# Cognitive Behavioural Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cognitive-behavioural-therapist/746f26d8-87d3-4af5-b623-6fafbf509f7f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cognitive-behavioural-therapist/746f26d8-87d3-4af5-b623-6fafbf509f7f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum / Pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (Service operates 8am - 8pm Monday - Friday. We support flexible and hybrid working where service delivery allows. The successful applicant will be required to undertake face-to-face appointments across Cornwall and working at least one evening per week, with opportunities for some home working. Flexible working arrangements will be considered in line with service requirements.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T15:51:35.205Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/West_Cornwall_Locality/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cognitive_Behavioural_Therapist/Cognitive_Behavioural_Therapist-v8139484 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8139484?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a motivated, professional, and experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist? Then come join us as a CBT therapist in our Talking Therapies service. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly recognise the importance of Mental Health Services for our community. It is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to grow and develop to deliver a high-quality psychological therapy service which is forward thinking and innovative. Supporting and developing our therapists is very important to us and we provide comprehensive and regular CPD and training opportunities. Post holders will work in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Talking Therapies Service and provide high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to service users who have a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems. The role will include providing specialist CBT assessment and therapy, offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues, work to NICE recommendations and within British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) professional guidelines. Post holders will have a Post Graduate Masters level qualification (or be newly qualifying) in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent, significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competencies required, BABCP accreditation or eligibility for BABCP accreditation. ### Main duties of the job - The post holder will provide high intensity interventions primarily cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). - Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working within the service. - Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT formulations with sensitivity, in easily understood language. - Ensure that patient and employee information is kept accurate, confidential and secure at all times, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and Security and Confidentiality Policies. We support flexible and hybrid working where service delivery allows. The successful applicant will be required to undertake face-to-face appointments across Cornwall and working at least one evening per week, with opportunities for some home working. Flexible working arrangements will be considered in line with service requirements. A relocation package could be negotiated if relocating to the county that offers temporary remote working during the relocation process. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: - Cornwall Foundation Trust - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Demonstrate experience of working in mental health settings with clients who present with a range of mental health issues and degrees of complexity in particular anxiety & depression - Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets by management of own caseload and time ### Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it related to this post - A good understanding of service contracts and performance targets and of the importance of recording activity ### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - Post Graduate Masters level qualification in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent - BABCP accredited ## Documents - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 307.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437994) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 537.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437993) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.