Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a trainee role for a High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist within Blackpool Talking Therapies. The successful candidate will undertake a Post Graduate Diploma at the University of Cumbria while providing high intensity CBT interventions. The role involves managing a caseload, conducting assessments, and delivering therapy face-to-face, via telephone, or video link. Applicants should have a graduate-level qualification in a relevant field or meet BABCP KSA requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake High Intensity CBT training course and complete all academic requirements.
- Accept referrals via agreed protocols and assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions.
- Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
- Attend regular Clinical Supervision and exercise autonomous professional responsibility for client assessment and treatment.
- Undertake risk assessments and respond in line with service policies and procedures.
- Complete all requirements relating to data collection and keep detailed records of clinical activity.
Essential criteria
- A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at graduate level in nursing, social care, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy
- Evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP
- Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
- Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Has received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
- Ability to evaluate and put in place the effect of training
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Abliity to write clear reports and letters to other professionals
- Ability to demonstrate good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Demonstrate ability to complete academic requirements of the role
- Computer literate
- Ability to use clinical supervision effectively to support reflective practice
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health problems
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a stepped care service for anxiety and depression
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Fluent in languages other than English
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen with Blackpool Talking Therapies. We require flexible and highly motivated individuals to undertake a Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) role.
The successful candidates will work within the service providing high intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. The training will include undertaking a Post Graduate Diploma delivered by the University of Cumbria. This training post will equip the post-holder to provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy interventions to clients with a range of complex problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective.
Candidates should have a recorded/registered qualification at graduate level in nursing, social care, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy or provide evidence of meeting the Knowledge Skills and Attitude (KSA) requirements of BABCP at interview. The successful candidates will need to be well organised, hardworking and demonstrate the ability to cope with a demanding job and have the ability to meet specified targets in order to deliver a high quality service.
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