Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of completing CBT assessments, formulations and interventions and autonomously managing a caseload in a specialist healthcare setting relevant to the service area
- Experience
Experience of providing, and adapting where necessary, CBT assessments, formulations and interventions with service users relevant to the service area
- Experience
Experience of delivering CBT with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Experience
Experience of dealing with highly distressing or emotional circumstances, such as serious mental illness, child and sexual abuse, exploitation, and complex family dynamics
- Experience
Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
- Experience
Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit and evaluative research and applying the findings
- Experience
Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working with multiculturalism, and equality of access
- Additional Requirements
Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required
- Additional Requirements
Ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Demonstrable knowledge of CBT theory, models and principles, and techniques, as well as evidence-based practice, relevant to the service area
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and of completing this in the NHS
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Awareness of other therapeutic modalities and their integration with CBT for comprehensive treatment planning
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Skills in delivering individual and group therapy sessions using CBT techniques to address diverse mental health needs
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to support, influence and engage with clinicians, stakeholders and service users to enable changes and improvements
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Advanced IT skills and ability to navigate various systems and software packages (e.g. RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office/Teams, One Consultation and the internet)
- Education/Qualifications/Training
Graduate qualification and professional registration/accreditation in a core profession as defined by BABCP (e.g. Practitioner Psychologist registered with HCPC, Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with NMC, Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC, or Social Worker registered with Social Work England). Please see the Core Professions List – BABCP website for more detail of the core professions list and required professional registration/accreditation
- Education/Qualifications/Training
or Evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes – BABCP portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation
- Education/Qualifications/Training
Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Education/Qualifications/Training
Accreditation with British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)
- Continuous Professional Development
Commitment to ongoing professional development as recommended by the BABCP and staying up to date with advancements in CBT related therapy
- Continuous Professional Development
Evidence of specific training, experience and/or interest and knowledge relevant to service area, e.g. service users with significant and severe mental health difficulties/ children and adolescents
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff
- Experience
Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring, or structured guidance to colleagues
- Continuous Professional Development
Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and compassionate CBT Therapist looking to make a meaningful impact within a thriving adult community mental health service? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly motivated CBT Therapist to join our team of passionate and skilled psychological therapists on a 12-month, fixed-term contract (covering maternity leave) (until August 2027). This is an excellent opportunity for clinicians looking to gain experience working in an SMI service or seeking opportunities for secondment. We are particularly interested in those who have completed advanced training in CBT for Psychosis (CBTp).
Working collaboratively with Wokingham and Bracknell Community Mental Health Services (CMHS), our team aims to deliver the highest quality care for adults with significant mental health needs.
The post is based at Resource House, Wokingham and/or Church Hill House, Bracknell, with an expectation that you will work from base at least 2 of your 3 days per week. We support flexible and agile working, with opportunities to work from home where service needs allow. Occasional travel across Berkshire will be required for meetings, training and collaborative working.
Main duties of the job
- Conduct specialised clinical assessments and develop clear and detailed psychological formulation of the service user’s presenting difficulties using evidence based cognitive behavioural models of understanding.
- In collaboration with service users and multi-disciplinary colleagues, develop personalised treatment plans based on service user needs, assessment findings, formulation of the presenting problems, and evidence of effectiveness to support recovery goals and improve quality of life.
- Deliver evidence based cognitive behavioural therapy (to individuals and groups) using a range of specialist knowledge and techniques, and adapting interventions based on evolving needs and formulations.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team clinicians and multi-agency representatives to ensure the delivery of integrated and psychologically informed care.
- Support and engage in research activities as indicated, adding to the evidence base for practice, and participate in development activities and quality improvement initiatives, to enhance the overall effectiveness of clinical services.
- Actively engage in the improvement and development of mental health services, implementing new treatment approaches, providing insights and expertise to enhance the overall quality of care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
- Graduate qualification and professional registration/accreditation in a core profession as defined by BABCP.
- Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
- Accreditation with British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP).
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact Gareth Mitchell (Consultant Clinical Psychologist) by emailing Gareth.Mitchell@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
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 Psychological Therapist - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Wokingham, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Cognitive behavioural therapist role. The advertised salary is £51,657 - £58,785 per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS). The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term end date will be determined after pre-employment checks have been completed). The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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