Job overview
HI CBT Therapist (Band 7)
Are you passionate about promoting meaningful and effective therapeutic experiences for patients at Step 3 and wish to expand your skills and knowledge, in a high performing service?
Then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for CBT Therapists or Clinical / Counselling Psychologists who are BABCP accredited or eligible for accreditation to join the service at this interesting time of change and expansion within Bedford.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Bedfordshire Talking Therapies (BTT) is an integrated Talking Therapies service (formerly IAPT Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) providing a range of Talking Therapies approved interventions.
The successful candidate will provide high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with patients who have a range of complex Anxiety disorders and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. As part of their caseload, the post holder will be expected to carry out assessments and offer CBT Groups as well as individual CBT treatment.
The post holder will be required to work with people from different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and may work in various community settings, including GP surgeries and community venues. We would particularly welcome applications from people who speak another language in addition to English.
This is a hybrid role with our therapists currently working towards two days on site offering face-to-face therapy across a variety of clinical spaces in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough, and three days working from home offering video therapy.
The service seeks to provide ease of access for service users and to this end there will be a requirement to work flexible hours between 8am and 8 pm based on service requirements. Whilst this post is based in Bedfordshire, you may at times be required to provide cover and assistance to other East London Foundation Trust Talking Therapies teams, for example supervision by the medium of Teams, cross service trainings, etc. The post holder will be expected to work constructively and flexibly as part of the Bedfordshire Talking Therapies team and with colleagues in other East London Foundation Trust IAPT teams.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering CBT interventions to patients with common mental health problems i.e.: depression, anxiety (Social Phobia, BDD, OCD, GAD, Health Anxiety etc.)
- Experience of working in primary care
- Experience of running groups
- Ability to work with people from different cultural backgrounds and use interpreters where necessary
- Ability to manage own caseload and time and meet agreed/specified service targets
Desirable
- Experience in treating Post traumatic Stress Disorder
- Experience of delivering clinical supervision
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety disorders (Social Phobia, BDD, OCD, GAD, Health Anxiety etc) and depression and how these problems may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health / benefits & employment systems
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with previous mental health experience and BABCP accreditation or Clinical/Counselling Psychologist with BPS accredited doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), HCPC registration and BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate doctoral/masters level training in counselling psychology and BABCP accreditation
Desirable
- Trained in other therapeutic approaches like EMDR
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This advert is for HI CBT Therapist with East London NHS Foundation Trust in Union Street Clinic. It is listed as a Band 7 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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