Job overview

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

Due to continuing expansion, we are advertising for new trainee posts to commence in September 2025 
6 x High Intensity Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Posts are available which may be at the following locations: 
Tamworth, Cannock and Stafford
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.
The service hours are between 8am-8pm Monday to Friday, and in future on Saturday mornings. Candidates are required to work flexibly to meet service needs within these hours

When making your application, please provide detailed evidence to show how you meet the criteria on the Personal Specification in your Supporting Statement 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 Staffordshire University (starting 24th September 2025) 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 Thursday 26th June (date may be subject to change)
•    Those passing academic screening will be offered interviews with the locality team in July
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

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) 
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.  

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications