Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Aptitude
Demonstrate experience of working in mental health settings with clients who present with a range of mental health issues and degrees of complexity in particular anxiety & depression.
- Skills and Aptitude
Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets by management of own caseload and time
- Skills and Aptitude
Ability to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, ability to exercise judgement in identifying and assessing complicated events or problems
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
BABCP accredited
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Successfully completed Talking Therapies HI supervisor training or equivalent
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Formal training in and experience of providing clinical supervision
Job overview
Are you a passionate and accredited CBT Therapist looking to make a real difference to people's lives while enjoying an exceptional work-life balance?
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly NHS Talking Therapies Service is seeking enthusiastic and motivated High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapists to join our friendly, supportive and innovative service. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a well-established team dedicated to delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological therapies to adults experiencing common mental health difficulties.
As a High Intensity CBT Therapist, you will:
- Deliver high-quality CBT interventions in accordance with NICE guidance.
- Work with clients presenting with depression, anxiety disorders and complex co-morbid presentations.
- Contribute to a culture of clinical excellence, learning and innovation.
- Receive regular clinical and case management supervision.
- Access ongoing professional development opportunities, including specialist training pathways.
- Work within a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to staff wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high intensity, evidence-based CBT interventions in line with NICE guidelines. Undertake comprehensive psychological assessments and develop tailored treatment plans. Provide advice and consultation on psychological care to non-CBT colleagues and carers. Work collaboratively across all sectors of care, adhering to professional standards and team policies. Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service development initiatives.
This is a hybrid working position and will require the post holder to work in person with patients in our North and East Cornwall bases as well as some time working remotely from home.
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’.
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 Talking Therapies High Intensity CBT Therapist with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Cognitive behavioural therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum/Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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