Job summary
- Main area
- CBT Therapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Role to include weekend working as part of a rota system for the wider crisis service)
- Job ref
- 201-26-368
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carew House
- Town
- Dunmere Road
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Therapist
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Join Our Early Intervention in Psychosis Team as a CBTp Therapist
Are you passionate about delivering meaningful, recovery‑focused psychological therapies? We are excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) Therapist to join our dynamic Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service. Offering evidence‑based assessment, formulation, and individual and group CBTp interventions.
Working as part of a warm, skilled, and compassionate MDT, you will collaborate closely with nurses, psychologists, OTs, psychiatrists, and support workers to create innovative, person‑centred packages of care. You will also contribute to the wider development of psychological practice within the team through specialist consultation, supervision, and training for colleagues.
This role is ideal for a therapist who values autonomy, creativity, and partnership working. Whether delivering therapy at home, in clinic, or in the community, you will help people make sense of their experiences and move forward with hope and confidence.
If you are committed to high‑quality care and want to make a real impact during a crucial stage of someone’s recovery journey, we would love to hear from you
Main duties of the job
EIP Team and our At Risk Mental State (ARMS) pathway. They will play a significant role in supporting the ongoing expansion in CBTp and CBT provision through direct delivery, and the supervision and training of staff. The postholder will work as an integral member of the EIP MDT and work closely with the wider team of EIP/ARMS psychological services staff including psychologists, family therapists, and psychological therapists.
As an accredited CBTp Therapist, the post-holder will contribute to the EIP service by:-
· Delivering assessment, formulation, and individual and group CBT interventions, independently
on a day-to-day basis. They will offer CBT for psychosis (CBTp), and CBT for other comorbid
mental health difficulties where appropriate.
· Offering specialist CBT advice, consultation, training, and supervision.
· They will also supervise those staff undergoing CBT training or delivering CBT-informed
interventions within the EIP service.
The post-holder will work with people experiencing a first episode of psychosis, who often experience complex, multi-faceted difficulties; and liaise with a wide range of both statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide creative packages of care.
They will maintain their BABCP accreditation, have experience of delivering CBT supervision, and be willing to engage in further supervisory training as deemed necessary.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
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’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Core professional registration – e.g., NMC, HCPC.
- Post Graduate Diploma Psychological Therapies Practice or equivalent professional knowledge
- BABCP accredited CBT therapist.
- Full range of CBT skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007
- Trained and experienced in the delivery of CBT for psychosis (CBTp), preferably with an Early Intervention population.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of running therapy groups
- Knowledge and experience applying the theory and practice of one or more specialised psychological therapies (other than CBT). For example, Family Interventions for Psychosis, EMDR.
Skills and apititude
Essential criteria
- Able to exercise professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Skills in providing supervision and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, & in own personal and professional development and in supervision
- Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to ‘hold’ the stress of others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Emma Cousins
- Job title
- Lead for Psychological Professions
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01208 834276
- Additional information
Sarah Buick, Team Manager
Tel: 01208 834276
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