# Qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist - Maternity Cover > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qualified-high-intensity-cbt-therapist-maternity-cover/c17e7c17-9f18-49fb-b731-32eaf92a9555 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qualified-high-intensity-cbt-therapist-maternity-cover/c17e7c17-9f18-49fb-b731-32eaf92a9555.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Hatfield - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Part time or full time) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T10:40:46.672Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Ware/Hertfordshire_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/NHS_Talking_Therapies_previously_IAPT/NHS_Talking_Therapies_previously_IAPT-v8035561 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8035561?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a qualified CBT therapist who is accredited by the BAPCP to join our team on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. This role will require office base working and some remote working. You will be offered regular clinical and managerial supervision. You will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies service and will provide high intensity interventions - initially cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). You will work with clients who have a range of common mental health problems such as Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The High Intensity Therapist will take the lead role in providing support, education and problem solving skills to the GPs and primary health care team particularly in the areas of assessment and management of mental health problems. ### Main duties of the job Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal  development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest  theoretical and service delivery models/developments. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed  objectives. Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives. Contribute to the development of best practice within the service. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that  information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer  and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP,  BABCP) and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence). All high intensity CBT therapists are expected to adhere to BABCP codes of conduct. Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times. Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and  other agreed psychological therapies. Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed  with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional  development. Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with  Manager. For a More in-depth Person and Job Description please read attached before applying ## Job Details We are looking for a qualified CBT therapist who is accredited by the BAPCP to join our team on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. This role will require office base working and some remote working. You will be offered regular clinical and managerial supervision. You will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies service and will provide high intensity interventions - initially cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). You will work with clients who have a range of common mental health problems such as Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The High Intensity Therapist will take the lead role in providing support, education and problem solving skills to the GPs and primary health care team particularly in the areas of assessment and management of mental health problems. ## Job Description Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives. Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives. Contribute to the development of best practice within the service. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies. ## Responsibilities Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP) and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence). All high intensity CBT therapists are expected to adhere to BABCP codes of conduct. Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times. Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other agreed psychological therapies. Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development. Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager. For a More in-depth Person and Job Description please read attached before applying ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Post Graduate Diploma in CBT and eligibility for BABCP accreditation. - Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services - Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth & Pilling 2007) - A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at Graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy or an equivalent level of training and experience under the BABCP KSA criteria. **Desirable** - BABCP Accredited - Demonstrable experience of working in primary care ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets - Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes - Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in primary care - Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health - Commitment to developing knowledge of local and wider systems and networks **Desirable** - Trained in provision of supervision in CBT - Completed clinical audits within a service - Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems ### Physical effort **Essential** - Requirement for regular/daily to travel between office base and allocated GP surgeries where service delivered. - Requirement to carry laptop/files between office base and surgeries in line with all relevant HPFT policies ### COMMUNICATION SKILLS **Essential** - Advanced communication skills - Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Ability & skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good relationships with all health professional in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system - Computer literate **Desirable** - Fluent in languages other than English ## Documents - [refer a friend (pdf, 160.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2083) - [staff benefits (pdf, 888.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2165) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 456.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10323543) - [guidance on ai usage in job applications (pdf, 55.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2305) ## 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.