Job overview
Bolton NHS Talking Therapies Service are currently seeking a CBT Therapist, to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for someone with CBT experience who is looking to deliver high quality CBT and develop through regular supervision, CPD and a range of training opportunities to support career progression.
We are one of the national Talking Therapies services delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based psychological interventions, through a stepped care treatment model to people in the community with common mental health problems.
The role will include delivering both face to face and remote appointments. We are a Stepped care service and work closely with other services in the Bolton area.
Main duties of the job
The responsibilities within the role include, but are not limited to:
1. To formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes across a range of complex problems with which clients present
2. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service
3. Provide supervision to other staff involved in the provision of psychological services including day supervision
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Staff benefits
4. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
5. Excellent pension
6. Cycle to work scheme
7. Salary sacrifice car scheme
8. Wellbeing programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached the detailed job description and person specification for more information on this role.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. Please use the supporting information section of the application to tell us how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.
Whilst we appreciate AI has it's value, we value authenticity and personal experience in Bolton TT service, so I would strongly discourage the use of AI during the application process. If you you choose to use AI, then please disclose it in your application, failure to do so may negatively impact shortlisting.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
9. Qualification from High Intensity IAPT Course (Post Graduate Diploma) OR Equivalent: A recorded/registered doctoral level qualification in clinical or counselling psychology/ a recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - nursing, social work, occupational therapy or a psychological therapy – plus further post graduate diploma qualification in CBT from a recognised or accredited training provider
10. significant experience working as a psychological therapy practitioner and demonstrating the competences as required.
Desirable criteria
11. Training in an additional therapeutic modality.
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
13. Relevant experience in Primary Care settings treating anxiety and depression-related problems
14. Ability to meet agreed/specified activity and service targets
15. Ability to manage own caseload and time
16. Demonstrates high standards in written communication
17. Experience with routine outcome monitoring
18. Able to write clear reports and letters to referrers
Desirable criteria
19. Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
20. Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
Knowledge
Essential criteria
21. Have an understanding of the need for, and current limitations of, evidence based psychological therapies
22. Possess knowledge of child and adult safeguarding procedures and other relevant legislation
Desirable criteria
23. Have knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
24. Have full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth and Pilling 2007)
25. Have well developed communication skills to effectively communicate, often complex and sensitive information, information orally and in writing.
26. Have received training in assessing risk (either formal of through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of their expected practice.
27. Be able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
Desirable criteria
28. Accredited with a professional psychological therapy organisation
Other
Essential criteria
29. There is a frequent requirement to travel, mainly within the local area, in order to provide clinics. An occasional requirement to travel across the wider footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.
30. An awareness of the diversity of the local population and a positive attitude to meeting the needs of different communities.
Desirable criteria
31. Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.
We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click .
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.