promote a positive work life balance for our staff. We pay incentivised rates of pay for weekend working and additional hours.

  • Qualifications

    You will need to have experience of working within Mental Health. Youll have a proven ability to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients and working relationships with your colleagues.

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Job summary

We are currently recruiting for exciting opportunities to join Turning Point and be part of our highly successful and innovative Talking Therapies service. Total Wellbeing Luton is an integrated Talking therapies service combining healthy lifestyles and emotional health programmes provided in partnership with Active Luton and we are looking for qualified High Intensity CBT Therapists to join the team.

The service in Luton provides person-centred, holistic and accessible wellbeing services which are flexible and creative, easy to access and navigate and responsive to the needs of local people. The service contributes to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to develop healthier behaviours and lifestyles in the context of their own local communities.

In addition to talking therapies, we offer healthy lifestyle programmes including NHS stop smoking, health checks, and exercise on referral, social prescription, weight management and support with physical activity for people with long term health conditions.

As well as supporting the community with improving their physical and emotional heath, we also prioritise our staff wellbeing. Were based at Active Luton gyms and community centres, which all staff can access and use freely.

We offer a £1,200 joining bonus.

This is a hybrid role - you need to be at the service 2/3 days per week.

Please apply directly on our website using the link provided in supporting links section.

Main duties of the job

Whether you are an experienced CBT Therapist or you are newly qualified, you will be joining Total Wellbeing Luton which is a highly regarded and experienced national provider of IAPT service on behalf of the NHS. As a key member of the team, you will be working closely with our clinical team to maintain our high standard and help us to develop this further.

As a CBT Therapist you will be managing your own caseload providing evidence based treatments. We offer a high standard of in house clinical supervision and training with BABCP accredited supervisors. We offer regular master classes to upskill our therapists and support their career development as well as opportunities to access additional modality training.

We provide excellent opportunities for development in this role through access to training around areas of specialism such as supervision, long-term conditions, cultural diversity etc. You will work with your supervisor and line manager to make sure development and CPD plans are in place for your ongoing growth. There are also many opportunities for career progression into areas of leadership or further clinical training.

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

Details

  • Date posted: 15 October 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £50,678 to £56,815 a year depending on years qualified + £1200 joining bonus
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: B0471-26-0053
  • Job locations: Hightown Community Sports & Arts Centre, Concorde Street, Luton, LU2 0JD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further details.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether it's ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package.

You will get 32 days paid holiday a year, increasing with each year of service up to 34 days. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

You will also receive a one-off £1,200 joining bonus - T&C's apply.

Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following the link in the supporting link section to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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