Qualified High Intensity CBT Therapist - Maternity Cover
The closing date is 18 March 2026
We are looking for a qualified CBT therapist who is accredited by the BAPCP to join our team on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave.
This role will require office base working and some remote working. You will be offered regular clinical and managerial supervision.
You will be part of an NHS Talking Therapies service and will provide high intensity interventions - initially cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
You will work with clients who have a range of common mental health problems such as Anxiety and Depression related problems for which CBT is demonstrated to be clinically effective. The High Intensity Therapist will take the lead role in providing support, education and problem solving skills to the GPs and primary health care team particularly in the areas of assessment and management of mental health problems.
Main duties of the job
Keep up to date all records in relation to C.P.D. and ensure personaldevelopment plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latesttheoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreedobjectives.
Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives.
Contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.
All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure thatinformation processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job responsibilities
Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employerand any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP,BABCP) and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
All high intensity CBT therapists are expected to adhere to BABCP codes of conduct.
Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT andother agreed psychological therapies.
Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewedwith senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professionaldevelopment.
Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed withManager.
For a More in-depth Person and Job Description please read attached before applying
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Post Graduate Diploma in CBT and eligibility for BABCP accreditation.
* Demonstrable experience of working in mental health services
* Full range of skills and competencies as laid out in the competence framework for CBT (Roth & Pilling 2007)
* A recorded/registered qualification in one of the following at Graduate level in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy or an equivalent level of training and experience under the BABCP KSA criteria.
* BABCP Accredited
* Demonstrable experience of working in primary care
Experience
* Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
* Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
* 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
* Commitment to developing knowledge of local and wider systems and networks
* Trained in provision of supervision in CBT
* Completed clinical audits within a service
* Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other mental health problems
Physical effort
* Requirement for regular/daily to travel between office base and allocated GP surgeries where service delivered.
* Requirement to carry laptop/files between office base and surgeries in line with all relevant HPFT policies
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
* Advanced communication skills
* Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability & skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good relationships with all health professional in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system
* Fluent in languages other than English
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
£50,008 to £56,908 a yearper annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
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