Psychological Therapist - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and compassionate CBT Therapist to join a thriving adult community mental health service. The successful candidate will conduct specialised clinical assessments, develop personalised treatment plans, and deliver evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy to individuals and groups. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave, offering an excellent opportunity to gain experience in an SMI service.
Essential criteria
- Graduate qualification and professional registration/accreditation in a core profession as defined by BABCP (e.g. Practitioner Psychologist registered with HCPC, Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with NMC, Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC, or Social Worker registered with Social Work England). Please see the Core Professions List - BABCP website for more detail of the core professions list and required professional registration/accreditation
- or Evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes - BABCP portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation
- Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Accreditation with British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)
- Continuous Professional Development
- Commitment to ongoing professional development as recommended by the BABCP and staying up to date with advancements in CBT related therapy
- Evidence of specific training, experience and/or interest and knowledge relevant to service area, e.g. service users with significant and severe mental health difficulties/ children and adolescents
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post qualification training in clinical supervision
- Experience of completing CBT assessments, formulations and interventions and autonomously managing a caseload in a specialist healthcare setting relevant to the service area
- Experience of providing, and adapting where necessary, CBT assessments, formulations and interventions with service users relevant to the service area
- Experience of delivering CBT with services users (and their carers/families) presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the range of settings, 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 dealing with highly distressing or emotional circumstances, such as serious mental illness, child and sexual abuse, exploitation, and complex family dynamics
- Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
- Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit and evaluative research and applying the findings
- Experience of working with, and addressing issues of, diversity, including experience of working with multiculturalism, and equality of access
- Experience of delivering teaching and training to staff
- Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring, or structured guidance to colleagues
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Demonstrable knowledge of CBT theory, models and principles, and techniques, as well as evidence-based practice, relevant to the service area
- Knowledge and understanding of service evaluation, audit and research and of completing this in the NHS
- Awareness of other therapeutic modalities and their integration with CBT for comprehensive treatment planning
- Skills in delivering individual and group therapy sessions using CBT techniques to address diverse mental health needs
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS
- Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to support, influence and engage with clinicians, stakeholders and service users to enable changes and improvements
- The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
- Advanced IT skills and ability to navigate various systems and software packages (e.g. RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office/Teams, One Consultation and the internet)
- Additional Requirements
- Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required
- Ability to travel independently between locations in Berkshire to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position
- Education/Qualifications/Training
- Graduate qualification and professional registration/accreditation in a core profession as defined by BABCP (e.g. Practitioner Psychologist registered with HCPC, Registered Mental Health Nurse, registered with NMC, Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC, or Social Worker registered with Social Work England). Please see the Core Professions List - BABCP website for more detail of the core professions list and required professional registration/accreditation
- or Evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) Knowledge, Skills & Attitudes - BABCP portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation
- Post graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Accreditation with British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)
- Continuous Professional Development
- Commitment to ongoing professional development as recommended by the BABCP and staying up to date with advancements in CBT related therapy
- Evidence of specific training, experience and/or interest and knowledge rele
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Psychological Therapist - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and compassionate CBT Therapist looking to make a meaningful impact within a thriving adult community mental health service? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly motivated CBT Therapist to join our team of passionate and skilled psychological therapists on a 12-month, fixed-term contract (covering maternity leave) (until August 2027). This is an excellent opportunity for clinicians looking to gain experience working in an SMI service or seeking opportunities for secondment. We are particularly interested in those who have completed advanced training in CBT for Psychosis (CBTp).
Working collaboratively with Wokingham and Bracknell Community Mental Health Services (CMHS), our team aims to deliver the highest quality care for adults with significant mental health needs.
The post is based at Resource House, Wokingham and/or Church Hill House, Bracknell, with an expectation that you will work from base at least 2 of your 3 days per week. We support flexible and agile working, with opportunities to work from home where service needs allow. Occasional travel across Berkshire will be required for meetings, training and collaborative working.
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