Job summary
- Main area
- Talking Therapies High Intensity CBT Therapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 201-25-676
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Roche & Redruth offices
- Town
- TBC
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/10/2025
Employer heading
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Talking Therapies
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
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.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
Are you a motivated, professional, and experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist? Then come join us as a CBT therapist in our NHS Talking Therapies service.
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly recognise the importance of Talking Therapies for our community. It is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to grow and develop to deliver a high-quality psychological therapy service which is forward thinking and innovative. Supporting and developing our therapists is very important to us and we provide comprehensive and regular CPD and training opportunities.
If you are applying from out of County, there may be an option to work fully remotely for an initial period to allow you the time to organise relocation to this beautiful part of the world. A relocation package of up to £3,000 is available for discussion.
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Main duties of the job
Post holders will work in the NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Talking Therapies service and provide high intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to service users who have a range of complex anxiety and depression related problems. The role will include providing specialist CBT assessment and therapy, offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues, work to NICE recommendations and within British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) professional guidelines.
Post holders will have a Post Graduate Diploma level qualification in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent, significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competencies required, BABCP accreditation or eligibility for BABCP accreditation.
Interested parties should be aware that, whilst working patterns will be flexible and include some remote working, there will be an expectation for the successful applicants to be physically based within team bases in Cornwall for at least 50% of their working week.
These posts are specifically looking to cover the Penwith and South Kerrier regions of West Cornwall. and the Carrick & Restormel regions of Mid Cornwall.
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 4,000 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 13 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 increases the numbers of people who use our 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
- Post Graduate Diploma level qualification in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or equivalent
- Significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competencies required
- BABCP accredited
- Good record of Continuing Professional Development and willingness to continue this
Desirable criteria
- Successfully completed Talking Therapies HI supervisor training or equivalent
- Formal training in and experience of providing clinical supervision
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- 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.
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets by management of own caseload and time
- Ability to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, ability to exercise judgement in identifying and assessing complicated events or problems
- Demonstrates high standards in written communication i.e. able to write clear reports and patient notes
- Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively
- Able to attend any relevant training as deemed required by the service
- Previously worked in a service where agreed targets are in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Ability to be professional and have difficult/sensitive conversations with supervisees
- Good record of Continuing and Professional Development in accordance with BABCP. Willingness to continue to do this and to demonstrate levels congruent with accreditation/reaccreditation
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
- Kate Nicholls
- Job title
- CBT Professional Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01208 834300
- Additional information
James Ward, Talking Therapies Clinical Lead, at [email protected] or 07827837210.
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
Please note: If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you're eligible before applying.
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