Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY952-MS
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ellen House
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join the Greater Preston Community Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) team as a CBT Practitioner. Working to deliver Mental Health Care to the highest possible standard, applications are invited from experienced nurses to take on the challenging role of Team Leader.
We currently require a practitioner with previous experience who have recent, significant experience of working within a CYPMH team. All applicants must have an interest and skills in psychological approaches to working with clients and have a commitment to working collaboratively with clients who may present challenges for engagement. We are keen to hear from this candidates who are able to provide supervision to the other CBT therapists in the team.
Main duties of the job
To undertake thorough initial assessments of new referrals. This includes the gathering of appropriate information from the child and family and from other professionals /agencies.
Following assessment, in conjunction with the child and family when appropriate to derive a clinical formulation and treatment plan and communicate this in writing to the referrer and other professions within limits of confidentiality.
To take a role in the delivery of high-quality CBT service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people, their families and carers.
Within a systemic and holistic framework, undertake needs led, evidence based, highly skilled assessments and therapeutic interventions in relation to CBT to children and young people, their families and carers, who present to the service, including as a result of deliberate self-harm.
As part of CAMHS service actively liaise and support robust partnership working arrangements between the Team and community partners and other key stakeholders involved with the child across agencies in order that an integrated package of care is developed.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification and registration in health or social care, e.g. RMN, OT or Social Worker.
- Formally recognised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training to post graduate diploma level.
- BABCP practitioner accreditation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge in relation to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy theory and practice to post-graduate level.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of application of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy within the specialty of child and adolescent mental health.
- An understanding of the key performance indicators in CYP IAPT services and how they relate to clinical practice.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering specialist Cognitive Behaviour Therapy assessment and treatment of clients in clinical settings
- Experience of working with a wide variety of clients with presentations of anxiety and depression, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of delivering online and telephone therapy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Kirstie Luxton
- Job title
- Interim Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Kirstie Luxton
Interim Service Manager
[email protected]
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