Trainee High Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Job overview

Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust works in partnership with North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare to deliver Talking Therapies services across the whole of Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent.

Due to continuing expansion, we are advertising for new trainee posts to commence in January 2026

Posts are available in

• 1x Tamworth
• 1 x Cannock
• 2 x Stafford
• 1 x Seisdon – with easy access to Wolverhampton and Birmingham
• 1 x Burton on Trent - whose central location benefits from free parking, easy travelling distance of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire with direct train links to Derby

Please state your locality preference in the Supporting Statement box at the end of the application form

The Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Wellbeing Service is a creative organisation which embraces staff ideas to constantly seek ways of taking the service forward to adapt to changing expectations.

We have strong links with academic institutions with staff from the service teaching university courses devised in conjunction with MPFT.

Our staff lead professional development sessions locally and nationally and you will be actively encouraged to develop your practice through internal and external CPD opportunities.

Please provide detailed evidence of how you meet the criteria on the personal specification when making your application and state your locality preference at the end of your Supporting Statement

Main duties of the job

You will be required to study on the 12 month Post-Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Keele University (starting January 2026) spending 3 days a week working clinically in locality and 2 days a week at University.

The service will provide in-house training and supervision, ensuring access to a range of suitable training cases designed to meet the requirements of the course.

Band 7 posts as CBT Therapists will be offered to those passing the PG Diploma with no performance concerns at the end of training

• Details of shortlisted applicants will be passed onto the University for Academic screening
• All shortlisted applicants must be available to attend academic screening on Wednesday 24th September. Those passing academic screening will be offered interviews with the locality team in early October

All applicants who do not hold a recognised core profession by the BABCP will be required to have their completed KSA portfolio to submit at the time of the interview to demonstrate eligibility for the course programme. For guidance on completing a KSA portfolio to support applicants, please direct them to BABCP website: https://babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes

Applicants should abide by the 2 year rule set by Health Education England if they have previously undertaken taken training. Please see: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/mental-health/psychological-professions/nhs-funding-psychological-professions-training-programmes

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is an excellent opportunity for those committed to training and working as Cognitive Behavioural Therapists.

We are seeking individuals who can demonstrate some existing knowledge and experience of delivering CBT interventions, as well as experience of treating anxiety disorders and depression, but who would like to specialise further in this area.

Our teams are committed to continuing clinical training/development, supervision and support for all therapists. The service has been a pathfinder for several developments in IAPT service delivery, and has a proven track record for quality and research.

Our friendly teams are committed to promoting the wellbeing of our workers, as well as our clients. As a centre for research as well as clinical practice, we work in partnership with Staffordshire and Keele Universities.

A detailed job description and personal specification listing necessary qualifications are attached.

Please provide detailed evidence of how you meet the criteria on the personal specification when making your application and state your locality preference at the end of your Supporting Statement

This vacancy will close when enough applications have been received and may be before the advertised closing date.