# High Intensity Trainee (CBT Trainee) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/high-intensity-trainee-cbt-trainee/63f57a79-5777-4cb7-98c3-7d8e6cd178cc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/high-intensity-trainee-cbt-trainee/63f57a79-5777-4cb7-98c3-7d8e6cd178cc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (One year training programme -"train to qualify". Following the training year there is no guarantee of a permanent qualified Band 7 post.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (University training days (in person / remote) throughout training programme.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T14:01:29.254Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Countywide_Cornwall/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Talking_Therapies_High_Intensity_Trainee_CBT_therapist_trainee/Talking_Therapies_High_Intensity_Trainee_CBT_therapist_trainee-v8005316 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8005316?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking for on the job training? A new challenge? Do you share our CHOICE values (Compassion, Happiness, Ownership, Integrity, Connection, Equity)? Then come join us as an NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Trainee (Band 6). Post holders will work in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Service to provide high intensity interventions three days per week, whilst studying at the University of Exeter on the other two days each week with some block weeks of training. You will attend all training with Exeter University. The intensive training will equip the post holder to provide a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service to clients with depression and anxiety disorders for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. Please note the high intensity interventions are delivered through a hybrid model. Both in person and remote working will be required. Applicants are expected to be able to commit to all training dates to ensure they meet the minimum training standards and course attendance requirements. Upon successful completion and award of the University of Exeter qualification, you will be eligible to apply for a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (Band 7) post with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Service, dependent on vacancies being available. Please note this is not guaranteed. ### Main duties of the job Successful applicants will either have a recognised core professional training qualification or will be able to provide evidence that that they have practiced within the career framework of training in mental health and can produce a completed KSA Portfolio at interview. Information of relevant core professions, KSA documents and guidance can be found on the BABCP site at: https://babcp.com/core-professions/ https://babcp.com/core-professions/knowledge-skills-attitudes/ Please note that in accordance with national Guidance, PWPs cannot be recruited as HI CBT trainees until 2 years post qualification, as a minimum.  These 2 years of practice commence only at the date of confirmation of the full PWP qualification by the University, not at the end of the teaching timetable.  Significant mental health experience prior to taking up a PWP role will also be expected. This standard is monitored nationally by the BABCP. For more information regarding the two year rule for HEE funded psychological professions, please see the link below: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes Interviews with Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Talking Therapies and the University of Exeter will be offered virtually at a to be agreed date. There will be an aim to commence employment at the start of December to ensure a  robust induction period  prior to commencing the course in January. ### 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’. ## Job Details Are you looking for on the job training? A new challenge? Do you share our CHOICE values (Compassion, Happiness, Ownership, Integrity, Connection, Equity)? Then come join us as an NHS Talking Therapies High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Trainee (Band 6). Post holders will work in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Service to provide high intensity interventions three days per week, whilst studying at the University of Exeter on the other two days each week with some block weeks of training. You will attend all training with Exeter University. The intensive training will equip the post holder to provide a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service to clients with depression and anxiety disorders for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. Please note the high intensity interventions are delivered through a hybrid model. Both in person and remote working will be required. Applicants are expected to be able to commit to all training dates to ensure they meet the minimum training standards and course attendance requirements. Upon successful completion and award of the University of Exeter qualification, you will be eligible to apply for a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (Band 7) post with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression Service, dependent on vacancies being available. Please note this is not guaranteed. ## Job Description Successful applicants will either have a recognised core professional training qualification or will be able to provide evidence that that they have practiced within the career framework of training in mental health and can produce a completed KSA Portfolio at interview. Information of relevant core professions, KSA documents and guidance can be found on the BABCP site at: https://babcp.com/core-professions/ https://babcp.com/core-professions/knowledge-skills-attitudes/ Please note that in accordance with national Guidance, PWPs cannot be recruited as HI CBT trainees until 2 years post qualification, as a minimum. These 2 years of practice commence only at the date of confirmation of the full PWP qualification by the University, not at the end of the teaching timetable. Significant mental health experience prior to taking up a PWP role will also be expected. This standard is monitored nationally by the BABCP. For more information regarding the two year rule for HEE funded psychological professions, please see the link below: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes Interviews with Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS Talking Therapies and the University of Exeter will be offered virtually at a to be agreed date. There will be an aim to commence employment at the start of December to ensure a robust induction period prior to commencing the course in January. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Regard for other and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality - Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users and in own personal and professional development and in supervision ### Exteter University and course requirments **Essential** - Availability to attend Exeter University as required, which will include up to nine blocks of in-person teaching of four days per week. Most teaching will be 2 days per week in conjunction with a minimum period of high intensity CBT clinical practice per week. - Understand the requirement of the trainee post that you will be required to work in County of Cornwall ### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - Registered Professional in Mental Health (e.g. Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Psychiatrist) and/or a Qualified PWP, with post qualification experience. - Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a discipline connected to mental health (e.g. psychology, neuroscience, or a BABCP recognised core professional qualification). Those without an undergraduate qualification but with evidence of the ability to study at third year of undergraduate degree level (level 6) will also be considered. - Candidates who do not have a core professional qualification to be able to evidence meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP (candidates are required to produce a full and complete KSA portfolio for assessment at interview) - Demonstrable substantial experience of working in mental health services - Has experienced and can identify a good working example around the importance of meeting performance targets **Desirable** - Experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression ## 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) - [job description (pdf, 480.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10290646) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [talking therapies pcn map (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10290648) - [functional requirment form (pdf, 307.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10290647) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## 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.