High Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT)


Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 pa/pr
Profession
Cognitive behavioural therapist
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
14 Sep 2026
Contract Type
12 months (Fixed Term)
Posted Date
31 Aug 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

19 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge

    Demonstrates an understanding of patient centred assessments and mental health clustering HONOS.

  • Knowledge

    Demonstrates an understanding of mild, moderate mental health issues and how it may present in Primary Care

  • Knowledge

    Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post

  • Knowledge

    A sound knowledge of principles of CBT

  • Experience

    Evidence or working with people who have experienced a mental health /physical health problem using a CBT based therapeutic approach

  • Experience

    Experience of delivering psychoeducational group sessions

  • Experience

    Experience of adapting resources and practice to meet the standards of the accessible information standard

  • Experience

    Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication

  • Experience

    Ability to manage own caseload and time

  • Experience

    Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

  • Experience

    Experience of working with social inclusion

  • Experience

    Evidence of working in the local community

  • Experience

    Experience of working with a dialogue translator

  • Experience

    Experience in providing effective clinical supervision to PWPS including caseload management

  • Experience

    Experience of working in Primary or secondary care mental health services

  • Experience

    Experience in developing psychoeducational programmes to support management of issues impacting on the client wellbeing

  • Qualifications

    Degree level qualification

  • Qualifications

    Successful completion of IAPT accredited training programme for Diploma in high intensity CBT therapy

  • Qualifications

    Accredited with the BABCP as a High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge

    Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health problems

  • Knowledge

    Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems

  • Qualifications

    IAPT accredited high intensity training in other evidence based practice areas

Job overview

Working within the Psychological Wellbeing Service, you’ll support people experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties through evidence-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), helping them improve their wellbeing and quality of life.

You’ll join a supportive and experienced team focused on delivering high-quality psychological therapies. This role combines direct clinical work with opportunities to contribute to service development, supervision, and continuous improvement. Your work will help people access effective treatment, make informed choices about their care, and achieve meaningful recovery outcomes.

The post- holder will work in the service for 5 days of the week as part of a hybrid working model which is a split of face to face and remote.

Main duties of the job

  • Deliver high intensity CBT interventions for people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties
  • Assess referrals, manage a specialist caseload, and develop personalised treatment plans
  • Work collaboratively with service users, carers, colleagues and partner organisations
  • Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and evidence-based practice
  • Take part in supervision, training and professional development activities, including working towards full accreditation where required
  • A degree-level qualification and successful completion of an accredited High Intensity CBT training programme
  • Provisional accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
  • Experience delivering CBT-based treatments and managing a caseload
  • Strong communication skills and a person-centred approach to care
  • A commitment to inclusion, continuous learning and collaborative working

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and communities and value the different experiences, perspectives and ideas that help us provide inclusive, compassionate care for everyone.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for full details on the role.

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.

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This advert is for High Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT) with City Health Care Partnership CIC in Hull, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Cognitive behavioural therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pr. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.

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